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| birth_date = {{circa}} {{birth year and age|1983}} |
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| birth_place = [[Scripps Ranch, San Diego]], [[California]], U.S. |
| birth_place = [[Scripps Ranch, San Diego]], [[California]], U.S. |
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| office = Member of the [[San Diego City Council]] from |
| office = Member of the [[San Diego City Council]] from [[San Diego City Council#District 5|District 5]] |
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| term_start = December 10, 2020 |
| term_start = December 10, 2020 |
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| 1blankname = {{nowrap|Mayor}} |
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| 1namedata = [[Todd Gloria]] |
| 1namedata = [[Todd Gloria]] |
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| predecessor = [[Mark Kersey]] |
| predecessor = [[Mark Kersey]] |
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| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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| education = [[University of California, Berkeley|University of California,<br>Berkeley]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Fordham University School of Law|Fordham University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) |
| education = [[University of California, Berkeley|University of California,<br>Berkeley]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Fordham University School of Law|Fordham University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) |
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'''Marni von Wilpert''' is an American attorney and politician |
'''Marni von Wilpert''' is an American attorney and politician who has served as a member of the [[San Diego City Council]] since 2020, representing [[San Diego City Council#District 5|District 5]]. She is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. |
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== Early life and education == |
== Early life and education == |
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Marni von Wilpert | |
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Member of the San Diego City Council from District 5 | |
Assumed office December 10, 2020 | |
Mayor | Todd Gloria |
Preceded by | Mark Kersey |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1983 (age 40–41) Scripps Ranch, San Diego, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Fordham University (JD) |
Marni von Wilpert is an American attorney and politician who has served as a member of the San Diego City Council since 2020, representing District 5. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Early life and education
Marni von Wilpert was raised in the Scripps Ranch neighborhood of San Diego.[1] After graduating from Scripps Ranch High School in 2001, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in peace and conflict studies from the University of California, Berkeley. She then earned a Juris Doctor from the Fordham University School of Law.[2][3]
Career
After receiving her degree from the University of California, Berkeley, von Wilpert served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Botswana during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa. After graduating from law school, von Wilpert founded a legal clinic associated with the Mississippi Center for Justice.[4][5] Additionally, von Wilpert served as a law clerk for James E. Graves Jr. and worked as an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board. She was also a detail staffer on the United States House Committee on Education and Labor and served as an advisor to committee chair Congressman Bobby Scott. In 2017, von Wilpert joined the Economic Policy Institute as Associate Labor Counsel.[6][7] Since 2018, she has served as Deputy City Attorney in the San Diego City Attorney's Office.[8]
In the 2020 election for the San Diego City Council,[9] von Wilpert placed first in the nonpartisan blanket primary and defeated Joe Leventhal in the November general election.[10] She assumed office on December 10, 2020.[11]
In December 2020, she was appointed to serve on the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority board of directors.[12]
References
- ^ "SR residents compete in District 5 race". www.scrippsranchnews.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ "About Me". Marni Von Wilpert for City Council. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ Trageser, Claire (4 November 2020). "Von Wilpert Leading Levanthal In Race For San Diego City Council District 5 Seat". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ "Teen Health Mississippi Hires Executive Director". AP NEWS. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "Marni von Wilpert". Harvard AIDS Initiative. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ "Testimony for New York City Council Committee on Civil Service and Labor". Economic Policy Institute. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "Marni von Wilpert". Economic Policy Institute. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ "Marni von Wilpert officially joins the San Diego City Council". Pomerado News. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ "Ethics complaints bring new controversy to key San Diego council runoff". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "Marni von Wilpert". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ "Von Wilpert brings to council hands-on experience that fits with San Diego's challenges". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ "Mayor Gloria announces appointments to Airport Authority Board - Mayor Todd Gloria". www.sdnews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- Living people
- Politicians from San Diego
- Lawyers from San Diego
- Scripps Ranch High School alumni
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- Fordham University School of Law alumni
- California Democrats
- 1980s births
- San Diego City Council members
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Women city councillors in California
- 21st-century American women lawyers
- 21st-century American lawyers