Candidate for
Council Member; City of West Hollywood

Jeffrey Prang was first elected to the West Hollywood City Council in 1997. He was re-elected in 2001 and 2005 and has served as Mayor from 2000-01, 2003-04 and at present. His priorities include neighborhood quality of life issues, public safety, affordable housing, civil rights, the environment, disabled services, economic development, and infrastructure improvements

Mayor Prang has supported efforts to increase community policing and resident involvement. He initiated legislation to install all-way stops in many residential neighborhood intersections, supported residential speed limit reductions, and authored a ban on overnight commercial vehicle parking. Mayor Prang also initiated West Hollywood's restaurant grading Ordinance, requiring posting of Los Angeles County Health Department grades.

Mayor Prang authored an Interim Zoning Ordinance which greatly restricted development of residential neighborhoods throughout the City for two years while the City revises it's General Plan.

In 2000, Mayor Prang was appointed by the Senate Rules Committee to the California Council on Criminal Justice, and in 2001, Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg appointed him to the California Council on Interstate Adult Offender Supervision. Mayor Prang served as President of the California Contract Cities Association from 2006-07. As a past member of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission, environmental issues are a priority to the Mayor.

Mayor Prang has been a leader in the civil rights movement for West Hollywood's Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender (LGBT) residents. He has also been a strong advocate for services for people living with HIV/AIDS and sits on the Los Angeles County Health Department LGBT Health Advisory Committee. He previously served on the Executive Board of the International Network of Lesbian and Gay Officials and previously served as Co-Chair of an LAUSD Gay & Lesbian Advisory Committee.

Mayor Prang has also fought for people living with disabilities. He has initiated recreation programs such as wheelchair tennis, open-swims and raised gardens for West Hollywood's residents with disabilities.

Building infrastructure has been one of Mayor Prang's primary focuses. He supported the redevelopment of West Hollywood's main street and the development of a new fire station, public parks, a community center, and a redevelopment retail center. He also helped to create hundreds of additional parking spaces.

Mayor Prang currently serves as Assistant City Manager for the City of Pico Rivera. His previous employment includes Special Assistant to Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy D. Baca, Director of Public Information, City of Los Angeles Department of Animal Services, Press Deputy to Los Angeles City Council President Ruth Galanter, and Special Assistant to Los Angeles County Assessor Kenneth P. Hahn.

A resident of West Hollywood since 1987, Mayor Prang has been active in civic affairs for over two decades. He served as President of the West Hollywood Democratic Club, and as a Member and Chair of the Rent Stabilization Commission from 1994-1997. He has been elected to five terms as a Member of the Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee and was honored as "Democrat of the Year" in 2000.

As a member of the Platform Committee to the 1996 Democratic National Convention, Mayor Prang co-authored President Clinton's platform planks on HIV, breast cancer, and adoption assistance for Gay and Lesbian parents. He served as an alternate Delegate to the 2000 Democratic National Convention.

Mayor Prang serves on the American Russian Medical Association Advisory Board, Los Angeles County Assessor's Citizens Advisory Committee, and West Hollywood Community Redevelopment Commission. He is a former Los Angeles County Library Commissioner and Los Angeles County Sanitation Board member. Mayor Prang is a past member of the Los Angeles Professional Peace Officers Association, the Los Angeles Professional Managers Association, and SEIU Local 660.

Born in Detroit in 1962 and raised in Warren, Michigan, Mayor Prang is a graduate of James Madison College at Michigan State University with a B.A. in International Relations. In 2004 he completed the Program for Senior Executives in Local and State Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He played the trombone in the St. Claire Shores Symphony Orchestra and the Michigan State Marching Band.