District 45 — California State Assembly, Term Ending 12/3/18
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State assembly members introduce and vote on new laws, hold hearings, and draft the state budget. This election is to immediately fill a vacany for the term ending on 12/3/2018.
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Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley (DPSFV)Los Angeles County Young Democrats (LACYD)Democrats for Israel - Los Angeles (DFI - LA)San Fernando Valley Young Democrats (SFVYD)California Legislative Jewish CaucusCalifornia League of Conservation VotersArmenian National Committee of America Western Region (ANCA-WR)Southern California Armenian DemocratsSteamfitters - Refrigeration Fitters of United Association (UA) Local 250IATSE Los Angeles Local Unions (The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, AService Employees International Union (SEIU) California State CouncilTeamsters Joint Council 42Voices for ProgressU.S. Congresswoman Julia BrownleyU.S. Congressman Ruben GallegoManhattan Beach Mayor Amy HoworthLos Angeles City Councilman Paul KoretzLas Virgenes Municipal Water District Board Member Jay LewittU.S. Congresswoman Grace NapolitanoState Assemblymember Adrin NazarianState Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-SilvaU.S. Congressman Brad ShermanU.S. Congressman Ted DeutchState Assemblymember Marc BermanU.S. Congresswoman Karen BassU.S. Congressman Jimmy GomezState Senator Ben AllenState Senator Scott WeinerState Senator Marty Block (Ret.)State Assemblymember Richard BloomState Assemblymember Marc LevineLos Angeles City Attorney Mike FeuerLos Angeles City Controller Laura Chick (Ret.)U.S. Congressman Mel Levine (Ret.)Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky (Ret.)Damian Carroll, Executive Board Member, Democratic Party of the San Fernando ValleyIlan Kenig, Israeli-American Community LeaderEric Kingsley, Former Regional Board Chair, Anti-Defamation League (ADL)Jessie Kornberg, President & CEO, Bet Tzedek Legal ServicesMark Kuperstock, Board Chair, Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Los AngelesEve Kurtin, Pro-Israel LeaderAndrew Lachman, Small Business Chair, Democratic National CommitteeDr. Irving Lebovics, Chair, Agudath Israel of CaliforniaAbby J. Leibman, Co-Founder, California Women's Law CenterJason Levin, Vice President of Communications, Los Angeles County Young DemocratsGuy Lipa, Board of Directors, Los Angeles Museum of the HolocaustJanice Kamenir-Reznik, Co-Founder, Jewish World WatchAda Horwich, Founding Board Member, Jewish Democratic Council of AmericaDaniel Gryczman, Past Land Use Chair, Los Angeles Area Chamber of CommerceCatherine Sebring Coddington, Board Member, San Fernando Valley Young DemocratsNancy Sher Cohen, Past Chair, Bet Tzedek Legal ServicesJeff Daar, Past Chair, Democratic Party of the San Fernando ValleyScott Edelman, President, American Jewish Committee (AJC) Los Angeles RegionShawn Evenhaim, Israeli-American Community LeaderCece Feiler, Chair, Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC)Alex Garay, Board Member, Encino Neighborhood CouncilCameron Gil, Board Member, Woodland Hills - Warner Center Neighborhood CouncilSusan North Gilboa, Director, OurSpace LARobert Glushon, Past President, Encino Neighborhood CouncilJacob Lipa, Immediate Past Chair, Los Angeles Business CouncilDaniel Lopez, President, Los Angeles County Young DemocratsMark Louchheim, Immediate Past Board Chair, United Way of Greater Los AngelesTzivia Schwartz-Getzug, Jewish Philanthropy ConsultantHeidi Segal, Board of Trustees, Union for Reform Judaism (URJ)Jesse Sharf, Real Estate Division Chair, Make a Wish FoundationRabbi Joel Thal Simonds, Executive Director, Jewish Center for JusticeDaniel Tenenbaum, Commissioner, Housing Authority of the City of Los AngelesErnest Tepman, Board Member, Shalom InstituteMichael Tuchin, Pro-Israel Community LeaderAvi Wagner, Board Member, Lashon AcademyHoward Welinsky, Chair, Democrats for IsraelSam Yebri, Founder and President, 30 Years AfterSteve Sass, President, Jewish Historical Society of So. CaliforniaSandy Samuels, CSUN ProfessorAri Ryan, National Board Member, Friends of the Israel Defense ForcesSamantha Millman, Los Angeles City Planning CommissionerGila and Adam MilsteinCourtney