Mayor Sam Awards Winners

The votes are in and the results are final. Thanks to everyone who voted in this year's awards and congrats to the winners! Without further ado, here they are!

Local Elected Politician of the Year
Eric Garcetti - 43%

Local Elected Politician's Staffer of the Year
Jennifer Cohen - 30%

Hottest Politician's Wife, Husband, Boyfriend or Girlfriend
Corina Raigosa - 71%

Sexiest City Government Employee - Female
Young-Gi Kim - 46%

Sexiest City Government Employee - Male
Bernard Parks - 33%

Cutest Couple
Janice Hahn and Reggie the Alligator - 48%

Dumbest Politician of the Year
Rocky Delgadillo - 51%

Dumbest Staffer of the Year
Mitch Englander - 34%

Crook of the Year
Mike Carona - 34%

Dumbest Idea, Program or Cause
Jan Perry's Fast Food Ban - 32%

Model of Efficiency Award (someone in City government who actually got something right)
TIE
Bill Robertson, Director of LA's Street Services Bureau - 50%
Brian Humphrey, LAFD - 50%

Biggest Mistake
TIE
Villaraigosa holding a news conference to announce his affair and then complaining that the media was prying into his personal life - 38%
Prop R - 38%

Best Place to Drink After A City Council Meeting
the water fountain on the fourth floor - 60%

Worst Public Official or Government Employee Driving Skills
Michelle Delgadillo - 80%

Most Corrupt Special Interest (organization or individual)
SEIU - 80%

Special Waiver Award (anyone you want to nominate for any reason - state both and why)
Zuma Dogg because I like big balls - 100%

Local Journalist of the Year
David Zahniser - 71%

Media Outlet of the Year (blogs, newspapers, radio or television stations)
Daily News - 71%

Sexiest Local Journalist
Mariel Garza - 40%

Person of the Year (the person who had the biggest impact locally - good or bad)
William Bratton - 38%

Mayor Sam Awards Nominations

The nominations are in! To vote for the 2007 Mayor Sam Awards, "The Sammies," please click here.

You have until midnight on the 30th to vote, we'll announce the winners on the 31st.

Local Elected Politician of the Year
Assemblyman Paul Krekorian
Eric Garcetti
Janice Hahn
Michael Ten of South Pasadena
Sheriff Lee Baca

Local Elected Politician's Staffer of the Year
Stuart Waldman
Michael Tou
Young Gi Kim
Josh Kamensky
Jennifer Cohen

Hottest Politician's Wife, Husband, Boyfriend or Girlfriend
Corina Raigosa
Long Beach City Councilmember Suja Lowenthal's husband Daniel
Tony Cardenas' wife

Sexiest City Government Employee - Female
Kellie Hawkins, Exec. Dir, Comm on Status of Women
Young-Gi Kim
Janelle Erickson
Kieren in Perry's office

Sexiest City Government Employee - Male
Antonio Villaraigosa
Jimmy Blackman
Matt Szabo
Bernard Parks

Cutest Couple
Janice Hahn and Reggie the Alligator
Mirthala and Antonio
Mr. and Mrs. Kefflebaum
Janice Hahn and Noel Weiss

Dumbest Politician of the Year
Lloyd Levine
Rocky Delgadillo
Tom LaBonge
Ed Reyes
Fabian Nunez

Dumbest Staffer of the Year
Manny Figueras
Lisa Sarno
Mitch Englander
Uli Sanchez
Bob Blumenfeld

Crook of the Year
Mike Carona
Richard Alatorre
Governor Schwarzeneger
Fabian Nunez
Rocky Delgadillo

Dumbest Idea, Program or Cause
Jan Perry's Fast Food Ban
mayoral school "takeover"
AB1381
Mansionization
Alatorre and Roos becoming lobbyists for developers

Model of Efficiency Award (someone in City government who actually got something right)
Bill Robertson, Director of LA's Street Services Bureau
Michele Siqueiros
Brian Humphrey, LAFD

Biggest Mistake
Lloyd Levine dumping Stuart Waldman
Rocky not registering his car
Villaraigosa holding a news conference to announce his affair and then complaining that the media was prying into his personal life
Prop R
Funding Gang Prevention programs.

Best Place to Drink After A City Council Meeting
The water fountain on the fourth floor
Pete's
The Redwood
Little Tokyo

Worst Public Official or Government Employee Driving Skills
Michelle Delgadillo
Lance from Tom LaBonge’s office

Most Corrupt Special Interest (organization or individual)
SEIU
Eli Broad
Richard Muerelo
California Correctional Peace Officers Association
Rivers and Mountains Conservancy

Special Waiver Award (anyone you want to nominate for any reason - state both and why)
Zuma Dogg because I like big balls
Red Spot for his brilliant social commentary, grammatical errors notwithstanding.
Ted Hayes bitch slapping Maxine Waters
Michael Hunt for dressing like a Klansman

Local Journalist of the Year
Kevin Roderick
Jon Regardie
Joseph Mailander
David Zahniser
Joseph Chapman

Media Outlet of the Year (blogs, newspapers, radio or television stations)
LAist
CityWatch
Daily News
BBC
Channel 4 News

Sexiest Local Journalist
Sharon Tay
David Zahniser
Mariel Garza
Sioux-Z Jessup
Lisa Hernandez

Person of the Year (the person who had the biggest impact locally - good or bad)
William Bratton
Laura Chick
David Hernandez
Antonio Villaraigosa
Zuma Dogg

Mayor Sam Awards Voting

To vote in the Mayor Sam Awards, click on the following links:

Part One

Part Two

Have fun voting!

The Mayor Sam Awards 2007

Forget the Oscars. Lose the Grammys. Give up on the American Music Awards. Its time for the First Annual "Sammies," handed out to those Angelenos who distinguish themselves in dubious categories.

The first round is for you to make nominations under the categories listed below. You have until Sunday, December 23rd. I'll sift through the nominations to find 3-5 nominees per category.

Following your nominations, every reader will have the opportunity to vote for the winner in each category. Whoever gets the most votes wins, pure democracy, that is unless we find you somehow gamed the system.

On Monday, December 31st, we'll announce the winners. Then you can celebrate your victory all New Year's Eve long.

Vote early and often!

CATEGORIES

1. Local Elected Politician of the Year
2. Local Elected Politician's Staffer of the Year
3. Hottest Politician's Wife, Husband, Boyfriend or Girlfriend
4. Sexiest Los Angeles City Hall Employee
   
5. Sexiest City Government Employee (all other departments, cities, agencies, etc.)
6. Cutest Couple
   
7. Dumbest Politician of the Year
8. Dumbest Staffer of the Year
9. Crook of the Year
10. Dumbest Idea, Program or Cause
11. Model of Efficiency Award (someone in City government who actually got something right)
12. Biggest Mistake
13. Best Place to Drink After A City Council Meeting
14. Worst Public Official or Government Employee Driving Skills
    
15. Most Corrupt Special Interest (organization or individual)
16. Special Waiver Award (anyone you want to nominate for any reason - state both and why)
17. Local Journalist of the Year (including bloggers, reporters or talkradio hosts)
    
18. Media Outlet of the Year (blogs, newspapers, radio or television statements)
    
19. Sexiest Local Journalist
20. Person of the Year (the person who had the biggest impact locally - good or bad)