Michael Feuer

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Michael Feuer(1958-) is a Californian politician and lawyer. He now represents California's 42nd Assembly District in the State Assembly. He was elected in 2006 on the Democratic ticket.

From 1995 to 2001 he was a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 5th district. In 2001, he ran for City Attorney but lost to Rocky Delgadillo, after which he worked in private practice for a time.

Prior to his service on the council, he was the executive director of Bet Tzedek Legal Services since 1986 and was a lawyer in private practice. He received both a Bachelors and Law degree from Harvard University. He is married with two children.

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• Bio on his California State Assembly site
• Article titled "Open for Business - Los Angeles City Council" published by the Los Angeles Business Journal on June 25, 2001 from FindArticles.com -- provides date for Feuer's leaving city council.
• Article titled "Feuer goes back to roots to grow his new practice - Law" published by the Los Angeles Business Journal on Nov 19, 2001 by Amanda Bronstad from FindArticles.com -- sources his post-city council work, and loss to Delgadillo.
• Article titled "Former Los Angeles City Councilman, Michael Feuer, Joins Morrison & Foerster" in Business Wire on Nov 13, 2001 from FindArticles.com -- sources starting date for Bet Tzedek work.
• Article in the LA Times titled "Candidates Spar for Seats of Democratic Legislators" published on May 25, 2006, on page B1, in the California Metro; Part B; Metro Desk section, written by Deborah Schoch. It states: "A former Los Angeles city councilman, Feuer, 48, spent eight years as executive ...", thereby sourcing the 1958 birth year given above.

Preceded by Zev Yaroslavsky

Los Angeles City Councilman 5th district 1994—2001

Succeeded by Jack Weiss