![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jackie Goldberg</span> American politician and teacher (born 1944)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Jackie_Goldberg%2C_2014.jpg/320px-Jackie_Goldberg%2C_2014.jpg)
Jacqueline Barbara Goldberg is an American politician, activist and former educator currently serving as a member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education for District 5, a position she has held since 2019. Previously serving as a board member from 1983 until 1991, Goldberg has also served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council and the California State Assembly.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adrin Nazarian</span> American politician](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Adrin_Nazarian%2C_2018.jpg/320px-Adrin_Nazarian%2C_2018.jpg)
Adrin Nazarian is an American politician of Armenian descent who served in the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the 46th Assembly District which encompasses the central-southern San Fernando Valley.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 California's 34th congressional district special election</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/320px-No_image.svg.png)
A special election was held on June 6, 2017, to elect the member of the United States House of Representatives for California's 34th congressional district. A special open primary election was held on April 4, 2017.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 California Attorney General election</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/2018_California_Attorney_General_election_results_map_by_county.svg/320px-2018_California_Attorney_General_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png)
The 2018 California Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of California. The 2014 election winner Kamala Harris was elected to the United States Senate during the 2016 Senate election; incumbent Democratic Attorney General, Xavier Becerra won election to a full term.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Los Angeles mayoral election</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/2022LAmayor.svg/320px-2022LAmayor.svg.png)
The 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A top-two primary was held on June 7, 2022. Candidates could win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote, but no candidate received a majority. More than forty candidates formed committees to run. Twenty-seven filed their declaration of intention to collect signatures for the ballot, and of these twelve qualified.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nithya Raman</span> American politician and activist](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Nithya_Raman%2C_2022.jpg/320px-Nithya_Raman%2C_2022.jpg)
Nithya V. Raman is an Indian American urban planner, activist, and politician serving as the Los Angeles City Councilmember for the 4th District since 2020. Raman, a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated incumbent Councilmember David Ryu in 2020.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Los Angeles elections</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Seal_of_California.svg/320px-Seal_of_California.svg.png)
The 2020 Los Angeles elections were held on March 3, 2020. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for November 3, 2020. Seven of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 California Insurance Commissioner election</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/2022_California_Insurance_Commissioner_election_results_map_by_county.svg/320px-2022_California_Insurance_Commissioner_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png)
The 2022 California Insurance Commissioner election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Insurance Commissioner of California. Under California's nonpartisan blanket primary law, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the primary, voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. The top two finishers — regardless of party — advanced to the general election in November, even if a candidate managed to receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary election. Incumbent Democratic Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara won re-election to a second term.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nick Melvoin</span> American educator and politician](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Nick_Melvoin%2C_2018.jpg/320px-Nick_Melvoin%2C_2018.jpg)
Nicholas James Melvoin is an American attorney, former teacher, and adjunct professor serving as member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education for District 4 since May 16, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Melvoin is the second youngest member of the board after Kelly Gonez.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Los Angeles elections</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Seal_of_California.svg/320px-Seal_of_California.svg.png)
The 2022 Los Angeles elections were held on June 7, 2022. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for November 8, 2022. Eight of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election while three of the seven seats in the LAUSD Board of Education were up for election. The seat of Mayor of Los Angeles was up for election due to incumbent Eric Garcetti's term limit. The seats of the Los Angeles City Controller and the Los Angeles City Attorney were also up for election, as their incumbents, Mike Feuer and Ron Galperin, were running for mayor and California State Controller respectively.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Los Angeles special elections</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Seal_of_California.svg/320px-Seal_of_California.svg.png)
