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Larry Agran
Lawrence Alan Agran (born February 2, 1945) is an American lawyer and the current mayor of Irvine, California. Born in Chicago, Agran graduated from UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School. He is the city's longest serving mayor and elected official, first in 1978.
As mayor, he advocated for banning CFCs, preservation of nature areas, and suburban preservationism.
He won the 2024 mayor election with 39% of the vote, making it his sixth non-consecutive term as mayor of Irvine. He intends to stand in the mayoral election again in 2026.
Agran was born in Chicago, the son of Selma Elizabeth (Meyerson) and Reuben Agran (originally "Agranowsky"). He was raised in a "politically liberal Jewish household". He grew up in North Hollywood, Los Angeles and was a baseball player as a child. He later attended North Hollywood High School where he played as a quarterback.
Agran graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Berkeley in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science degree in both history and economics. Agran in 1965, together with Peter and Nacy Madian, lobbied the California Public Utilities Commission for permission to run a holiday bus service between UC Berkeley and San Francisco International Airport, but were denied.
He then earned a juris doctor (with honors) from Harvard Law School in 1969, specializing in public interest law.
He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1962 to 1970.
Agran served as legal counsel to the California State Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and taught legislation and public policy at the UCLA School of Law and the University of California, Irvine Graduate School of Management.
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Larry Agran
Lawrence Alan Agran (born February 2, 1945) is an American lawyer and the current mayor of Irvine, California. Born in Chicago, Agran graduated from UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School. He is the city's longest serving mayor and elected official, first in 1978.
As mayor, he advocated for banning CFCs, preservation of nature areas, and suburban preservationism.
He won the 2024 mayor election with 39% of the vote, making it his sixth non-consecutive term as mayor of Irvine. He intends to stand in the mayoral election again in 2026.
Agran was born in Chicago, the son of Selma Elizabeth (Meyerson) and Reuben Agran (originally "Agranowsky"). He was raised in a "politically liberal Jewish household". He grew up in North Hollywood, Los Angeles and was a baseball player as a child. He later attended North Hollywood High School where he played as a quarterback.
Agran graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Berkeley in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science degree in both history and economics. Agran in 1965, together with Peter and Nacy Madian, lobbied the California Public Utilities Commission for permission to run a holiday bus service between UC Berkeley and San Francisco International Airport, but were denied.
He then earned a juris doctor (with honors) from Harvard Law School in 1969, specializing in public interest law.
He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1962 to 1970.
Agran served as legal counsel to the California State Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and taught legislation and public policy at the UCLA School of Law and the University of California, Irvine Graduate School of Management.
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