Tom LaBonge
{{Short description|American politician (1953–2021)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Tom LaBonge
|image=Tom LaBonge, 2014.jpg
|alt=
|caption=
|order=
|office=Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 4th district
|term_start=November 1, 2001
|term_end=July 1, 2015
|predecessor=John Ferraro
|successor=David Ryu
|office1= Assistant President Pro Tempore of the
Los Angeles City Council
|term_start1= January 3, 2012
|term_end1= July 28, 2015
|predecessor1= Dennis Zine
|successor1= Nury Martinez
|birth_date={{birth date|1953|10|6}}
|birth_place=Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|2021|1|7|1953|10|6}}
|death_place=Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|religion=
|spouse={{marriage|Brigid Manning LaBonge|1988}}
|alma_mater=California State University, Los Angeles
|occupation=Politician
|party=Democratic
|website={{url|www.tomlabonge.com}}
}}
Thomas J. LaBonge (October 6, 1953 – January 7, 2021) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served on the Los Angeles City Council from 2001 to 2015, representing the city's 4th district.
Education
A graduate of John Marshall High School, LaBonge received his bachelor's degree in sociology from California State University, Los Angeles.
Career
File:Plaque to Tom LaBonge, Hollywood Bld (July 2023).jpg
He was a member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 4th district, serving from 2001 to 2015. He won a special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of long-time council member John Ferraro. The district included a wide diversity of incomes and neighborhoods. During his time in office, he was the Chairman of the Arts, Parks, Health and Aging Committee, Vice Chairman of the Transportation Committee and the Ad Hoc River Committee, and a member of the Trade, Commerce & Tourism Committee, and the Ad Hoc on Recovering Energy, Natural Resources & Economic Benefit from Waste for L.A. (RENEW LA) in the city of Los Angeles. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Before serving as councilman, LaBonge was Director of Community Relations at the Department of Water and Power, Special Assistant to Mayor Richard Riordan, and Chief Deputy to Council President John Ferraro. LaBonge was a lifelong advocate for Griffith Park, one of the largest urban parks in the nation, which fell in his old council district.
Personal life
He married graphic designer and illustrator Brigid Manning LaBonge in 1988. Before his death, LaBonge resided in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles with his wife and their two children, Mary-Cate and Charles.
Death
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Category:California State University, Los Angeles alumni
Category:Los Angeles City Council members
Category:People from Silver Lake, Los Angeles
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