Dennis Zine
| Dennis Zine | |
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| Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 3rd district | |
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In office July 1, 2001 – July 1, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Laura N. Chick |
| Succeeded by | Bob Blumenfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 1, 1947 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Decline to State (formerly Republican) |
| Spouse(s) | Divorced |
| Children | Chris and Eric |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Notre Dame High School Cal State |
| Website | cd3 |
| Dennis Zine | |
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| Born |
August 1, 1947 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Relatives | Divorced |
| Awards |
 – 1992 Civil Disturbance RibbonCalifornia Highway Patrol, Police Officer of the Year – 1992 |
| Police career | |
| Department | Los Angeles Police Department |
| Country | United States |
| Years of service | Police Officer: 1969 – 1997 Reserve Officer: 2001 – Present |
| Rank | Sworn in as an Officer – 1969 – Police Officer 3 – Sergeant I – Sergeant II |
| Other work | Elected Official/Politician |
Dennis Phillip Zine (born August 1, 1947) is a politician. He served on the Los Angeles City Council representing the 3rd district from 2001 to 2013. He was elected to City Council in 2001 and re-elected in 2005 and 2009. He was a member of the Republican Party but changed his registration to Decline to State in 2011.
He grew up in Hollywood, California, the son of Lebanese immigrants. His father, Phillip, was a gardener and his mother, Alice, was a homemaker. He attended Notre Dame High School, class of 1966. He attended a Cal State, graduating in 1970.
City Charter Reform Commission Zine was first elected to public office in 1997 to represent Valley interests on the elected Charter Reform Commission where he served as Vice Chairman.
Los Angeles City Council Zine was elected to represent the Third District, representing a large part of the San Fernando Valley in Northeastern Los Angeles, in 2001, later reelected in 2005 and 2009, and under the City's term limits, cannot be reelected again.
Los Angeles City Controller Zine announced his candidacy for the position of Los Angeles City Controller in July 2011, following his City Council predecessor, Laura N. Chick, who also ran and served as City Controller from 2001 to 2009. In a primary election field of six candidates, Zine placed second, trailing Ron Galperin, an attorney and businessman who had run for elected City offices unsuccessfully in the past.
Other Political Posts After his election to the City Council, he expanded his government service role as the President of the Independent Cities Association (ICA), as the City's representative with the National League of Cities serving as a member of the Board of Directors and the Chair of the National Immigration Task Force, and as a member of the League of California Cities Board of Directors. Councilman Zine is also a member of the Los Angeles County Judicial Procedures Commission. He was one of two Republican Party members of the City Council until he changed his registration to Decline to State in 2011. The Los Angeles Times reported "He said he did so because he's tired of the 'gridlock' of partisan politics and because his liberal positions on gay marriage and other social issues are out of line with traditional Republican views."
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