1. Lai Jean Quan was born on October 21,1949 and is an American politician who served the 49th mayor of Oakland, California from 2011 to 2015.
16 Facts About Jean Quan
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Jean Quan previously served as City Council member for Oakland's 4th District.
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Jean Quan's husband, Dr Floyd Huen, is a doctor of internal medicine for Alameda County.
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Jean Quan was on the Oakland School Board for 12 years, starting in 1990 after organizing a citywide parent organization, Save Our Schools.
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Jean Quan served as chair of the California Urban Schools Association, the Asian Pacific Islanders School Board Members Association, and the Council of Urban Boards Association.
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Jean Quan was appointed by the Clinton Administration to represent School Boards on the Title I Rules Making Committee.
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In 2002, Jean Quan was elected to her first term as Council Member for Oakland District 4.
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Jean Quan attributed the crime to lack of employment opportunities in Oakland.
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Jean Quan capitalized on this visibility by traveling to and meeting with potential trade and business partners for the City and Port of Oakland.
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Two weeks later, Jean Quan introduced a plan for the police department which included updating the technological staff and rehiring 10 of the 80 officers who were laid off the previous year.
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Jean Quan received widespread national criticism in October 2011 for her handling of the Occupy Oakland protest.
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Jean Quan was in Washington, DC at the time on city business.
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Jean Quan issued a statement the next morning commending the police chief "for a generally peaceful resolution to a situation".
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Jean Quan was criticized for apparent insensitivity at an Oakland City Council meeting on March 6,2013.
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Jean Quan told me she realizes I have a chip on my shoulder.
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On December 7,2011, the Oakland City Clerk's office approved the request by the Committee to Recall Jean Quan to begin collecting signatures to qualify a recall measure for a future ballot.