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Life in Brief Quick Summary Born: , 1971 Rhodes scholar and political insider with Jewish-Latino blue-collar roots; pushes Hometown: Los Angeles, CA progressive vision for the city of Los Angeles, emphasizing climate policy and immigration Current Residence: Los Angeles, CA reform • Fourth generation Angeleno and grandson of Religion: Jewish Mexican and Russian Jewish immigrants • Father was the Los Angeles district Education attorney who unsuccessfully prosecuted OJ • PhD, Ethnicity and , School Simpson of Economics • Attended elite educational institutions including • MA, International Affairs, , Columbia University, Oxford, and the London 1995 School of Economics; had career as a Navy • BA, Political Science and , intelligence reservist and college professor Columbia University, 1992 before entering politics • City's first elected Jewish mayor, its youngest Family mayor in history, and its second • Wife, Amy consecutive Mexican American mayor • Daughter, Maya • Became a leader among , working on addressing climate change and advocating on Work History behalf of Latino issues; gained national attention • , 2013-Present for securing 2028 Olympic bid for the city • Member, State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task • Defender of LA’s immigrant communities; Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, prohibited city employees from asking residents Council on Environmental Quality, Executive about immigration status and launched Office of the President, 2013-2014 workshops to educate immigrants on their rights • Member, , 2001-2013 • Addresses the transportation crisis through o President, 2006-2013 investment in infrastructure, including expanding • Lieutenant, U.S. Navy Reserve Information rail transit Dominance Corps, 2005-2018 • Cultivates network of Obama-era officials, • Professor, , 1998-2001 including Presidential candidate • Adjunct Professor, 1998-2000 Approach and Motivations Professional Affiliations Leverages multi-faceted identity and cultural • literacy in a global city • Young Storytellers • Despite his privileged background, empathizes • C40 Cities with residents of diverse backgrounds • Junior Statesmen Foundation • Jokingly calls himself “your average Jewish- • LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Mexican-American;” describes his values as • National Association of Latino Elected and rooted in his middle-class upbringing in San Appointed Officials Fernando Valley • Conference of Mayors • Fluent Spanish speaker; addresses residents in English and Spanish Electoral Overview • Contrasts his style of inclusivity with President • Won 2013 runoff election by margin of 8.4% and Trump’s practice of division was re-elected in 2017 with 81.4% of the vote

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Policy Positions and Areas of Focus Core Communities

Prioritizes immigration, the environment, and Network of politicians operating at the local and expanding transportation infrastructure national level

Immigration: Draws on personal connection to Obama White House: High-profile allies from the immigration to empower and protect LA’s Obama Administration immigrant communities • Served on the Obama Administration’s State, • Re-established Office of Immigrant Affairs to Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force on promote civic engagement and help residents Climate Preparedness and Resilience apply for citizenship; launched “Know Your • Supported by presidential advisor David Axelrod Rights” workshop to educate immigrant in 2013 mayoral race; endorsed by former communities on their constitutional rights President Obama in 2017 campaign • Signed Executive Directive to bar city • Hosted a dinner at his house for Joe Biden employees from inquiring about immigration when the VP was considering a presidential run; status or engaging in federal civil immigration early endorser of Biden for President and enforcement named national campaign co-chair • With coalition of Mayors, called on the Trump • Considered as a potential running mate for Administration to ensure an accurate and former Secretary of State inclusive census and prohibit a question on citizenship status State and Local Government: Personal and professional ties to Los Angeles County officials Climate: Leader on local climate policies, and state politicians promoting green infrastructure and setting • Family connections to local politics, including goals for carbon emissions father Gil Garcetti who was a former Los • In city council, authored municipal green Angeles County who oversaw building ordinance to require city buildings and the OJ Simpson prosecution; sister Dana large commercial buildings to be LEED-certified Garcetti-Boldt, who is former Los Angeles • Launched Los Angeles’ Green New Deal, which County deputy district attorney and current sets a goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, through advisor to County Supervisor initiatives such as electric vehicle infrastructure • Former member of the Los Angeles City • With over 400 mayors in cities across America, Council; elected by his colleagues to serve as committed to adopting the Climate President of the Los Angeles City Council agreement after the Trump Administration exited • Friendly relationship with Governor , for whom Garcetti served as a Transportation: Addresses transportation crisis Transition Team Ambassador through investments in accessibility • Announced Great Streets initiative to make Los Mayors: Allies with fellow mayors on national Angeles more walkable and shift away from policy initiatives, particularly climate change reliance on cars • Active in the U.S. Conference of Mayors as • Led the coalition to pass Measure M, a local Chair of the Latino Alliance and Infrastructure transportation funding program to expand the Task Force rail transit system and repair existing lines; • Co-founded the Mayors National Climate Action secured federal funding to improve Agenda, along with mayor Annise transportation infrastructure Parker and mayor • Has embraced public-private partnerships to • Signed a joint declaration with Long Beach fund projects such as the North Atwater Bridge, Mayor Robert Garcia setting zero emissions which will serve pedestrians and equestrians goals for the ports of LA and Long Beach

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Relevant Financial Information Publications, Media, and Speaking

