John Heilman
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John Heilman is a Cleveland native who moved to Southern California to attend the University of Southern California Law School.
John Heilman was active in the incorporation of the City of West Hollywood. He was elected to the City's first City Council in November 1984 and he has served continuously on the City Council since that time. John Heilman was chosen as the City's second Mayor in 1985. He also served as Mayor in 1990, 1995, 1999 and 2001. He also began his most recent turn as major in April of 2006.
John Heilman and fellow council member Abbe Land are close political allies.
Since his earliest days on the City Council, one of Heilman's main concerns has been domestic partner rights. Heilman was instrumental in the establishment of West Hollywood's domestic partnership registration program that permitted city employee partners to register and obtain domestic partner benefits. John Heilman is believed to have invented the term domestic partner to describe same gender living relationships. The term is also used to describe seniors, regardless of gender, who are at least 62 and 1/2 years old and living together.
John Heilman is a past board member of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California. John Heilman is also the past president of the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Local Officials Group and past co-chair of the International Network of Lesbian and Gay Officials. He holds an active membership the Stonewall Democratic Club. Heilman is also a member of the [Coalition for Economic Survival].
As a result of Heilman's leadership on the issue of AIDS, he received the U.S. Conference of Mayor's Award in 1990.
John Heilman is an avid runner and was responsible for bringing Frontrunners Annual 5k/10k Pride Run to West Hollywood as part of the city's annual Christopher Street West/CSW Pride event held in June of each year.
John Heilman currently teaches law at both Whittier Law School and the University of Southern California Law School.
External links
- [Mayor John Heilman of City of West Hollywood]
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