Paul Koretz (born April 3, 1955) is an American politician. He is currently a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the Fifth Council District. He was previously a member of the California State Assembly and the West Hollywood City Council. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Koretz's father escaped Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews in 1939 by emigrating to America, settling in what was then unincorporated Los Angeles, modern-...
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Paul Koretz (born April 3, 1955) is an American politician. He is currently a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the Fifth Council District. He was previously a member of the California State Assembly and the West Hollywood City Council. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Koretz's father escaped Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews in 1939 by emigrating to America, settling in what was then unincorporated Los Angeles, modern-day West Hollywood. .
Koretz grew up in what is now the 5th Council District of Los Angeles graduating from Hamilton High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in History from UCLA in 1979, where he was a founder of the "Bruin Democrats" . Koretz went on to serve on the Los Angeles County Democratic Committee for more than 10 years.
While he was a student at UCLA during the 1970s, he was defeated for seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education. Koretz would served as an aide to then-Los Angeles City Councilman Zev...
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