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Supervisor Don Knabe was
first elected to the Los
Angeles County Board of
Supervisors in November
of 1996 and was
overwhelmingly
re-elected in 2000, 2004
and 2008.
Supervisor Knabe
represents the Fourth
District, which is a
uniquely diverse area
that is home to over two
million residents and
includes two of the
nation’s largest
economic hubs; the Ports
of Los Angeles and Long
Beach, and Los Angeles
International Airport.
The Fourth District is
also geographically
diverse, stretching from
Marina del Rey to the
Palos Verdes Peninsula
to Long Beach all the
way east to Diamond Bar
and dozens of cities in
between. The Fourth
District also includes
Catalina Island and San
Clemente Island.
In 2007, Knabe was
appointed by the White
House to serve on
President’s Homeland
Security Advisory
Council. In addition, he
has also served on one
of the Council’s
sub-committees, the
State and Local
Officials Senior
Advisory Committee,
since his original
appointment in 2002 by
President Bush. Knabe
also serves as Chairman
of the Senior Advisory
Committee. In 2006,
Knabe was appointed to
the California Emergency
Council by Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Don is both a past
President of the
Coliseum Commission and
past Chairman of First 5
Los Angeles. He is a
Member and past Chairman
of the Urban County
Caucus of the California
State Association of
Counties, an Executive
Board Member of the
California State
Association of Counties,
and sits on the Board of
Governors for L.A. Care
Health Plan. In
addition, he is the Vice
Chairman of the Health
Sub-Committee for the
National Association of
Counties and a Trustee
at the Aquarium of the
Pacific located in Long
Beach.
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