Ron Galperin | |
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19th City Controller of Los Angeles | |
In office July 1, 2013 – December 9, 2022 | |
Mayor | Eric Garcetti |
Preceded by | Wendy Greuel |
Succeeded by | Kenneth Mejia |
Personal details | |
Born | Ron Shalom Galperin August 1, 1963 |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Zach Shapiro |
Education | Washington University in St. Louis (BA) Loyola Marymount University (JD) |
Website | www |
Ron Shalom Galperin (born August 1, 1963) is an American politician who served as the 19th Los Angeles City Controller from 2013 to 2022. He took office on July 1, 2013 and won re-election in 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Galperin is the first openly gay official and first neighborhood councilmember to be elected to citywide office in Los Angeles.[1]
Galperin was elected Los Angeles City Controller in 2013, and re-elected in 2017. He was a candidate in the 2022 California State Controller election.