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| '''Jack Weiss''' is a member of the ] representing the 5th district, a position he has held since 2001. The 5th district includes parts of the ] and the ]. Weiss is a graduate of UCLA Law School and has worked in the Los Angeles US Attorney's Office and private practice. | |||
| Jack Weiss is currently a candidate to replace Rocky Delgadillo as City Attorney. The runoff ] between Carmen Trutanich and Jack Weiss will be held on May 19, 2009. | |||
| ==Biography== | |||
| After graduating from law school, Weiss was an attorney with the Los Angeles law firm of Irell & Manella LLP, later joining the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney's office, where he worked for six years prosecuting a number of high profile cases. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-weiss28-2009feb28,0,5839686.story?page=1 |title=Weiss' style an issue in race for city attorney |accessdate=2009-03-02 |work= |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date= }}</ref> | |||
| ==Controversy== | |||
| In 2006 and 2007, KNBC TV and the Los Angeles Times reported that Jack Weiss along with other council members had not returned illegal campaign contributions received as laundered money from Casden Properties, in apparent contravention of State of California law. <ref><!--note: the video to verify the story is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVp4gvNkWgE&feature=related, not linking due to possible copyvio--> | |||
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| | accessdate = }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jan/13/local/me-launder13 |title=Connell Gives Up Donor Funds |accessdate=2009-03-02 |work= |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date= }}</ref> | |||
| Weiss has also been linked to and recently received campaign funding from Benjamin Reznik, a litigator who has frequently sued the City, leading some to raise concerns about a potential conflict of interest should he be elected as City Attorney. However, Reznik has also done fundraising for other politicians, including the current City Attorney, and others aren't concerned that this would affect Weiss' impartiality.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-reznik1-2009mar01,0,6164919.story |title=Suing the city of Los Angeles is part of lobbyist's routine |accessdate=2009-02-20 |work= |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date= }}</ref> | |||
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