The Los Angeles City Council is the lawmaking body for the city government of Los Angeles,California,the second largest city in the United States. It has 15 members who each represent the 15 city council districts that are spread throughout the city's 501 square miles of land.
Robert Melvin Wilkinson was a political figure and lobbyist in the San Fernando Valley in California. He was a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1953 to 1957 and from 1967 to 1979.
Wendy Jane Greuel is an American politician. She served as Los Angeles City Controller from 2009 to 2013. Greuel was the second woman elected to citywide office in Los Angeles,after her predecessor Laura Chick.
Greig Smith is an American politician,who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 2003 to 2011,and again briefly in 2019. A member of the Republican Party,Smith represented much of the San Fernando Valley.
Donald R. Knabe was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors,serving the Fourth District. The long east–west district runs from Marina del Rey and LAX through the South Bay,Los Angeles Harbor Region,and the Gateway Cities,to the southeastern San Gabriel Valley.
Felipe J. Fuentes III is an American lobbyist,former politician,and businessman who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 7th district from 2013 until his resignation in 2016. Prior to serving on the Los Angeles City Council,Felipe Fuentes was a member of the California State Assembly,representing the 39th district from 2007 until 2010.
The 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on March 5,2013,to elect the mayor of Los Angeles. No candidate received a majority of the primary votes to be elected outright,and the top two finishers,Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel advanced to a runoff vote. On May 21,2013,Garcetti was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.
Los Angeles's 3rd City Council district is one of the fifteen districts in the Los Angeles City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Bob Blumenfield since 2013 after winning an election to succeed Dennis Zine,who termed out and ran for City Controller that year.
Mitchell Englander is an American former politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council,representing District 12 in the San Fernando Valley,until he resigned December 31,2018. While serving in City Council,he was the only member of the city council who was registered as Republican.
Giuseppe "Joe" Buscaino is an American politician and former police officer,who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 15th district from 2012 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,Buscaino served as President pro tempore of the council from 2020 to 2021.
The government of the City of Los Angeles operates as a charter city under the charter of the City of Los Angeles. The elected government is composed of the Los Angeles City Council with 15 city council districts and the mayor of Los Angeles,which operate under a mayor–council government,as well as several other elective offices. Under the California Constitution,all judicial,school,county,and city offices,including those of chartered cities,are nonpartisan. The current mayor is Karen Bass,the current city attorney is Hydee Feldstein Soto and the current city controller is Kenneth Mejia.
Ron Shalom Galperin is an American politician who served as the 19th Los Angeles City Controller from 2013 to 2022. He took office on July 1,2013 and won re-election in 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,Galperin is the first openly gay official and first neighborhood councilmember to be elected to citywide office in Los Angeles.
Ronald Dan Kouchi is a Democratic politician from Hawaii,representing the 8th district in the state Senate. He has served as the 14th President of the Hawaiʻi Senate since 2015.
David Eun Seok Ryu is an American politician,who served as the Los Angeles City Councilman for District 4 from 2015 to 2020. He is the first Korean-American to hold a council seat in Los Angeles,California,and the first Asian-American to serve on Los Angeles City Council Leadership. Ryu was defeated by Nithya Raman in the November 3rd,2020 general election.
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.
The 2017 Los Angeles elections were held on March 7,2017,in Los Angeles,California. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary,with runoff elections scheduled for May 16,2017. Eight of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election,as well as the offices of Mayor,City Attorney and City Controller. Four ballot measures were also on the ballot.
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.
Kenneth Mejia is an American activist,accountant,and politician,serving as the City Controller of Los Angeles since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party and a former Green Party member,Mejia was a three-time candidate for the United States House of Representatives in California's 34th congressional district,prior to his candidacy and subsequent election as City Controller in 2022.
Timothy B. McOsker is an American politician,businessman,attorney,and former lobbyist,serving as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 15th district. Prior to that,he was the CEO of AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles from 2018 to 2022 and chief of staff to Los Angeles City Attorney and later Mayor James Hahn from 1997 to 2005.
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.
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