2026 CANDIDATE SURVEY
Marissa Roy
Candidate for Los Angeles City Attorney
To help foster greater discussion about reforming City Hall, we asked City of LA candidates to participate in a six question survey. Half of the questions seek general feedback, and the rest are issue specific.
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Survey Info:
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Answers: Respondents were told that questions could be answered in 1-2 sentences, and that while additional context was welcome, the form had a 1,250 character limit for each question (approximately 200 words).
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Resource Document: Additional background information was provided via a resource document.
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Participation: Surveys were sent to all City of LA candidates qualified to appear on the ballot. This is a very busy time for candidates, so we appreciate everyone who made time to respond. Please avoid reading too much into a candidate’s lack of participation. We respect the limited bandwidth campaigns have, and it's possible that our request(s) may have been lost in their inbox.
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Background: The City of Los Angeles is undergoing the first comprehensive review of our city’s governance structure in 27 years. The Charter Reform Commission recently transmitted a report containing over 60 recommendations to the City Council, who will soon be deciding what will be sent to the November ballot for potential approval by voters.
I support the mandate to acquire liability insurance for each police officer without impacting the general fund. LAPD generates the most liability risk for the city and this is a commonsense measure to incentivize the department to make decisions that minimize exposure and risk.
I am concerned about the creation of a CFO position and how it could undermine the role of the City’s independently elected Controller.
While the mandate for LAPD to acquire liability insurance for each officer is an important first step, requiring that liability payouts caused by LAPD misconduct be paid from the LAPD budget, rather than the general fund, is a reform that should be considered as well. LAPD noncompliance currently comprises one third of the City’s liability expenses, and this reform could further incentivize the department to prioritize compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
I support the expansion of the LA City Council so that we have more representative districts, but I would have liked to see expansion to 29 or 31 single member council districts.
I support the recommendation to shift the city and LAUSD elections to Ranked Choice Voting.
I support expanding the right to vote to 16/17 year olds for local municipal elections and think this would be an important opportunity to teach lessons about civic engagement.