15 Facts About Laura Chick

Laura N Chick was born on 1944 and is an American civil servant and politician.

Laura Chick was elected to the Los Angeles City Council from the Third District, in 1993 and served two terms, until 2001.

Laura Chick defeated Joy Picus, who had served since 1977, and for whom Chick had worked as a political aide.

In 2001, Laura Chick was elected Los Angeles City Controller, becoming the first woman to hold citywide office in Los Angeles.

Laura Chick's work won her the prestigious ProPublica Prize for Investigative Governance.

Laura Chick left the City Controller's position due to term limits in 2009.

Laura Chick first entered elected office in 1993 when she defeated a 16-year incumbent for a seat on the Los Angeles City Council.

Laura Chick focused on turning the area into a redevelopment zone.

Shortly after President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Laura Chick to act as Inspector General, to provide oversight to the proper use of federal funds.

Laura Chick resigned her City Controller post before the end of her term to accept the state position.

Laura Chick took up the state's challenge of overseeing the massive expenditure of American Recovery funds though her Office was given very little resources.

Laura Chick released nearly 30 reports uncovering misspent stimulus funds totaling millions.

Laura Chick graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1962, and received her Bachelor's Degree in History from UCLA as well as a Master's degree in Social Work from USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.

Laura Chick moved to Kensington, California, near Berkeley, in 2011 where she still lives.

In September 2022, Laura Chick called Controller candidate Kenneth Mejia an extremist who was unfit for office.