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BREAKING NEWS TODAY, September 21st- Daren has now been endorsed by FIVE major public-safety organizations. The “hometown” La Habra Police Association, representing our local police department, along with the Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs- the largest organization of Sheriff’s Deputies in America.  On August 20th, Daren was endorsed wholeheartedly by the Los Angeles County Fire Department Local 1014.  Following were endorsements by the Orange County Association of Deputy Sheriffs, and the Professional Peace Officer’s Association.  All together, major votes of confidence by thousands of peace officers and firefighters.  This demonstrates Daren’s profound commitment to public safety as Job #1 in La Habra.  He is the only candidate on November 5th who has gained this massive support from local public-safety organizations.

And Daren endorses his colleagues, Mayor Pro-Tem Rose Espinoza and Councilmember Carrie Surich for their equal support of our police officers and firefighters.

Daren won the November 8th, 2022 Election by a commanding margin. He was appointed Mayor Pro-Tem of La Habra on December 19th, 2022, and then became Mayor of La Habra on December 18th, 2023.

He is enormously grateful to his supporters, and he is dedicated to the welfare of all La Habrans in the future.  Below is an archive of more news reflecting the hard work of the successful campaign in 2022.  With great appreciation and continued commitment, Daren thanks the voters of our Caring Community for victory in 2022, and for their renewed support in 2024.  The Mayor is walking neighborhoods now!  And he wants to hear from you!  Call him on his personal cell at 310-738-1716 anytime, with complaints, questions and suggestions.

On April 15th, 2024, the La Habra City Council appointed Carrie Surich to the Council seat vacated by retiring former Councilmember Steve Simonian.  Carrie has spent decades serving our Caring Community through her work with our veterans committee, the La Habra Women’s Club, and as a Community Services and Planning Commissioner.  Carrie was Planning Commission Chair when appointed to Council.  She is deeply-committed to our Caring Community. 

The events of the 2022 Election:  On September 21st, Daren was endorsed by the Orange County Employees’s Association.  He is very proud to have this support.

On September 7th, Daren was endorsed by the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs, AND the Orange County Coalition of Police and Sheriffs for 2022. 

On September 3rd, 2022, Daren was endorsed by Congresswoman Linda Sanchez, and her endorsement has been renewed for 2024.  This is a valuable partnership, as Congresswoman Sanchez is La Habra’s US Representative.

On August 23rd, Daren was endorsed by the Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS) for 2022.  This association represents over 8,000 sworn law-enforcement officers.  Another important vote of confidence in Daren’s oversight of public safety in La Habra.  The ALADS endorsement was just renewed for 2024.

Earlier news: Save La Habra is the civic organization responsible for the preservation of La Habra's open space (through Measure "X"), and is dedicated to preserving the quality of life for all who live and work in La Habra. Save La Habra joins Mayor Daren in opposing rampant re-development that seeks to avoid our local control.
In 2022, Save La Habra announced their formal endorsement of Councilmember Daren Nigsarian for La Habra City Council, and has now renewed their endorsement of Daren as Mayor in 2024.

Below is the full text of the original SAVE LA HABRA 2022 endorsement and press release: 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SAVE LA HABRA ENDORSES DAREN NIGSARIAN, A SUPPORTER OF OPEN SPACES, FOR THE NOVEMBER 2022 CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS

LA HABRA, CA, May 23, 2022 — SaveLaHabra.com has some important news to share about the upcoming November election. We plan to endorse certain La Habra City Council candidates who we believe are committed to protecting our remaining Open Spaces. This includes defending and upholding the protections for Open Spaces contained in the Measure X initiative that the voters overwhelmingly approved last year. We are pleased to announce our first Save La Habra endorsement: Councilmember Daren Nigsarian.

We first got to know Daren in 2020 when he was Planning Commission Chairman, and later through conversations with him after he was appointed to the La Habra City Council. We believe Councilmember Nigsarian understands the importance of Open Spaces in La Habra.

“Protecting the few remaining Open Spaces in La Habra is vital to our community. Citizens demonstrated this so clearly, with their 75% approval of Measure X last year,” said Nigsarian. “I truly believe that responsible development can be accomplished while fully supporting and defending these protections of Open Spaces.”

"Councilmember Nigsarian is a public official we can trust,” said James Lees, co-founder of Save La Habra. “He is a critical thinker, who will find creative solutions to the issues that face our City, while preserving our few remaining Open Spaces. Daren is the first of the proven candidates we plan to endorse. We hope you will join us in supporting his campaign!”

SaveLaHabra.com is a grassroots coalition of long-time La Habra residents who want to save our Open Spaces and protect our community from out-of-control development — and all the traffic nightmares, parking shortages, overcrowding and environmental harm such developments can bring. We are La Habra homeowners just like you. We want to protect all remaining open spaces for ourselves and our children. Remember, once our Open Spaces are gone, they’re gone forever!

For more information, visit SaveLaHabra.com or facebook.com/savelahabra. ###