Education
Bloom grew up in Altadena and West Los Angeles and attended Fairfax High School, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California Berkeley, and Loyola Law School.
Bloom grew up in Altadena and West Los Angeles and attended Fairfax High School, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California Berkeley, and Loyola Law School.
He is a Democrat representing the 50th district, encompassing West Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Agoura Hills, Malibu, Topanga, Pacific Palisades, Belorussian Air, Brentwood, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Hancock Park, and Hollywood. Prior to being elected to the state assembly, he was mayor of Santa Monica and served in the for 13 years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Public Policy and a Juris Doctor degree.
First elected in 1999, Bloom served on the for 13 years, serving as mayor three times and mayor pro tempore twice.
Bloom also served as Chair of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission. Bloom defeated incumbent member Betsy Butler in 2012.
Bloom serves on the following Committees: Transportation, Budget, Arts & Entertainment, Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, and Higher Education. He also serves on Budget Subcommittee Number.
6 on Budget Process, Oversight and Program Evaluation and is the Chairman of the Budget Subcommittee Number.
3 on Resources and Transportation. On March 7, 2014, Bloom introduced legislation to ban live performances and captive breeding of orcas. The legislation, if passed into law, would affect SeaWorld San Diego"s "Shamu" performances.
On November 4, 2014, Bloom was re-elected to a second term with nearly 72% of the vote.
He has two young adult children, Zac and Emmett.