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.
Porter Ranch is a suburban neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles,in the northwest portion of the San Fernando Valley.
Gilbert Anthony Cedillo is an American politician,who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 1st district from 2013 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,Cedillo was previously a member of both the California State Assembly and the California State Senate.
Mark Ridley-Thomas is an American former politician and convicted felon. He spent three terms on the Los Angeles City Council from the 8th district from 1991 to 2002,and again for the 10th district from 2020 until his expulsion from the council in 2022. He was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 2nd Supervisorial District from 2008 to 2020,a California State Senator representing the 26th district from 2006 to 2008,and was a California State Assemblyman representing the 48th district from 2002 until 2006. He was Chairman of the Assembly Democratic Caucus.
Harold M. Bernson was an American politician who was a member of the Los Angeles City Council for 24 years,from 1979 until his retirement in 2003. A conservative Republican,he was a leading proponent of the San Fernando Valley seceding from the rest of Los Angeles.
Richard Anthony Alarcon is an American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1993 to 1998 and again from 2007 to 2013. A Democrat,he previously served in the California State Senate and,for approximately three months,in the California State Assembly.
Neil Papiano was an American lawyer,and managing partner of Iverson,Yoakum,Papiano &Hatch. He received Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Stanford University,the latter in 1957,and an LL.B. from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1961. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1961.
Herman J. "Herb" Wesson Jr. is an American politician who served as a councilmember representing the 10th District for three terms between July 1,2005 and December 14,2020,and again on an appointed basis from March 22,2022 until August 25,2022. He was also the President of the Los Angeles City Council and Speaker of the California State Assembly.
Curren De Mille Price Jr. is an American politician of the Democratic Party,currently serving as a Los Angeles city council member for District 9. Price was a California State Senator,representing the state's 26th Senate District which he won in the May 19,2009 special election to fill the seat vacated by Mark Ridley-Thomas. He previously served as a member of the California State Assembly,representing the state's 51st Assembly District. He was first elected to that position in 2006,and was re-elected in 2008. Price resigned as state senator on July 1,2013,to be sworn in as Los Angeles city councilman.
David Surmier Cunningham Jr. was a business executive who was elected to the Los Angeles City Council to replace Tom Bradley,who had been elected mayor that year. He represented the 10th district until 1987,when he resigned.
Los Angeles's 12th City Council district is one of the fifteen districts in the Los Angeles City Council. It is currently represented by Independent John Lee since 2019 after he was elected to finish Mitchell Englander's term. Lee is the only Independent on the nonpartisan City Council,previously being a Republican much like his predecessors.
Los Angeles's 10th City Council district is one of the fifteen districts in the Los Angeles City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Heather Hutt since 2022,after previous member Herb Wesson was barred from serving on an interim basis in place of suspended member Mark Ridley-Thomas.
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.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,with a primary election on June 3,2014. Voters elected the 53 U.S. representatives from the state of California,one from each of the state's 53 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including a gubernatorial election.
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.
The 2018 California State Senate elections were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,with the primary election being held on June 5,2018. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including for governor and the California State Assembly.
A special election to the United States House of Representatives for California's 25th congressional district was held March 3,2020,the same day as the California presidential primaries. As no candidate received a majority,a runoff took place on May 12,2020,between the top two finishers Christy Smith and Mike Garcia. Garcia's win was the first time Republicans flipped a Democratic-held House seat in California since 1998.
John S. Lee is an American politician,serving as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 12th district. Formerly a Republican,Lee is now an independent and is the only non-Democrat currently on the city council.
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.
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.
