Greig Smith is an American

United States

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 politician

Politician

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. He is a Los Angeles City Council

Los Angeles City Council

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man, representing the 12th District

Los Angeles City Council District 12

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, which includes Granada Hills, Northridge

Northridge

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 and other parts of the Western San Fernando Valley

San Fernando Valley

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. He was elected to the LA City Council in 2003 defeating LA School Board member Julie Kornstein in the race to succeed Hal Bernson. He is one of two Republican Party

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 members of the City Council.

Smith is also a Reserve Los Angeles Police Department

Los Angeles Police Department

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 Officer. Prior to serving on the council, Smith owned a family clothing business, was the Chief of Staff to former Councilman Hal Bernson

Hal Bernson

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, and was a community activist. He holds two degrees from the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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 and a certificate from the University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Los Angeles

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.

As a councilman, he has made waste management his main issue and was successful in lobbying his colleagues to unanimously pass his comprehensive blueprint for the city, RENEW LA, Recovering Energy, Natural Resources, and Economic Benefit from Waste for Los Angeles.

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