Katy Young Yaroslavsky | |
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Member of the
Los Angeles City Council from the 5th district | |
Assumed office December 12, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Paul Koretz |
Personal details | |
Born | Katharine Elizabeth Young May 30, 1980 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | David Yaroslavsky |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Zev Yaroslavsky (father-in-law) |
Education |
University of California, Berkeley (
BA) University of California, Los Angeles ( JD) |
Katharine Elizabeth Young Yaroslavsky (born May 30, 1980) is an American attorney and politician who is currently a member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 5th district. [1] A member of the Democratic Party, Yaroslavsky placed first in the 2022 election to replace Paul Koretz, [2] before winning in the general election against attorney Sam Yebri. [3] [4]
The daughter-in-law of influential Los Angeles politician Zev Yaroslavsky, she worked in the office of Sheila Kuehl, whom her mother previously worked for. [5]
Young Yaroslavsky was born Katharine Elizabeth Young on May 30, 1980. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor's degree from University of California, Berkeley and received her Juris Doctor degree from University of California, Los Angeles. [6]
Young Yaroslavsky got into politics as a deputy for Sheila Kuehl when Kuehl was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors; Yaroslavsky's mother Laura Plotkin served on Kuehl's staff when she was in the California State Legislature. [7] [8] [9] While a deputy, she helped with the creation of the Office of Sustainability and the creation and passing of Measure W in 2018. [10] [11] Before being named in Kuehl's staff, she was the general counsel and director of government affairs at the nonprofit Climate Action Reserve. [12]
In September 2021, Young Yaroslavsky announced that she would be running to replace Paul Koretz on the Los Angeles City Council for the 5th district. [13] In the primary election, Young Yaroslavsky and Sam Yebri advanced to the general runoff election, with Young Yaroslavsky taking a majority of the votes. [14] In the general election, Young Yaroslavsky won against Yebri in a landslide. [15]
In 2023, she was named to be on the Transportation Committee, the first all-female committee, alongside Traci Park, Eunisses Hernandez, Nithya Raman, and Heather Hutt. [16]
Young Yaroslavsky is married to David Yaroslavsky, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, with the two having three children. [17] She is the daughter-in-law to Zev Yaroslavsky, a former member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors who held the same seat in the City Council from 1975 to 1994. [18]
Primary election | |||
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Candidate | Votes | % | |
Katy Young Yaroslavsky | 28,039 | 48.97 | |
Sam Yebri | 16,998 | 29.68 | |
Jimmy Biblarz | 6,268 | 10.95 | |
Scott Epstein | 5,954 | 10.40 | |
Total votes | 57,259 | 100.00 | |
General election | |||
Katy Young Yaroslavsky | 50,391 | 59.69 | |
Sam Yebri | 34,028 | 40.31 | |
Total votes | 84,419 | 100.00 |
Katy Young Yaroslavsky | |
---|---|
Member of the
Los Angeles City Council from the 5th district | |
Assumed office December 12, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Paul Koretz |
Personal details | |
Born | Katharine Elizabeth Young May 30, 1980 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | David Yaroslavsky |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Zev Yaroslavsky (father-in-law) |
Education |
University of California, Berkeley (
BA) University of California, Los Angeles ( JD) |
Katharine Elizabeth Young Yaroslavsky (born May 30, 1980) is an American attorney and politician who is currently a member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 5th district. [1] A member of the Democratic Party, Yaroslavsky placed first in the 2022 election to replace Paul Koretz, [2] before winning in the general election against attorney Sam Yebri. [3] [4]
The daughter-in-law of influential Los Angeles politician Zev Yaroslavsky, she worked in the office of Sheila Kuehl, whom her mother previously worked for. [5]
Young Yaroslavsky was born Katharine Elizabeth Young on May 30, 1980. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor's degree from University of California, Berkeley and received her Juris Doctor degree from University of California, Los Angeles. [6]
Young Yaroslavsky got into politics as a deputy for Sheila Kuehl when Kuehl was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors; Yaroslavsky's mother Laura Plotkin served on Kuehl's staff when she was in the California State Legislature. [7] [8] [9] While a deputy, she helped with the creation of the Office of Sustainability and the creation and passing of Measure W in 2018. [10] [11] Before being named in Kuehl's staff, she was the general counsel and director of government affairs at the nonprofit Climate Action Reserve. [12]
In September 2021, Young Yaroslavsky announced that she would be running to replace Paul Koretz on the Los Angeles City Council for the 5th district. [13] In the primary election, Young Yaroslavsky and Sam Yebri advanced to the general runoff election, with Young Yaroslavsky taking a majority of the votes. [14] In the general election, Young Yaroslavsky won against Yebri in a landslide. [15]
In 2023, she was named to be on the Transportation Committee, the first all-female committee, alongside Traci Park, Eunisses Hernandez, Nithya Raman, and Heather Hutt. [16]
Young Yaroslavsky is married to David Yaroslavsky, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, with the two having three children. [17] She is the daughter-in-law to Zev Yaroslavsky, a former member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors who held the same seat in the City Council from 1975 to 1994. [18]
Primary election | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | % | |
Katy Young Yaroslavsky | 28,039 | 48.97 | |
Sam Yebri | 16,998 | 29.68 | |
Jimmy Biblarz | 6,268 | 10.95 | |
Scott Epstein | 5,954 | 10.40 | |
Total votes | 57,259 | 100.00 | |
General election | |||
Katy Young Yaroslavsky | 50,391 | 59.69 | |
Sam Yebri | 34,028 | 40.31 | |
Total votes | 84,419 | 100.00 |