District 9 Councilwoman Jan Perry, who is serving her third term in the Los Angeles City Council, was re-elected as President Pro Tempore in vote of 12-1. Councilman Richard Alarcon voted against her appointment.
“I look forward to working with my colleagues to continue to address the challenges ahead,” Councilwoman Perry said in a statement.
The city’s new fiscal year began July 1st. Eric Garcetti, of District 13, was unanimously re-elected as Council President.
Councilwoman Perry is only one of two women on the City Council. That’s why, she says: “this position is even more meaningful to me; I hope that young women will see that they too have a place in local politics and can be leaders in their community.”
Perry was first elected to the City Council in 2001. She will be ineligible for re-election to her current seat at the end of her term, but is currently exploring a possible mayoral bid in 2013.
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