Born in 1954 Jan attended the University of Southern California, earning a Bachelors Degree i n Journalism, Cum Laude.

. She received her B.A. in 1977, followed by a Masters in Public Administration in 1981. In addition, she earned a Certificate in Litigat ion from the University of California, Los Angeles Extension in 1979. Both of Jans parents were elected officials; this gave her an early interest in l ocal politics and experience working voter registration events, fair housing and civil rights issues Jan is a City Hall veteran who represents the 9th district, downtown and part of South Los Angeles In 1998, she was appointed by Mayor Richard Riordan as the Executive Director of the Census 2000 Outreach Project for the City of Los Angeles. Perry was elected to office in 2001 to succeed Councilwoman Rita Walters, for wh om she had served as Chief of Staff Perry was re-elected in 2005 and 2009. She currently serves on the Exposition Light Rail Construction Authority and has been a leading voice in ensuring that key transportation systems continue devel opment endeavors, such as a light-rail, subways, and bus systems. During Jans tenure on city council, she spearheaded development of housing for fo rmerly homeless downtown, and supported transitional and permanent housing solut ions by expanding the citys emergency shelters to a year-round program with case management and housing location services She is also a leading voice in solar energy and alternative vehicles: She serves as Chair of the City Councils Energy and Environment Committee In 2003, Jan co-authored and received overwhelming support for Proposition O, a Clean Water Bond designed to address pollution in our oceans, rivers, and waterw ays The movie The Garden depicts her role in a conflict in 2006, in which a South Ce ntral farm was shut down and activists accused Perry of forcing an eviction witho ut proper notice A vital aspect of Jans prior and current campaign is combating high obesity rates : o Perry championed restrictions on fast food chains in her district o She has also given substantial funding to public parks to support outdoo r activities o Supported incentives to encourage grocery stores to open in her district Pillars of Campaign 2013: Jan believes that smart growth, job creation, investment and solid planning that takes into account the environment, community interests, and gives careful consideration to the quality of life for all. Perry s largest campaign contributors are in the categories of "Real Est ate" ($191,275 as of 2009), "Lawyers/Law Firms" ($58,950 as of 2009), and "Const ruction Services" ($37,275 as of 2009)

Wendy Greuel- City Controller and former President Pro Tempore of the Los Angele s City Council 2nd district. She is also chair of the Citys Transportation Commit

tee, Vice-Chair of the Budget Committee; Member of the Audits and Government Eff iciency, Jobs Business Growth and Tax Reform, and Energy and the Environment Com mittees. Eric Garcetti- Son of former district attorney Gil Garcetti and currently serves as City Council president. Prior to his political career he was a professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs at Occidental College Alex Padilla: First elected into public office in 1999 but he has served as stat e senator since 2006; he won with 70% of the vote. Padilla was acting mayor duri ng September 11th tragedies Rick Caruso*: Alleged Billionaire and Developer of Grove Shopping Mall Austin Beutner*: Deputy mayor and wealthy investment banker Zev Yaroslavsky: L.A. county supervisor front-runner in the race(L.A. Times) YJ Draiman: Neighborhood Council Board member representing the Los Angeles Nort hridge East Neighborhood Council Kevin James: Conservative Radio Talk Show Host and Attorney; James wants to be f irst openly gay republican mayor Jose F. Di Raimondo Malcom Mays- Filmmaker, rapper, director. Famously noted for producing films tha t illuminate racial conflict for blacks and Hispanics in Southern Los Angeles

Likely Voters Infrequent Voters Party Registration Democrat Republican Independent Other 44% 35 18 3 46% 23 29 2 Ideology Liberal Middle of the Road Conservative 31 29 40 32 36 32 18 53 29 Age 18 to 34 35-54 55 and older 19 40 41 48 36 16 49 38 13 Gender Men Women 49 51 51

Not Registered to Vote

49 48 52 Race/Ethnicity Whites Latinos Blacks Asians Others 66 18 7 6 3 43 34 9 11 3 21 64 3 10 2 Education No college Some college College Graduate 17 31 52 49 23 28 70 15 15 Income Under 40,000 $40,000 to under $80,000 $80,000 or more 26 32 42 54 24 22 73 18 9 Own/Rent Own Rent 74 26 42 58 36 64 Nativity U.S. born Immigrant 85 15 72 28 33 67 (Source: Public Policy Institute of California) TOTAL 4,483,822 2,467,815 DEMOCRATS 2,297,420 1,510,441 REPUBLICANS 1,041,572 738,354 DECLINE TO STATE 940,748 760,119 AMERICAN INDEPENDENT 95,272 89,021 GREEN 23,283 22,126 PEACE & FREEDOM 23,806 23,053 LIBERTARIAN 21,116 20,216 MISC 40,605 38,715

ALL OTHER (NOT DEM OR REP) 1,144,830 901,771 INDEPENDENT 1,070,627 850,496 MINOR PARTY LIBERAL 53,087 50,677 MINOR PARTY CONSERVATIVE 21,116 20,216 PURE DEM 1,534,420 1,006,878 PURE GOP 598,089 398,563 MALE 2,017,158 1,601,795 FEMALE 2,358,143 1,810,329 GENDER UNKNOWN 108,521 103,506 AGE 18-24 421,120 362,436 AGE 25-34 831,119 661,641 AGE 35-44 757,699 616,582 AGE 45-54 839,112 679,607 AGE 55-64 728,134 594,451 AGE 65+ 906,638 697,187 HOMEOWNER 2,222,242 1,209,638 MOBILE HOME 43,021 28,747 RENTER (PROBABLE) 1,050,688 786,018 EMAIL (REGISTRAR) 603,319 524,685 EMAIL (ENHANCED) 389,134 329,388 FOREIGN BORN 1,185,556 824,366 US BORN 3,211,368 1,963,359 AFRICAN AMERICAN 332,039 189,943 LATINO 1,296,869 732,331 ASIAN 392,152 239,336 CHINESE 116,552 72,559 CHINESE / KOREAN 13,603 10,819 CHINESE / VIETNAMESE 6,457 5,059 CHINESE / KOREAN / VIET 5,624 4,537 FILIPINO 86,309 54,794 JAPANESE 48,284 32,402 KOREAN 64,245 42,158 VIETNAMESE 49,296 29,150 ASIAN / ANGLO 16,757 13,095 ARMENIAN 74,962 44,630 EAST INDIAN 19,922 11,972 JEWISH 141,193 97,732 VOTED 2010 PRIMARY 995,262 694,553 VOTED 2010 GENERAL 2,332,513 1,483,121 (Source: Political Data Inc. )