Paul Koretz
| Paul Koretz | |
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Koretz at the 2007 Equality Awards
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| Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 5th district | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Weiss |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 42nd district |
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In office 2000–2006 |
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| Preceded by | Wally Knox |
| Succeeded by | Michael Feuer |
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April 3, 1955 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Gail Koretz |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Website |
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Paul Koretz (born April 3, 1955) is an American politician. He is 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 served 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 a seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education. Koretz would go on to serve as an aide to then-Los Angeles City Councilmember Zev Yaroslavsky in 1975, and after that, to then-Los Angeles City Councilmember Marvin Braude in 1984. After his marriage to Gail, the Koretz family moved less than a mile away from his parents' home to an area where his father originally lived upon moving to Los Angeles.
In 1984, Koretz supported the creation of the City of West Hollywood from what was then unincorporated Los Angeles County. Koretz campaigned for the City's incorporation while managing the City Council campaign of Alan Viterbi and served as Viterbi's deputy after his election. Upon Viterbi's retirement in 1988, Koretz was elected to the West Hollywood City Council.
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