BOB'S BIOGRAPHY

Member, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley
Member, Valley Grassroots for Democracy
Member, Democrats for Israel
Member, Democratic State Central Committee
Worked on the Clinton/Gore Campaign (1992) and helped coordinate the Clinton/Gore Valley Coordinated Campaign (1996)
Volunteered for Kerry for President in 2004 and has also worked on many local, state and congressional races
Participated in every National Democratic Nominating Convention since 1980

Founding member of the San Fernando Valley Veterans Day Parade Committee
Chair, Valley Anti-Defamation League Advisory Board
Graduate, Valley Leadership Institute
Boardmember, L.A. League of Conservation Voters
Member of the West Valley Jewish Community Center Public Affairs Committee
Member, California Highway Patrol Citizens Advisory Committee
Boardmember, Children's Pressline national youth journalism/advocacy organization
Vice Chair, California Trust For Public Schools

Played a critical role in securing $130 million to expedite the carpool lane on the northbound 405 freeway
Worked with Congressman Berman to secure tens of millions in federal funding for a variety of important local projects including an environmental at-risk youth camp, the Children's Museum, a gang-prevention program with Communities in Schools, a Tree People demonstration project, an innovative Senior Transportation Project, greening and flood projects, a Transit Station Extension at Valley College, enhanced landscaping along the Orange Bus Line, a Nurses Training Program, a domestic violence program, and a natural gas fueling station.
Point person for Congressman Berman’s legislation which brought billions of dollars in aid to the Valley after the Northridge Earthquake.
Drafted and developed the 1997 Strategic Plan for the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.
Worked to acquire thousands of acres of open space for public use and protection.
Wrote legislation to rout out corporate welfare to defense contractors who were being subsidized for overseas trade-shows.
Worked closely with the Government Accounting Office to reveal defense Contractor fraud with regard to the Nation's Missile Defense Program.

Bob Blumenfield lives in Woodland Hills with his wife, Kafi, and their baby daughter, Nia.
His siblings and their families also live in the Valley.