Todd Gloria
Encyclopedia
Todd Gloria is an American elected official in San Diego, California
. He serves as a San Diego City Councilmember
representing District 3. He was elected to a four-year term in 2008. He is a Democrat
, although city council positions are officially nonpartisan per California
state law.
District 3 includes the neighborhoods of Balboa Park, City Heights, Golden Hill, Hillcrest, Kensington, Normal Heights, North Park, South Park, Talmadge, and University Heights.
and then a little bit of Dutch
and Puerto Rican
."
Gloria graduated summa cum laude from the University of San Diego
, with majors in history and political science. While a student at USD, Gloria was active in the effort to add "sexual orientation" to the campus nondiscrimination policy.
U.S. Congresswoman Susan Davis has been his political mentor ever since they first met in 1993, when Davis was the director of a leadership and cross-cultural understanding program for high school students. In 2002, Gloria became Davis's district director, a position he held until being elected to the city council in 2008.
While working for Davis, Gloria also served as a San Diego Housing Commissioner from 2005 until 2008. He is also a former chairman of the San Diego LGBT Community Center and was a resident panelist on San Diego's Prostitution Impact Panel.
in 2008. He received a plurality of votes in the June 2008 primary election, leading to a November run off election against fellow Democrat Stephen Whitburn, a former journalist, community activist and ally of then District 6 councilmember Donna Frye
.. Gloria defeated Whitburn with 54.3% of the vote.
Gloria serves as the chair of the council's land use and housing committee. He also serves on the public safety & neighborhood services, budget & finance, and rules committees. Gloria represents San Diego on the Metropolitan Transit Service Board, the San Diego Workforce Partnership Policy Board, and the SANDAG transportation, public safety, and regional planning committees.
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
. He serves as a San Diego City Councilmember
San Diego City Council
The San Diego City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of San Diego, California. The city councilmember seats are all officially non-partisan by state law. There are currently 8 members of the city council, which will be expanded to 9 members in 2012 under the terms of a...
representing District 3. He was elected to a four-year term in 2008. He is a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
, although city council positions are officially nonpartisan per California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
state law.
District 3 includes the neighborhoods of Balboa Park, City Heights, Golden Hill, Hillcrest, Kensington, Normal Heights, North Park, South Park, Talmadge, and University Heights.
Life and career
Gloria is a third generation San Diegan, all four of his grandparents having moved to San Diego because of their involvement with the military. He described his ethnic background in an interview as being: "[b]asically half Native American (Tlingit-Haida, an Alaskan tribe), a quarter FilipinoFilipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
and then a little bit of Dutch
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
and Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
."
Gloria graduated summa cum laude from the University of San Diego
University of San Diego
The University of San Diego is a Roman Catholic university in San Diego, California. USD offers more than sixty bachelor's, master’s, and doctoral programs...
, with majors in history and political science. While a student at USD, Gloria was active in the effort to add "sexual orientation" to the campus nondiscrimination policy.
U.S. Congresswoman Susan Davis has been his political mentor ever since they first met in 1993, when Davis was the director of a leadership and cross-cultural understanding program for high school students. In 2002, Gloria became Davis's district director, a position he held until being elected to the city council in 2008.
While working for Davis, Gloria also served as a San Diego Housing Commissioner from 2005 until 2008. He is also a former chairman of the San Diego LGBT Community Center and was a resident panelist on San Diego's Prostitution Impact Panel.
San Diego City Council
Gloria ran for the District 3 seat vacated by the termed-out Toni AtkinsToni Atkins
Toni G. Atkins is an American Democratic politician and a member of the California State Assembly from San Diego's 76th district. She formerly served on San Diego City Council, leaving office in December 2008 due to term limits...
in 2008. He received a plurality of votes in the June 2008 primary election, leading to a November run off election against fellow Democrat Stephen Whitburn, a former journalist, community activist and ally of then District 6 councilmember Donna Frye
Donna Frye
Donna Frye was a member of the San Diego City Council, representing District 6. Her term ended December 6 2010.Frye was born in 1952 in Pennsylvania, the second of three children...
.. Gloria defeated Whitburn with 54.3% of the vote.
Gloria serves as the chair of the council's land use and housing committee. He also serves on the public safety & neighborhood services, budget & finance, and rules committees. Gloria represents San Diego on the Metropolitan Transit Service Board, the San Diego Workforce Partnership Policy Board, and the SANDAG transportation, public safety, and regional planning committees.