Laura Bettencourt

Candidate for City Council Member, Palmdale, District 3 · Councilmember/Crime Analyst

Laura Bettencourt has lived in the Antelope Valley since 1985. She was first elected to the Palmdale City Council in May 2009 and re-elected in later cycles. A crime analyst for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (19 years as of 2018), she previously worked for Northrop Grumman on the B-2 bomber program and has taught criminal justice at Antelope Valley College. She holds degrees from UC Irvine, Cal State San Bernardino and Antelope Valley College and is certified by the California Department of Justice in crime and intelligence analysis.

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