The 2019 Los Angeles special elections were held on March 5, 2019, and June 4, 2019. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for May 14, 2019 and August 13, 2019. One of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election while one of the seven seats in the Board of Education were up for election.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Katy Young Yaroslavsky</span> American attorney and politician](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Katy_Young_Yaroslavsky%2C_2023.jpg/320px-Katy_Young_Yaroslavsky%2C_2023.jpg)
Katharine Elizabeth Young Yaroslavsky is an American attorney and politician who is currently a member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 5th district. A member of the Democratic Party, Yaroslavsky placed first in the 2022 election to replace Paul Koretz, before winning in the general election against attorney Sam Yebri.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 California State Assembly election</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/2024_California_State_Assembly_election.svg/320px-2024_California_State_Assembly_election.svg.png)
The 2024 California State Assembly election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with the primary election being held on March 5, 2024. All of the seats of the California State Assembly will be elected as part of the 2024 California elections.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 California State Senate election</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Seal_of_California.svg/320px-Seal_of_California.svg.png)
The 2024 California State Senate election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with the primary election being held on March 5, 2024. Voters in the 20 odd-numbered districts of the California State Senate will elect their representatives. The elections will coincide with the elections for other offices, including the state Assembly.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eunisses Hernandez</span> American activist and politician](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Eunisses_Hernandez_official_headshot%2C_2022.jpg/320px-Eunisses_Hernandez_official_headshot%2C_2022.jpg)
Eunisses Hernandez is an American activist and politician, currently serving as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 1st district since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Hernandez defeated incumbent councilmember Gil Cedillo during the primary in an upset in the 2022 election.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hugo Soto-Martinez</span> American labor organizer and politician](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Hugo_Soto-Martinez%2C_2022.jpg/320px-Hugo_Soto-Martinez%2C_2022.jpg)
Hugo Soto-Martinez is an American labor organizer and politician, currently serving as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 13th district since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Soto-Martinez defeated incumbent Mitch O'Farrell in the 2022 general election.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heather Hutt</span> American politician (born 1959)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Heater_Hutt%2C_2022_%282%29.jpg/320px-Heater_Hutt%2C_2022_%282%29.jpg)
Heather J. Hutt is an American politician who is currently serving as an appointed councilmember representing the 10th District of Los Angeles since April 11, 2023, previously serving for a temporary vacancy from September 2, 2022 to March 30, 2023. She was previously a candidate for California's 54th State Assembly district in 2021 and served as a California State Director for then-Senator Kamala Harris from 2019 to 2020.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/LA_City_Council_President_Nury_Martinez_%28cropped%29.jpg/320px-LA_City_Council_President_Nury_Martinez_%28cropped%29.jpg)
On October 9, 2022, an audio recording surfaced of a private meeting involving Los Angeles City Council members and a union leader that involved racist and disparaging comments and led to a local political scandal. The audio recording captured a conversation between City Council president Nury Martinez, fellow councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León, and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Los Angeles special election</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Seal_of_California.svg/320px-Seal_of_California.svg.png)
The 2023 Los Angeles special election was held on April 4, 2023 with a runoff occurring on June 27, 2023. Voters will elect a candidate in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections potentially scheduled. One of the fifteen seats on the Los Angeles City Council was up for election due to the vacancy of one member, councilwoman Nury Martinez of District 6, who resigned in the wake of the 2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal. Sharon Tso was installed as a caretaker to the district, but no formal appointment was made. There was potential for a recall over Kevin de León's statements made during the 2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal as well, though due to the lack of signatures turned in by the deadline on April 1, 2023, the petition to recall de León failed. Former City Attorney Mike Feuer also proposed that a special election be held on a referendum to replace the Council's ability to redraw the City Council districts with an independent commission before the 2024 elections.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Los Angeles City Controller election</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/2022LAcitycontroller.svg/320px-2022LAcitycontroller.svg.png)
The 2022 Los Angeles City Controller election was held on held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Los Angeles City Controller. Incumbent City Controller Ron Galperin was unable to seek a third term due to term limits, and unsuccessfully ran for California State Controller. However, he was serving an extended second term due to a law that shifted election dates from an off-year election to a midterm and statewide election year. Certified Public Accountant Kenneth Mejia defeated city councilmember Paul Koretz to become the 20th City Controller.