2023 Election Results
Pursuant to Article III, section 3.14 of the CASE Bylaws, the electronic ballots cast in the 2023 general election for the CASE Board of Directors have been submitted, verified, and tallied by non-members who are disinterested in the outcome of the election.
A total of 767 ballots were cast by CASE members. The following Officers and Directors-at-Large have been elected to the CASE Board of Directors:
Officers (2023-2025)
CASE President: R. Timothy O’Connor, Attorney V, State Compensation Insurance Fund
CASE Vice President: Ryan Smith, Deputy Attorney General IV, Department of Justice
CASE Secretary: Wade DiCosmo , Administrative Law Judge, Department of Industrial Relations
CASE Treasurer: Rama Maline, Deputy Attorney General V, Department of Justice
Directors at Large (2023-2025)
Talene Ghazarian, Attorney III, Department of Health Care Services
Yun Hwa Harper, Deputy Attorney General V, Department of Justice
Simon Hovakimian, Administrative Law Judge, Department of Industrial Relations
Amanda Lopez, Deputy Attorney General IV, Department of Justice
Katherine Scott-Smith, Attorney III, Department of Insurance
2023 Report of the Vote
The vote totals for all candidates were as follows:
Total Number of Votes for Officers
President: R. Timothy O’Connor -606
Vice President: Ryan Smith -602
Secretary: Wade DiCosmo -639
Treasurer: Rama Maline -606
Total Number of Votes for Directors-At-Large
SIMON HOVAKIMIAN- 499
KATHERINE SCOTT-SMITH- 466
YUN HWA HARPER-450
TALENE GHAZARIAN-384
AMANDA V LOPEZ-355
TRACI C BELMORE-325
VIET NGUYEN-299
RANDALL RODRIGUEZ-241
DANIEL FUCHS- 203
2023 Secretary’s Certification
The above-listed report accurately reflects the ballot count tallied at on Friday, November 3, 2023, at 5:00pm and certified by an independent elections company. I have personally reviewed the report provided by the independent elections company retained to conduct the 2023 CASE election. Pursuant to Article III, section 3.14(e), of the CASE Bylaws, I certify that the information contained herein is true and accurate.
Respectfully submitted,
Wade DiCosmo
CASE Secretary
Thank you to all who participated in the 2023 CASE Election.