Ignacio De La Fuente Biography
- Title:
- Former President of the Oakland, California City Council
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should Prostitution Be Legal?"
- Reasoning:
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“I tell people who say to me that prostitution is a victimless crime they should know about the 217 under-age girls who were arrested for prostitution in Oakland last year. We’re going to shame the out-of-towners and locals who drive to our neighborhood to look for prostitutes.”
San Francisco Chronicle, Mar. 13, 2005
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Former President, Oakland City Council
- Member, Oakland City Council, 1992-present
- International Vice President, Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics, and Allied Workers International Union, AFL-CIO
- Candidate, Mayor of Oakland, 2006
- Screaming Eagle Award, California Reinvestment Coalition, 2005
- Union Representative, 1977
- Former Foundry Machinist
- Co-Chair, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority
- Education:
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- None found
- Other:
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- None found
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