Katy Young Yaroslavsky
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]
Early life and career[edit]
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]
Political career[edit]
Los Angeles City Council[edit]
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]
Personal life[edit]
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]
Electoral history[edit]
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 |
References[edit]
- ^ Regardie, Jon (March 3, 2022). "A Fight for the 5th District". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Katy Young Yaroslavsky". Voter's Edge California. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ Zahniser, David (November 15, 2022). "McOsker, Yaroslavsky, Soto-Martinez claim victory in their L.A. City Council races". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ "Katy Young Yaroslavsky Set to Win LA Council's 5th District Seat, Yebri Concedes". Westside Current. November 15, 2022.
- ^ "Endorsement: Katy Young Yaroslavsky for Los Angeles Council District 5". The Los Angeles Times. May 3, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Katy Young Yaroslavsky". VerdeXchange.
- ^ "L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl announces staff appointments". Century City/Westwood News. December 2, 2014.
- ^ Fishbach, Brian (June 15, 2022). "Four LA Elections to Watch". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.
- ^ Miller, Jacob (June 7, 2022). "Meet the four candidates vying to represent one of L.A.'s Jewish hubs". Jewish Insider.
- ^ "Endorsement: Katy Young Yaroslavsky for Los Angeles City Council". Los Angeles Times. September 22, 2022.
- ^ "Katy Young Yaroslavsky Unpacks Measure W: Implementation of LA's 'Safe, Clean Water Program'". The Planning Report. September 3, 2019.
- ^ Svendsen, Tim (September 22, 2022). "Confirmation: Katy Young Yaroslavsky for Los Angeles City Council". Local Today.
- ^ Folven, Edwin (September 23, 2021). "Candidate Katy Young Yaroslavsky aims to bring meaningful change to 5th District". Park Labrea News & Beverly Press.
- ^ Love, Marianne (October 13, 2022). "In LA City Council 5th District race, it's Katy Young Yaroslavsky versus Sam Yebri on Nov. 8". Daily Breeze.
- ^ Love, Marianne (November 15, 2022). "Election 2022: Sam Yebri concedes LA City Council seat to Katy Young Yaroslavsky". Los Angeles Daily News.
- ^ "LA council committee makes history as 1st all-female panel". Hey SoCal. January 25, 2023.
- ^ Lombard, Patricia (December 12, 2022). "CD5 Councilmember Katy Young Yaroslavsky Sworn in at Pan Pacific Park Auditorium". Larchmont Buzz.
- ^ Chiotakis, Steve (October 27, 2022). "LA City Council races: Key takeaways about each candidate". KCRW.