Attracted high dollar donations from Southern Public appearances center around Garcetti’s -based companies and business environmentally-friendly and accessible vision owners in previous election cycle; has made for Los Angeles campaign contributions to Democratic Presidential candidates and competitive Publications: As an academic, published congressional campaigns articles and book chapters on post-conflict societies; as mayor, authors op-eds on water Top Corporate Donors (2015-2018) and transportation management • Next Century Partners (Los Angeles, CA), • Favorite Subjects: International affairs topics $1,400 including Eritrean nationalism and non-violent • Made with Elastic LLC (Los Angeles, CA), action; local issues including water quality and $1,400 secure roads • VGR & Associates (Los Angeles, CA), $1,400 • Preferred Outlets: Local newspapers including • Disney Worldwide Services (Lake Buena Vista, the LA Daily News FL), $1,400 • The Coca-Cola Co. (, GA), $1,400 Media: Discusses role as mayor and vision for LA in local news and late-night talk shows Top Individual Donors (2015-2018) • Favorite Subjects: The power of local politics, • Ricardo and Sylvia Arambulo, President at 2028 Olympic bid, City’s Green New Deal Capital Partners (Los Angeles, CA), $2,800 • Preferred Outlets: Talk shows including Late • Harriet and Harvey Bookstein, Self-employed Night with Seth Myers and Jimmy Kimmel Live; Business Manager (Los Angeles, CA), $2,800 local news outlets including KTLA • Jesse and Stacy Sharf, Attorney at Gibson, • Social Media Habits: Active on personal and Dunn, & Crutcher (Santa Monica, CA), $2,800 professional Twitter accounts • De Dinh, CEO of Dinh Research Corp. (Alhambra, CA), $1,400 Speaking: Speaks at California universities and • Douglas Frye, Attorney at Douglas Frye (Malibu, mayors’ conferences on climate policy and city CA), $1,400 planning • Favorite Subjects: Climate change, urban Political Donations planning, transportation infrastructure • Biden for President, $2,800, 2020 • Preferred Audience: Universities including • Catherine Cortez Masto for Senate, $1,000, USC, UCLA, and Cal State; mayors 2016 conferences including C40 Cities and CA Cities • Missourians for Kander, $1,000, 2016 Annual • Maggie for NH, $1,000, 2016 • Hillary for America, $5,400, 2016

• Deborah Ross for Senate, $1,000, 2016

• Obama for America, $7,750, 2008-2012

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Family and Personal Background Criticisms and Controversies

Diverse genealogical background and early Criticized in local media for mishandling the exposure to politics; hobbies include jazz and 2018 Woosley Fire photography • A 2019 Los Angeles County report of the government response to the wildfires cited the Jewish-Mexican-Italian-American heritage; lack of available firefighters as a crucial misstep adopted his daughter and has fostered children • The LA Times reported that Garcetti made • Garcetti's paternal grandfather was born personal requests to fire officials to check on the in Parral, Chihuahua, and traveled to the status of a private residences during critical United States as a child after his father was times of the fire, exacerbating resources murdered during the • Paternal great grandfather had immigrated to Mexico from Italy • Garcetti's maternal grandparents were from Russian Jewish immigrant families • Daughter Maya is adopted; Garcetti and his wife have also fostered seven children

Politically active from an early age; in his free time, enjoys music and photography • Son of Gil Garcetti, the former Los Angeles County District Attorney who prosecuted the OJ Simpson trial • While in high school, he was a member of the , a national civic engagement and political debate organization for students • At Columbia, served on the student council, was president of the St. Anthony Hall fraternity and literary society, and founded the Columbia Urban Experience • Also at Columbia, co-wrote and performed in three years of the , a student- written musical; now, he is also a jazz pianist and photographer

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COVID-19 Update COVID-19 Update (Continued)

As mayor of the second most populous US city, Actions (Continued) emphasizes the severity of the outbreak • Announced furlough of thousands of city and takes hardline stance to social distancing; employees, in order to continue the operation of focuses on expanding testing and connecting critical services, such as police and fire impacted individuals with resources protection

Actions: Mandates social distancing and face Messaging: Pragmatic view of public health and coverings; amplifies resources for small economic impact; calls for increased federal businesses and the city’s senior and homeless assistance populations • Has characterized the outbreak of the virus in • Issued Safer at Home emergency order LA as the city being under attack; warns that the stopping non-essential activities outside of economic damage will be worse than the 2008 residences in response to COVID-19; financial crisis announced that water and power would be shut • Encouraged residents to report others who do off for nonessential businesses that don’t close not adhere to social distancing orders • Recommended residents wear non-medical face • Highlights uninterrupted food supply and covering in public; issued order requiring continuity of services including trash pickup essential workers to wear masks • In an op-ed for CNN, called for the creation of a • Announced economic relief package for small CARES Corps by the federal government; urges businesses, which provides no-fee microloans to Washington to pass a national infrastructure bill impacted companies • Has drawn attention to data that indicates that • Set up L.A. CARES Corps, a partnership the city’s Latino community is disproportionately between the city and the county to provide small affected businesses with assistance in applying for federal loans Public Reception: Positive portrayal in media for • Launched partnership to organize the city’s quick and thorough response fashion and garment industry to make protective • Has emerged as prominent figure in the battle gear and other medical supplies for frontline against COVID-19 and has been praised by workers news outlets for his early hardline stance and • Ordered halt to rent increases on rent stabilized successful coordination with Governor Newsom units and issued moratorium on water and power shutoffs and evictions • Expanded city’s free testing program • Launched initiative to support hospital workers through stipends, childcare referrals, and free care at city recreation centers • Launched Emergency Senior Meals Response Initiative to provide low-income seniors with meals • Established Medical Relief Center in the South Hall of LA Convention Center • Deployed street medical teams to help fight COVID-19 among Angelenos experiencing , including with rapid-results field tests

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