Cindy Miscikowski represented the 11th District on the Los Angeles

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 City Council for two full terms from 1997 through 2005. Previously, she was an aide to Councilman Marvin Braude

Marvin Braude

Marvin Braude was a member of the Los Angeles City Council for 32 years, between 1965 and 1997—the third-longest-serving council member in the history of the city...

 and the Executive Director of the Skirball Cultural Center in its beginning stages. She is currently the President of the Board of Harbor Commissioners, overseeing the Port of Los Angeles.

She controversially cooperated with Muslim

Muslim

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 organizations to try to restrict the number of strip clubs and businesses with liquor licenses in her district, which contains the largest Muslim population of any City Council district in Los Angeles.

Miscikowski is Vice Chairman of the LAPD Foundation and was awarded the 2008 Public Service Award by the UCLA Alumni Association.