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|name = Jan Perry<br />
|image = File:LOS ANGELES CHAMBER (14970305895) (cropped).jpg<br />
| caption = Perry in 2014<br />
|office1 = President Pro Tempore of the <br> [[Los Angeles City Council]]<br />
|term_start1 = July 7, 2009<br />
|term_end1 = November 4, 2011<br />
|predecessor1= [[Wendy Greuel]]<br />
|successor1 = [[Ed Reyes]]<br />
|office2 = Assistant President Pro Tempore of the <br> [[Los Angeles City Council]]<br />
|term_start2 = January 1, 2006<br />
|term_end2 = July 28, 2009<br />
|predecessor2= [[Tony Cárdenas]]<br />
|successor2 = [[Dennis Zine]]<br />
|office3 = Member of the [[Los Angeles City Council]]<br>from the [[Los Angeles City Council District 9|9th]] district<br />
|term_start3 = July 1, 2001<br />
|term_end3 = July 1, 2013<br />
|predecessor3 = [[Rita Walters]]<br />
|successor3 = [[Curren Price]]<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|6|8}}<br />
|birth_place = [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], U.S.<br />
|death_date = <br />
|death_place = <br />
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]<br />
|education = [[University of Southern California]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Public Administration|MPA]])<br />
|website = {{URL|janperry.com|Campaign website}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Jan C. Perry''' (born June 8, 1955)<ref>JewishJournal 2001</ref> is an American politician from California. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], she served on the [[Los Angeles City Council]] from 2001 to 2013.<br />
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==Career==<br />
[[File:Jan Perry 2006.jpg|thumb|Perry speaking in 2006.]]<br />
Perry represented the [[Los Angeles City Council District 9|Ninth District]] on the Los Angeles City Council from 2001 to 2013 and was president pro tempore of the Council.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oncentral.org/news/2011/07/01/jan-perry-reelected-president-pro-tempore-city-cou/ |title=Jan Perry re-elected as president pro tempore in City Council &#124; OnCentral |access-date=2013-01-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823045547/http://oncentral.org/news/2011/07/01/jan-perry-reelected-president-pro-tempore-city-cou/ |archive-date=2011-08-23 }}</ref> She is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. She was a candidate for [[mayor of Los Angeles]] in [[2013 Los Angeles mayoral election|2013]].<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<ref>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''.</ref><br />
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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.<ref name=EWDD>{{cite web|last1=Perry|first1=Jan|title=About Us|url=http://ewddlacity.com|website=Official website Los Angeles Economic & Workforce Development Department|access-date=14 November 2015}}</ref> She stepped down at the end of 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lamayor.org/mayor-garcetti-announces-jan-perry-general-manager-economic-and-workforce-development-department|title=Mayor Garcetti announces that Jan Perry, General Manager of the Economic and Workforce Development Department, is stepping down|last=Mayor Garcetti announces that Jan Perry|first=General Manager of the Economic and Workforce Development Department|date=2018-10-19|website=Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti|language=en|access-date=2019-01-17}}</ref><br />
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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-Dove|Sydney Kamlager]].<br />
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===Jan Perry Wetlands===<br />
A 9-acre underutilized bus maintenance yard was developed into a South Los Angeles storm water wetlands and community park.<ref name=Wetlands>{{cite web|last1=Hagekhalil|first1=Adel|title=Adel Hagekhalil on Significance of South LA's Wetlands Park.|url=http://www.planningreport.com/2012/02/26/adel-hagekhalil-significance-south-la-s-wetlands-park|website=The Planning Report February 26, 2012|access-date=15 November 2015}}</ref><br />
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The Los Angeles City Council voted to rename the park "The Jan Perry Wetlands" for her work with the project.<ref name=vaillancourt>{{cite web|last1=Vaillancourt|first1=Ryan|title=The End of the Era of Jan.|url=http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/the-end-of-the-era-of-jan/article_ca360d5e-dac5-11e2-b639-0019bb2963f4.html|website=www.downtownnews.com|date=24 June 2013 }}</ref><br />
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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.<ref name=wetlands>{{cite news|last1=Linthicum|first1=Kate|title=Reclaimed bus yard begins life as urban wetland.|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2012-feb-10-la-me-south-la-park-20120210-story.html|issue=February 10, 2012|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><br />
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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.<ref name="prop O">{{cite web|title=Official website of Proposition O Info & Outreach.|url=http://www.lapropo.org/sitefiles/outreach.htm|website=www.lapropo.org}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Perry is a [[Conversion to Judaism|convert]] to Judaism. She had an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] conversion in the 1980s, studying under Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller of UCLA's Hillel.<ref>[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</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/black-jews-you-should-know-part-3 |title=Black Jews You Should Know, Part 3 |date=19 February 2016 |publisher=[[Tablet Magazine]] |accessdate=2023-04-30}}</ref><br />
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* [https://janperry.com/ Jan Perry for Congress] campaign website <br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060716095005/http://www.lacity.org/council/cd9/index.htm Los Angeles City Council - 9th District] (archived)<br />
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