Sheila James Kuehl is an American politician and retired actress,who served as a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd District from 2014 to 2022. Kuehl was California's first openly gay state legislator,having previously served in the California State Senate and the California State Assembly,where she was the Assembly's first female speaker pro tem.
Fiona Ma is an American politician and accountant. She has been serving as the California state treasurer since January 7,2019. She previously was a member of the California Board of Equalization (2015–2019),the California State Assembly (2006–2012),and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2002–2006).
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (LACBOS) is the five-member governing body of Los Angeles County,California,United States.
Deborah V. Ortiz is an American politician from Sacramento,California. A Democrat,she served in both chambers of the California State Legislature. A then-member of Sacramento City Council,Ortiz was elected to the California State Assembly in 1996 and served a single two-year term representing the 9th Assembly district. In 1998,she was elected to the California State Senate from the 6th Senate district with 55% of the vote and won re-election in 2002 with 70.8% of the vote. Term limits prevented her from seeking a third Senate term in 2006;she instead ran unsuccessfully for Secretary of State.
Toni Gayle Atkins is an American politician who served as the 51st president pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2018 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the 69th speaker of the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2016 and the California State Assembly majority leader from 2012-2014. She has represented the 39th State Senate district since 2016,encompassing most of San Diego.
Denise Moreno Ducheny is an American lawyer and former politician from California. She is a former California State Senator who represented Senate District 40,which includes southern San Diego County,part of Riverside County,and all of Imperial County. Ducheny is a Democrat. She lives with her husband,Al,in San Diego,California. She is now a senior policy advisor at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the University of California,San Diego.
Roy Arthur Ashburn is an American politician from Kern County,California. A Republican,he served as a California State Senator from 2002 to 2010 representing the 18th district. He previously served three terms in the California State Assembly,representing the 32nd district and 12 years on the Kern County Board of Supervisors. He served on the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board from 2011 until February 2015,after having been appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Robert Myles Hertzberg is an American politician who previously served in the California State Senate. A Democrat,he represented the 18th Senate District,which includes parts of the San Fernando Valley.
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.
Roger Niello is an American politician who is currently in the California State Senate representing the 6th district,which includes portions of Sacramento and Placer counties. He is a Republican who had also served in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010.
Sharon Yvonne Runner was an American politician. She was a Republican California State Senator,who represented the 21st Senate District at the time of her death,and previously represented the 17th Senate District from 2011 to 2012. She was also a member of the California State Assembly from 2002 to 2008,representing the 36th district. She was the wife of California State Board of Equalization Member George Runner. From 2004 to 2008,then-Senator George Runner and then-Assemblywoman Sharon Runner were the first husband and wife in California history to serve concurrently in the California State Legislature.
Lois Wolk is an American politician and former member of the California State Senate. A Democrat,she represented the 3rd Senate District,which encompasses the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta region and portions of the North Bay.
Ricardo Lara is an American politician who is currently serving as the 8th Insurance Commissioner of California. Lara was elected during the 2018 election,defeating former California insurance commissioner Steve Poizner.
Michael J. Rubio is a former California State Senator representing the 16th Senate District before resigning on February 22,2013. He previously served as Fifth District Kern County Supervisor representing the communities of Arvin,Lamont,and East Bakersfield.
Kristin Olsen is an American business owner and politician. She served on the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors from 2017 to 2021. From 2010 to 2016 she served in the California State Assembly representing the 12th district and serving as the Assembly Minority Leader. Prior to being elected to the State Assembly,she was a member of the Modesto City Council. Olsen is a Republican and lives in Riverbank.
The Government of Los Angeles County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution,California law,and the Charter of the County of Los Angeles. Much of the Government of California is in practice the responsibility of county governments,such as the Government of Los Angeles County. The County government provides countywide services such as elections and voter registration,law enforcement,jails,vital records,property records,tax collection,public health,health care,and social services. In addition the County serves as the local government for all unincorporated areas.
Brian Dwain Dahle is an American politician and farmer who has served as a member of the California State Senate from the 1st district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,Dahle served as a member of the California State Assembly from the 1st district from 2012 to 2019,and as Assembly minority leader from 2017 to 2018. Before his election to the state legislature,Dahle served on the Lassen County Board of Supervisors from 1997 to 2012.
Patricia "Pat" Carmody Bates is an American Republican politician who served in the California State Senate,representing the 36th Senate district,which encompasses parts of Orange and San Diego counties. She left office on December 5,2022. She served as the Senate's minority leader from 2017 to 2019. She previously served as a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from 2007 to 2014,and the California State Assembly from 1998 to 2004. She also served as the first mayor of Laguna Niguel,California following its incorporation in 1989,and continued to serve on the city council until 1998. Before serving as mayor,she had been employed as a social worker in Los Angeles County.
Sydney Kai Kamlager-Dove is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 37th congressional district since 2023. A Democrat,she previously served in the California State Senate,representing the 30th district. She has also served in the California State Assembly and as a trustee for the Los Angeles Community College District.
The 2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections took place on March 3,2020,with runoff elections held on November 3,2020,to elect members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Three of the five seats on the board were up for election.
