Lorie Zapf

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Lorie Zapf

| smallimage = Lorie Zapf, 2014.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption =Official portrait, 2014

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1958}}

| birth_place =Los Angeles, California

| children = 2

| spouse = Eric Zapf

| residence =

| profession =

| alma_mater = California State University Northridge {{small|(BA)}}
University of Denver {{small|(MA)}} {{Citation | last = Gustafson| first = Craig

| title = Five running to replace Frye in 6th District | newspaper = San Diego Union Tribune | date = May 29, 2010| page=CZ-1}}

| office = Member of the San Diego City Council
from the 2nd district

| term_start = December 10, 2014

| term_end = December 10, 2018

| predecessor = Ed Harris

| successor = Jennifer Campbell

| 1blankname = {{nowrap|Mayor}}

| 1namedata = Kevin Faulconer

| office2 = Member of the San Diego City Council
from the 6th district

| term_start2 = December 2010

| term_end2 = December 10, 2014

| predecessor2 = Donna Frye

| successor2 = Chris Cate

| 1blankname2 = {{nowrap|Mayor}}

| 1namedata2 = Jerry Sanders
Bob Filner
Kevin Faulconer

| party = Republican

| religion =

| website =[http://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd2/ City Council District 2 website]

}}

Lorie Zapf ({{IPAc-en|z|æ|f}}; born 1958) is an American politician in San Diego, California. She served as a San Diego City Council member representing City Council District 2. She was first elected to office in November 2010 serving District 6, but switched districts in 2014 due to redistricting.{{Citation | last = Lebron Kuhney| first = Jen

| title = S.D. City Council May See a Shift When New Faces, Leader Step In | newspaper = San Diego Union Tribune | date = November 12, 2010| page=B-3}} In 2018 Zapf lost a bid for reelection, becoming one of the first incumbent council members to lose a reelection campaign since 1992. She is a Republican, although city council positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law.

San Diego City Council

When she was elected to District 6 in 2010, it included the neighborhoods of Bay Ho, Bay Park, Clairemont Mesa, Fashion Valley, Kearny Mesa, Linda Vista, Mission Valley, North Clairemont, and Serra Mesa.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd6/|title = Councilmember Chris Cate ^(District 6) | City of San Diego Official Website}} Her home in Bay Ho, was moved to District 2 in the 2011 redistricting. She ran for the vacant District 2 seat under the new borders in 2014{{cite news|url=http://sandiegofreepress.org/2011/08/its-official-ocean-beach-remains-in-newly-drawn-city-council-district-2/|title=It's official: Ocean Beach remains in newly drawn City Council District 2|last=Gormlie|first=Frank|date=August 30, 2011|work=San Diego Free Press|accessdate=5 April 2014}} and won election to that seat in the June primary, by getting more than 50% of the vote (53.65%).{{cite news|url=http://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/jun/03/san-diegans-vote-city-council-races/|title=Zapf Wins; Cate, Kim Headed To Runoff In City Council Races|date=June 3, 2014|work=KPBS|accessdate=7 June 2014}} The other neighborhoods in the new District 2 included Bay Park, Morena, Midway/North Bay, Mission Beach, Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach, and Point Loma.{{cite web|title=Communities | City Council District 2|url=http://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd2/communities/index.shtml|website=City of San Diego|accessdate=December 12, 2014}}

In the November 2018 election, Zapf lost her reelection bid to retired doctor Jen Campbell. This marked the first time that an incumbent had failed to be reelected to the City Council since 1992.{{cite news |last1=Garrick |first1=David |title=Cole, Zapf lose re-election bids in two rare instances of San Diego council incumbents being rejected |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/sd-me-san-diego-council-20181106-story.html |accessdate=November 7, 2018 |work=San Diego Union-Tribune |date=November 7, 2018}}

= Committee assignments =

Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Infrastructure Committee
Audit Committee (chair)
Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee
Budget Review Committee
Select Committee on Homelessness{{cite web|last1=Service|first1=City News|title=San Diego City Council Unanimously Votes To Form Homeless Committee|url=http://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/may/16/san-diego-city-council-homeless-committee/|website=KPBS Public Media|date=16 May 2017 |language=en}}

Source: [https://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/officialdocs/legisdocs/cccmeetings Office of the City Clerk]

Personal

She was born in Los Angeles; her mother was a first-generation Mexican American. She is the first Latina to serve on the city council.{{cite news|title=Council District 2 readies for changing of the guard|date=November 20, 2014|work=Peninsula Beacon}} She and her husband Eric founded a business, Boulder Bar Endurance, a line of food bars sold through health food stores. They sold the company to MAF Bionutritionals in 2002 but remained active in its operation.{{cite news|url=http://www.nutraingredients.com/Suppliers2/Boulder-Bar-sold-to-MAF-BioNutritionals|title=Boulder Bar sold to MAF BioNutritionals|date=April 15, 2002|work=nutraingredients.com|accessdate=22 November 2014}} She has lived in Bay Ho for 17 years with her husband and two daughters.

Electoral history

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| title = San Diego City Council District 2 election, 2014{{cite web|title=Election History - Council District 2|url=http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/pdf/cd2results.pdf|publisher=City of San Diego|accessdate=12 January 2013}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Lorie Zapf

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 13,600

| percentage = 53.02

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sarah Boot

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 9,864

| percentage = 38.45

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mark Schwartz

| party = Nonpartisan politician

| votes = 1,272

| percentage = 4.96

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jim Morrison

| party = Nonpartisan politician

| votes = 915

| percentage = 3.57

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 25,651

| percentage= 100

}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change

| title = San Diego City Council District 6 election, 2010{{cite web|title=Election History - Council District 6|url=http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/pdf/cd6results.pdf|publisher=City of San Diego|accessdate=12 January 2013}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Lorie Zapf

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 9,931

| percentage = 36.18

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Howard Wayne

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 6,758

| percentage = 24.62