Nury Martinez
| Nury Martinez | |
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| Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 6th district | |
| Assumed office August 9, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Tony Cardenas |
| Member of the LAUSD Board of Education from the 6th district | |
| In office July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Julie Korenstein |
| Succeeded by | Mónica Ratliff |
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| 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 a 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 a Valley Bureau Human Trafficking Task Force, which among other things would target the criminal enterprise behind prostitution and the "johns" that supported this activity. [3]
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| Preceded by | Los Angeles City Councilmember, 6th district 2013 - present |
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| Preceded by
Julie Korenstein
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LAUSD Board Member, 6th District 2009 - 2013 |
Succeeded by Mónica Ratliff |
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Current members of the Los Angeles City Council
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