Jay Westbrook

{{Short description|American politician}} '''Jay Westbrook''' (born 1947) is an American politician of the Democratic Party in Cleveland, Ohio. For 34 years, he was a member of Cleveland City Council representing wards on the west side of Cleveland. He was first elected to council in 1979<ref>{{cite book |last=Clavel |first= Pierre|author-link= |date=1986 |title= The Progressive City: Planning and Participation, 1969-1984 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=e4I2fveWvw4C |location= |publisher= Rutgers University Press|page=93 |isbn= 9780813511191}}</ref> and served as its president from 1990 to 1999.<ref name="wjw">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=2013 |title= Longtime Councilman Announces Retirement |url= https://fox8.com/news/longtime-councilman-announces-retirement/amp/ |work=WJW (TV) |location=Cleveland |access-date=January 24, 2024}}</ref><ref name="behrens"/> Some of his political positions included being pro-gun control and pro-LGBT rights.<ref name="behrens"/> He was also considered to be a consumer advocate, particularly with regard to health care.<ref>{{cite book |author=United States House Permanent Select Committee on Aging|author-link= |date= January 19, 1990|title=Rising Medigap Rates |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=5wvIALmCT0AC |location=Cleveland, Ohio |volume=4 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=40 |isbn=}}</ref> Westbrook retired from Council on December 31, 2013.<ref name="wjw"/> Following retirement, he worked for the Thriving Communities program of the Western Reserve Land Conservancy starting in 2014.<ref name="behrens">{{cite magazine |last= Behrens|first= Caitlin|editor-last=Gleydura |editor-first=Steve |date= |title= Where Are They Now: Jay Westbrook |url= https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/people/articles/where-are-they-now-2017-jay-westbrook |magazine= Cleveland Magazine|location= |publisher= |access-date=January 24, 2024}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links==

{{s-start}} {{succession box | before=George L. Forbes | title=President of Cleveland City Council | years=1990–1999 | after=Michael D. Polensek }} {{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Westbrook, Jay}} Category:1947 births Category:Living people Category:Cleveland City Council members