Supernaw two for two
as "best" in local media readers' polls
Fourth District Councilman Daryl Supernaw
is now two for two in local media polls on who is the “best” winning in The
Beachcomber poll and placing in the Top Five in the just released LB
Post poll.
The LB Post released its Best of Long Beach 2023 with “the top vote-getters in 106 different categories decided by over 40,000 votes”. The LBPost’s Top Five in its category of “People” were: Former Third District Councilwoman Suzie Price, Mayor Rex Richardson, Former Congressman Alan Lowenthal, Fourth District Councilman Daryl Supernaw and Long Beach Economic Development Commissioner and Alley Cat Delivers owner Robert Smith.
LB Post Top Five Long Beach Best People catagory
This is the second “Best” media poll that has named Supernaw as the top vote recipient. Last month The Beachcomber released its 2023 Best of Long Beach readers’ poll that also had Supernaw winning as the “Best Elected”.
It comes as no surprise to anyone who lives in the Fourth District or who is astute in Long Beach politics that Supernaw could be a winner in polls in two media outlets that appeal to opposite readership.
Famously non-partisan, in his two terms on the City Council Supernaw has won high marks and accolades from constituents and colleagues for his work ethic, responsible budgeting, and office responsiveness. His laser focus on representing his constituents has given him high marks from neighborhood leaders across the 4th District and Long Beach.
His independence from local party politics has given the long-time neighborhood leader the ability to focus on the people and businesses in the Fourth District and not become involved in the Long Beach political party dramas.
Those facts about the popular Supernaw are clear to almost everyone involved with Long Beach City government. However, Supernaw’s stellar reputation has led the most political Long Beach insiders resenting Supernaw’s popularity. One such insider in Long Beach is his announced opponent the ultimate political insider and resume builder Herlinda Chico. Or as many 4th District residents ask when they hear that Supernaw has an opponent- “Herlinda who?”
Chico’s obscurity comes even though she ran against Supernaw in the election he won the council seat. In that 2015 election, she had just moved into the district shortly before running. Relying on her vast network of politically connected friends, Chico had no community roots. Despite huge political endorsements and money and backing from almost every deep pocket union, Chico was not ordained as she had expected.
Supernaw easily won.
Fast forward two terms later and it is easy to see that the voters in the Fourth District are pleased with their councilman. With the 2020 redistricting, even the leaders of the new neighborhoods added to the 4th District heap praise upon Councilman Supernaw after working with him only for about half a term.