Mizel, Board Member, JQ InternationalAri Moss, Past President, Shalom InstituteScott Packman, Advisory Board Member, Creative Community for PeaceHeidi Praw, Board Member, Beit T’ShuvahDave Rand, Past Board Member, Economic Alliance of the San Fernando ValleyAlan Rosen, Past Chair, Valley Alliance of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los AngelesRachel Rosner, Board Member, Southern California Association of Nonprofit HousingDick Ziman, Past Chair, City of HopeLynette and Derek Brown, Valley Pro-Israel LeadersJake Levine, Climate Advisor, President ObamaBruce Saito, Director, California Conservation CorpsRobin Park, Former Associate Director, Trust for Public LandJim Kennedy, Clean Water AdvocateElizabeth Badger, Founder/CEO, Minority Outreach Committee, Inc.Jill Banks Barad, Founder and Chair, Valley Alliance of Neighborhood CouncilsDonna Bender, Valley Pro-Israel LeaderBryan Berkett, Board Member, American Jewish UniversityLeslie Bider, Past Chair, Jewish Federation of Greater Los AngelesJoshua Binder, Past President, The Guardians of the Los Angeles Jewish HomeJonathan Parfrey, Executive Director, Climate ResolveMichael Kadish, Executive Director, GRID Alternatives Los AngelesShona Ganguly, Associate Director, Advocacy & Campaigns, The Nature ConservancyMarc Carrel, President & CEO, Breathe LADan Freedman, Co-Chair, Los Angeles Sustainability Collaborative (LASC)Lance Bocarsly, Board of Directors, Menorah Housing Foundation
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My Top 3 Priorities
Fight for access to affordable and quality education from Pre-k to higher education.
Fight to protect our environment, hold major corporations who are responsible for hurting our environment responsible.
Fight to keep our neighborhoods and communities safe by investing in infrastructure, smart growth and public safety.
Experience
Experience
Profession:Attorney, LA County Commissioner
LA County Commissioner, LA County (2013–current)
Associate (Lawyer), Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (2010–current)
Commissioner, The Los Angeles County Commission on Local Government Services — Appointed position (2013–current)
Education
Harvard Law School — Juris Doctor (J.D.) (2008)
University of California, Berkeley — Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science (2004)
Biography
Jesse Gabriel is a Los Angeles County Commissioner and constitutional rights attorney who has represented clients before the United States Supreme Court. He is currently suing the Trump Administration in two landmark lawsuits which seek to protect undocumented children known as Dreamers. Through his legal work and legislative advocacy, Jesse has assisted Holocaust survivors, victims of domestic abuse, and communities facing the threat of hate-motivated violence. Jesse has also helped to resolve complex business disputes through his work with a major law firm. Prior to beginning his law practice, Jesse worked to advance the Democratic Party agenda in the United States Senate, where he served as a senior advisor to former United States Senator Evan Bayh.
A committed environmentalist and longtime community activist, Jesse serves on the board of directors of the Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters and the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, and as a Commissioner on the Los Angeles County Commission on Local Government Services.
Jesse lives in Encino with his wife Rachel Rosner, an affordable housing attorney, and their sons Ethan and Joshua. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and UC Berkeley.
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My Top 3 Priorities
The state of California is plagued with waste and corruption at every turn. I will work to ensure we have an open and transparent government that we can hold accountable.
Ensure a strong education system grounded in vigirous requirements and local distirct control. Students are the future and our children deserve a world class education.
Maintain strong levels of fiscal accountabilty. This includes auditing and eliminating waste while also reforming our state income to not be reliant on volitile forms of revenue.
Experience
Experience
Profession:Univeristy Student
Shift Lead, Jenis Splendid Ice Creams LLC (2017–current)
