Nury Martinez
| Nury Martinez | |
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| Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 6th district | |
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Assumed office August 9, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Tony Cardenas |
| Member of the LAUSD Board of Education from the 6th district | |
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In office July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Julie Korenstein |
| Succeeded by | Mónica Ratliff |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Website | District 6 |
Nury Martinez is an American politician and member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 6th district. Martinez was elected in a special election on July 23, 2013 to succeed Tony Cardenas,[1] who vacated his seat to become U.S. House Representative for California's 29th congressional district. Martinez is the only woman serving on the city council, and the first female Hispanic member in a quarter century.[2]
In 2009, Martinez was elected as a member of the Board of Education of the Los Angeles Unified School District, representing the LAUSD District 6.
In 2015, Martinez championed a plan to create the LAPD Operations-Valley Bureau Human Trafficking Task Force, which among other things would target the criminal enterprise behind prostitution and the "johns" that supported this activity. One tactic that the LAPD will employ as part of this effort, will be to send "dear john" letters to people for whom they have probable cause to arrest for soliciting prostitutes, as opposed to arresting those "johns." In addition, the Human Trafficking Task Force will be helping survivors of human trafficking find their way out of sexual exploitation. They'll also be working to take down the criminal enterprise (often gangs) that traffic women and children in the sex trade. [3]
References
- ↑ "Los Angeles City Elections". Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ↑ Elex Michaelson (July 23, 1023). "Nury Martinez wins Los Angeles City Council 6th District seat". ABC. KABC-TV. Missing or empty
|series=(help) - ↑ "PDF of her support" (PDF). December 1, 2015. LA City Online Documents. Missing or empty
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Tony Cardenas |
Los Angeles City Councilmember, 6th district 2013 - present |
Incumbent |
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| Preceded by Julie Korenstein |
LAUSD Board Member, 6th District 2009 - 2013 |
Succeeded by Mónica Ratliff |
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