Jan Perry
Jan Perry | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Perry in 2014 | |
| President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council | |
| In office July 7, 2009 – November 4, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Wendy Greuel |
| Succeeded by | Ed Reyes |
| Assistant President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council | |
| In office January 1, 2006 – July 28, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Tony Cárdenas |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Zine |
| Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 9th district | |
| In office July 1, 2001 – July 1, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Rita Walters |
| Succeeded by | Curren Price |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 8, 1955 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Southern California (BA, MPA) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Jan C. Perry (born June 8, 1955)[1] is an American politician from California. A member of the Democratic Party, she served on the Los Angeles City Council from 2001 to 2013.
Career
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Perry represented the Ninth District on the Los Angeles City Council from 2001 to 2013 and was president pro tempore of the Council.[2] She is a member of the Democratic Party. She was a candidate for mayor of Los Angeles in 2013.
Perry was elected to office in 2001 to succeed Councilwoman Rita Walters, whom she had served as chief of staff. Re-elected in 2005 and 2009, Perry left office in 2013.
She helped enact restrictions on fast food restaurants in her district. As part of a larger campaign to combat high obesity rates, Perry has also funded public parks to promote outdoor activity and supported incentives to encourage more grocery stores to open within her district.[3]
Jan Perry was the general manager of the Los Angeles Economic & Workforce Development Department (EWDD) of the City of Los Angeles. Initially appointed as Interim General Manager of the Los Angeles Economic & Workforce Development Department (EWDD) in July 2013 by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, her former rival. She was named general manager in November 2013.[4] She stepped down at the end of 2018.[5]
In 2022, Jan Perry ran for Congress in California's 37th congressional district to succeed Karen Bass, who was elected mayor of Los Angeles. Perry was defeated by Sydney Kamlager.
Jan Perry Wetlands
[edit]A 9-acre underutilized bus maintenance yard was developed into a South Los Angeles storm water wetlands and community park.[6]
The Los Angeles City Council voted to rename the park "The Jan Perry Wetlands" for her work with the project.[7]
The project includes storm water pre-treatment, storm water treatment wetlands of approximately 4 acres, open park space, and a parking lot sloped to drain into the wetlands; it also provides for wildlife viewing and educational opportunities. The project was completed in December 2011.[8]
The project is funded by Los Angeles Proposition "O", 2004 Bond Measure, State and local grant money and funds from the EPA and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority were also used.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Perry is a convert to Judaism. She had an Orthodox conversion in the 1980s, studying under Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller of UCLA's Hillel.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ JewishJournal 2001
- ^ "Jan Perry re-elected as president pro tempore in City Council | OnCentral". Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ^ McBride, Sarah (July 22, 2008). "Exiling the Happy Meal: Los Angeles Lawmakers Want to Escalate The War on Obesity (And Fast Food)". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Perry, Jan. "About Us". Official website Los Angeles Economic & Workforce Development Department. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ Mayor Garcetti announces that Jan Perry, General Manager of the Economic and Workforce Development Department (2018-10-19). "Mayor Garcetti announces that Jan Perry, General Manager of the Economic and Workforce Development Department, is stepping down". Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ Hagekhalil, Adel. "Adel Hagekhalil on Significance of South LA's Wetlands Park". The Planning Report February 26, 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ Vaillancourt, Ryan (24 June 2013). "The End of the Era of Jan". www.downtownnews.com.
- ^ Linthicum, Kate. "Reclaimed bus yard begins life as urban wetland". Los Angeles Times. No. February 10, 2012.
- ^ "Official website of Proposition O Info & Outreach". www.lapropo.org.
- ^ The Jewish Journal: "Jan Perry’s quest: Spirituality, pursuit of L.A.‘s well-being" By Bill Boyarsky July 25, 2012
- ^ "Black Jews You Should Know, Part 3". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
External links
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- Jan Perry for Congress campaign website
- Los Angeles City Council - 9th District (archived)
- 1955 births
- 20th-century African-American politicians
- 20th-century African-American women politicians
- 20th-century American women politicians
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- 21st-century American Jews
- 21st-century American women politicians
- African-American city council members in California
- African-American Jews
- 21st-century African-American women politicians
- American Orthodox Jews
- California Democrats
- Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
- Converts to Orthodox Judaism
- Jewish American people in California politics
- Living people
- Los Angeles City Council members
- University of Southern California alumni
- Women city councillors in California