1. Sherri Ann Lightner is an American politician, businesswoman, engineer, and community activist who served as a member of the San Diego City Council for District 1, from November 2008 to 2017.
13 Facts About Sherri Lightner
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Sherri Lightner is a Democrat, although council positions are officially nonpartisan.
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Sherri Lightner moved to San Diego during elementary school and graduated from Crawford High School.
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Sherri Lightner worked in private industry as an engineer for 23 years.
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Sherri Lightner started her professional career as an engineering aide at General Atomics, hired by the High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor Division.
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Sherri Lightner then accepted a senior engineering position with the Structural Dynamics group at Rohr Industries to work on high velocity impact analysis.
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Sherri Lightner began serving as a volunteer for several San Diego nonprofit organizations.
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Sherri Lightner was the president of the La Jolla Town Council and La Jolla Shores Association and secretary for the La Jolla Community Planning Association.
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Sherri Lightner was one of three candidates to represent San Diego City Council District 1 in the 2008 election.
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Sherri Lightner replaced termed-out San Diego City councilmember Scott Peters on December 8,2008.
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Sherri Lightner is chair of the Rules and Economic Development Committee and Land Use and Housing Committee.
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Sherri Lightner serves on the Land Use and Housing Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee.
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On December 10,2014, Sherri Lightner was voted to be City Council President, replacing Todd Gloria.