Jan Perry

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American politician

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Field	Value
name	Jan Perry
image	File:LOS ANGELES CHAMBER (14970305895) (cropped).jpg
caption	Perry in 2014
office1	President Pro Tempore of the
Los Angeles City Council
term_start1	July 7, 2009
term_end1	November 4, 2011
predecessor1	Wendy Greuel
successor1	Ed Reyes
office2	Assistant President Pro Tempore of the
Los Angeles City Council
term_start2	January 1, 2006
term_end2	July 28, 2009
predecessor2	Tony Cárdenas
successor2	Dennis Zine
office3	Member of the Los Angeles City Council
from the 9th district
term_start3	July 1, 2001
term_end3	July 1, 2013
predecessor3	Rita Walters
successor3	Curren Price
birth_date
birth_place	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
party	Democratic
education	University of Southern California (BA, MPA)
website
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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. 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.

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. She stepped down at the end of 2018.

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

A 9-acre underutilized bus maintenance yard was developed into a South Los Angeles storm water wetlands and community park.

The Los Angeles City Council voted to rename the park "The Jan Perry Wetlands" for her work with the project.

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.

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.

Personal life

Perry is a convert to Judaism. She had an Orthodox conversion in the 1980s, studying under Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller of UCLA's Hillel.

References

JewishJournal 2001
"Jan Perry re-elected as president pro tempore in City Council | OnCentral".
McBride, Sarah (July 22, 2008). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121668254978871827 "Exiling the Happy Meal: Los Angeles Lawmakers Want to Escalate The War on Obesity (And Fast Food)"]. ''The Wall Street Journal''.
"About Us".
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".
"Adel Hagekhalil on Significance of South LA's Wetlands Park.".
(24 June 2013). "The End of the Era of Jan.".
"Reclaimed bus yard begins life as urban wetland.". Los Angeles Times.
"Official website of Proposition O Info & Outreach.".
[http://www.jewishjournal.com/bill_boyarsky/article/jan_perrys_quest_spirituality_pursuit_of_las_well-being_20120725 The Jewish Journal: "Jan Perry’s quest: Spirituality, pursuit of L.A.‘s well-being" By Bill Boyarsky] July 25, 2012
(19 February 2016). "Black Jews You Should Know, Part 3". [[Tablet Magazine]].

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