ing ▁several ▁candidates ▁in ▁elections ▁throughout ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁City ▁Council ▁ ▁E lections ▁ ▁See ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁municipal ▁election ▁returns , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁after . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Roy bal ▁ran ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁City ▁Council ▁District ▁ 9 ▁seat ▁held ▁by ▁Par ley ▁Parker ▁Christ ensen . ▁The ▁district , ▁which ▁included ▁Bo yle ▁He ights , ▁B unker ▁Hill , ▁C iv ic ▁Center , ▁Ch in at own , ▁Little ▁Tokyo , ▁and ▁the ▁Central ▁Avenue ▁cor rid or , ▁was ▁then ▁ 4 5 % ▁White , ▁ 3 4 % ▁Lat ino , ▁ 1 5 % ▁African ▁American , ▁and ▁ 6 % ▁" other " ▁residents . ▁Roy bal ▁placed ▁third ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁of ▁five . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁though , ▁he ▁defeated ▁Christ ensen ▁in ▁the ▁run off ▁election , ▁for ▁a ▁two - year ▁term . ▁He ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁in ▁every ▁vote ▁there after ▁until ▁leaving ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁after ▁ 1 3 ▁years , ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁pro ▁temp ore ▁in ▁his ▁last ▁term . ▁ ▁Pos itions ▁ ▁Roy bal ▁was ▁noted ▁as ▁" o ften ▁the ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁minor ity ▁groups " ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁ ▁Council ▁and ▁" recogn ized ▁leader ▁of ▁East ▁Side ▁minor ity ▁groups ." ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁" cons istent ▁supp orter " ▁of ▁subs id ized ▁low