Marty Simonoff is serving his fourth term on the Brea City Council. He was first elected in November 1996. Marty was re-elected in November 2000, 2004 and 2008. He served as Mayor in 1999, 2002 and 2007. 

Councilmember Simonoff’s professional experience includes a career in law enforcement. He retired in 1991 as a Police Captain with the City of Huntington Park.
 
Though Councilmember Simonoff is retired from public safety, he has maintained a strong interest in all aspects of public safety. He is beginning his fourteenth year as a member of the National League of Cities' Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Steering Committee, having served as its Chair in 2006. He is also a thirteen-year member of the State League of California Cities' Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy Committee and Steering Committee, having served two terms as Chair. Councilmember Simonoff is a member of the League of California Cities Board of Directors, being appointed to his third two-year term in 2008. Councilmember Simonoff is also a past president of the Orange County Division of the League of California Cities. He also serves as a member of Brea's Development Committee and has served on Brea's Finance Committee. 

A Brea resident since 1981, Councilmember Simonoff has an extensive background of community service. He is a member of the Brea Lions Club, the Brea Historical Society and the Brea Chamber of Commerce. He also serves on Brea's Country Fair Steering Committee. He has been active in youth sports, serving as a Little League coach and as a past Board Member for the Brea Olinda High School Football Booster Club. Additionally, Councilmember Simonoff can be found volunteering for non-profit organizations and service clubs that call on him for help. 

Councilmember Simonoff holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Whittier College, California. He and his wife Sonie have two children, Lisa and Jake, son-in-law John, and two grandchildren.