Claim: In the Los Angeles mayoral election held on March 7, 2017, Mitchell Jack Schwartz and Eric Garcetti were both banned from joining the pool of candidates.
Evidence: Eric Garcetti (incumbent) Mitchell Jack Schwartz 331,310 33,228 81.37% 8.16% Eric Garcetti, incumbent Mayor of Los Angeles (Party preference: Democratic) Mitchell Schwartz, political strategist, environmentalist and entrepreneur (Party preference: Democratic)