Biography

y y Born in 1954 Jan attended the University of Southern California, earning a Bachelors Degree in Journalism, Cum Laude. She received her B.A. in 1977, followed by a Masters in Public Administration in 1981. In addition, she earned a Certificate in Litigation from the University of California, Los Angeles Extension in 1979. Both of Jans parents were elected officials; this gave her an early interest in local politics and experience working voter registration events, fair housing and civil rights issues Jan is a City Hall veteran who represents the 9th district, downtown and part of South Los Angeles In 1998, she was appointed by Mayor Richard Riordan as the Executive Director of the Census 2000 Outreach Project for the City of Los Angeles. Perry was elected to office in 2001 to succeed Councilwoman Rita Walters, for whom she had served as Chief of Staff Perry was re-elected in 2005 and 2009. She currently serves on the Exposition Light Rail Construction Authority and has been a leading voice in ensuring that key transportation systems continue development endeavors, such as a lightrail, subways, and bus systems. During Jans tenure on city council, she spearheaded development of housing for formerly homeless downtown, and supported transitional and permanent housing solutions by expanding the citys emergency shelters to a year-round program with case management and housing location services She is also a leading voice in solar energy and alternative vehicles: She serves as Chair of the City Councils Energy and Environment Committee In 2003, Jan co-authored and received overwhelming support for Proposition O, a Clean Water Bond designed to address pollution in our oceans, rivers, and waterways The movie The Garden depicts her role in a conflict in 2006, in which a South Central farm was shut down and activists accused Perry of forcing an eviction without proper notice A vital aspect of Jans prior and current campaign is combating high obesity rates: o Perry championed restrictions on fast food chains in her district o She has also given substantial funding to public parks to support outdoor activities o Supported incentives to encourage grocery stores to open in her district Pillars of Campaign 2013: Jan believes that smart growth, job creation, investment and solid planning that takes into account the environment, community interests, and gives careful consideration to the quality of life for all. Perry's largest campaign contributors are in the categories of "Real Estate" ($191,275 as of 2009), "Lawyers/Law Firms" ($58,950 as of 2009), and "Construction Services" ($37,275 as of 2009)

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2013 Mayoral Candidates

 Wendy Greuel- City Controller and former President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council 2nd district. She is also chair of the Citys Transportation Committee, Vice-Chair of the Budget Committee; Member of the Audits and Government Efficiency, Jobs Business Growth and Tax Reform, and Energy and the Environment Committees.  Eric Garcetti- Son of former district attorney Gil Garcetti and currently serves as City Council president. Prior to his political career he was a professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs at Occidental College  Alex Padilla: First elected into public office in 1999 but he has served as state senator since 2006; he won with 70% of the vote. Padilla was acting mayor during September 11th tragedies  Rick Caruso*: Alleged Billionaire and Developer of Grove Shopping Mall  Austin Beutner*: Deputy mayor and wealthy investment banker  Zev Yaroslavsky: L.A. county supervisor front-runner in the race(L.A. Times)  YJ Draiman: Neighborhood Council Board member representing the Los Angeles Northridge East Neighborhood Council  Kevin James: Conservative Radio Talk Show Host and Attorney; James wants to be first openly gay republican mayor  Jose F. Di Raimondo  Malcom Mays- Filmmaker, rapper, director. Famously noted for producing films that illuminate racial conflict for blacks and Hispanics in Southern Los Angeles

Part I. Voter Demographics for Los Angeles County (Percentage of Total Eligible Voters)

Party Registration

Democrat Republican Independent Other Liberal Middle of the Road Conservative 18 to 34 35-54 55 and older Men Women Whites Latinos Blacks Asians Others No college Some college College Graduate Under 40,000 $40,000 to under $80,000 $80,000 or more Own Rent U.S. born Immigrant

Likely Voters 44% 35 18 3 31 29 40 19 40 41 49 51 66 18 7 6 3 17 31 52 26 32 42 74 26 85 15

Infrequent Voters 46% 23 29 2 32 36 32 48 36 16 51 49 43 34 9 11 3 49 23 28 54 24 22 42 58 72 28

Not Registered to Vote 18 53 29 49 38 13 48 52 21 64 3 10 2 70 15 15 73 18 9 36 64 33 67

Ideology

Age

Gender Race/Ethnicity

Education

Income

Own/Rent Nativity

(Source: Public Policy Institute of California)

Part II. Voter Demographics

TOTAL DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS DECLINE TO STATE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT GREEN PEACE & FREEDOM LIBERTARIAN MISC ALL OTHER (NOT DEM OR REP) INDEPENDENT MINOR PARTY LIBERAL MINOR PARTY CONSERVATIVE PURE DEM PURE GOP MALE FEMALE GENDER UNKNOWN AGE 18-24 AGE 25-34 AGE 35-44 AGE 45-54 AGE 55-64 AGE 65+ HOMEOWNER MOBILE HOME RENTER (PROBABLE) EMAIL (REGISTRAR) EMAIL (ENHANCED) FOREIGN BORN US BORN AFRICAN AMERICAN LATINO ASIAN CHINESE CHINESE / KOREAN CHINESE / VIETNAMESE CHINESE / KOREAN / VIET

4,483,822 2,297,420 1,041,572 940,748

2,467,815 1,510,441 738,354 760,119

95,272 23,283

89,021 22,126

23,806 21,116 40,605

23,053 20,216 38,715

1,144,830 1,070,627 53,087

901,771 850,496 50,677

21,116 1,534,420 598,089 2,017,158 2,358,143 108,521 421,120 831,119 757,699 839,112 728,134 906,638 2,222,242 43,021

20,216 1,006,878 398,563 1,601,795 1,810,329 103,506 362,436 661,641 616,582 679,607 594,451 697,187 1,209,638 28,747

1,050,688 603,319

786,018 524,685

389,134 1,185,556 3,211,368 332,039 1,296,869 392,152 116,552 13,603

329,388 824,366 1,963,359 189,943 732,331 239,336 72,559 10,819

6,457 5,624

5,059 4,537

FILIPINO JAPANESE KOREAN VIETNAMESE ASIAN / ANGLO ARMENIAN EAST INDIAN JEWISH VOTED 2010 PRIMARY VOTED 2010 GENERAL

86,309 48,284 64,245 49,296 16,757 74,962 19,922 141,193 995,262

54,794 32,402 42,158 29,150 13,095 44,630 11,972 97,732 694,553

2,332,513

1,483,121

(Source: Political Data Inc. )