Eric Gray: Latest Primary Election Update

Long Beach City Council Candidate District 2: Eric Gray

(Updated by Long Beach City Clerk: 04/16/2016 10:14 PM)

Eric Gray will face-off against Jeannine Pearce in June after receiving 1,647 or 36.07% of the total 4,620 votes cast. There are 28,586 registered voters in District 2. With 4,620 votes cast, that’s a 16.16% participation rate, highest in the last Tuesday’s Election.

Eric Gray

Small Business Owner

www.ericgraylb.com/

ericgraylb@gmail.com

Vision And Mission Statement

“Over the next year, I want to hear your dreams and visions and share my plans and goals with you centered around public safety and quality of life, urban revitalization, economic development and growth of music, arts and entertainment.”
“ I will work to attract and retain new jobs to our city by helping companies and non-profits find a home in Long Beach. I will work to bring more middle class jobs to the community and create the conditions for sustainable growth.
“As your City Councilmember, I will work to protect the progress we have made as a community, and to further advance the cause of equality.”

Political/ Activist/ Business Experience

Eric Gray was responsible for spearheading the East Village Alleyway improvement project at Alta Way and Frontenac Court in 2010. He worked closely with the then President of the East Village Association to write grants through the Neighborhood Resource Center and the Downtown Long Beach Associates (DLBA) to plant drought-tolerant trees and plants, add lights, and art.
Eric created the Long Beach Idea Group, a social media group to connect Long Beach residents to share ideas on how to make Long Beach a better place.
Eric Gray is a graduate of the Leadership Long Beach program Silver Class, a 10 month course on everything Long Beach with the mission to “develop and connect principled leaders to strengthen the Long Beach community.”

Education

Graduated from Townson University 1993-1997
Leadership Long Beach Class of 2014

Issues

Increasing sales tax by 1%. Eric Gray supports increasing sales tax by 1% so that it allows to further build on Long Beach’s infrastructure and public safety. It also allows for improvements and further investments within the city itself such as investment into firefighters, cops, paramedics, and more revenue for the general fund overall.
Quality of life. Eric wants to improve the overall quality of life in the 2nd district by helping out the homeless, having better roads, better street parking, and economic development.
Eric Gray wants to transition the city to renewable energy. This also includes working with the board of Long Beach to promote wind energy, and solar panels, which currently Long Beach does not allow.