Candidate for
Council Member; City of La Mirada

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Councilmember Hal Malkin was first elected to the La Mirada City Council on April 12, 1994 and re-elected on March 2, 1999 and March 4, 2003. Councilmember Malkin served as Mayor and chairman of the Redevelopment Agency 1998-99 and 2003-04. Councilmember Malkin is immediate past chairman of the Board of Directors of the Rio Hondo Chapter of the American Red Cross and as a member of the Executive Committee. Councilmember Malkin was a member of the La Mirada Theatre Commission for 17 years and is involved in many civic organizations, including Member and Past President of the La Mirada Chamber of Commerce, Life Member of the Friends of the Library, Angel for the Friends of the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, Life Member City of Hope (Shirley Holiver Auxiliary), Life Patron of the La Mirada Symphony, and Life Member of the La Mirada Sister City Association.

Councilmember Malkin has received several awards, including Outstanding Faculty Member, Cerritos College, 2002-2003; Member of the Year, La Mirada Chamber of Commerce; Parent-Teachers Association Honorary Service Award; and the Golden State Children's Theatre Appreciation Award. Councilmember Malkin has also sponsored more than 100 Little League, Soccer, Little Miss Softball, and school athletic teams.
Councilmember Malkin owned and operated Key Rexall Drugs in La Mirada for 23 years. He sold the business to a major national chain in November of 1994 and is now an instructor and department chair at Cerritos College in the Pharmacy Technology program.
Councilmember Malkin has been a resident of La Mirada since February 1972. His wife of 32 years is Barbara; and they have two sons, Michael (currently in the PhD. Program at Stanford) and Jon (currently in the PhD. Program at the University of Washington).