Robert J. Blumenfield (born September 13, 1967) is an American elected official in

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. Blumenfield is the

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member for the 3rd Council District which encompasses the southwestern

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neighborhoods of Los Angeles, including

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, Reseda, Tarzana, Winnetka, and Woodland Hills. Blumenfield took office on July 1, 2013. Blumenfield previously represented the 45th district in the

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, which also covers the southwestern San Fernando Valley.

Early life and education

Blumenfield was born on September 13, 1967. He is a graduate of

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and the

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Career

From 1989 to 1996, he worked in Washington, D.C., as a staff person to Senator

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, Congressman

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and as staff designee to the

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. He later worked as Director of Government Affairs for the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and then as District Chief of Staff to Congressman Berman in the

. Blumenfield took office as a member the California State Assembly in 2008 after defeating Republican candidate Armineh Chelebian in the general election. During his time in the Assembly, Blumenfield represented the San Fernando Valley in District 40 and, following redistricting in 2012, District 45.

Los Angeles City Council

Blumenfield was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in March 2013. He represents the 3rd Council District, which spans the northwest portion of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley, including the communities of Canoga Park, Reseda, Tarzana, Winnetka and Woodland Hills. In September 2018, Blumenfield proposed an ordinance supported by

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organizations and activists to ban the sale and manufacture of new

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products in Los Angeles. The ordinance was approved by the City Council and Mayor

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in 2019, making Los Angeles at that point the largest city in the United States to have banned fur sales. The law went into effect in 2021. In December 2024, amid a housing shortage in Los Angeles, Blumenfield voted against a proposal to allow mid-sized mixed-income and affordable housing apartment buildings near public transit stations in some neighborhoods exclusively zoned for single-family houses. He said, "I worry about the solutions that are proposed as being a little bit too one-size-fits-all." He opposed the construction of 220 affordable housing units in Reseda, arguing "large scale apartments should not be wedged in-between single family homes by right."

Personal life

Blumenfield currently lives in Woodland Hills with his wife Kafi and their two children.

References

External links

Council website

Official Facebook Page

Official Twitter
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