Hilda Lucia Solis is an American politician and a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 1st district. Solis previously served as the 25th United States Secretary of Labor from 2009 to 2013,as part of the administration of President Barack Obama. She is a member of the Democratic Party and served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009,representing the 31st and 32nd congressional districts of California that include East Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley.
Eric Michael Garcetti is an American politician and diplomat who has been the United States ambassador to India since May 11,2023. He was the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles from 2013 until 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he was first elected in the 2013 election,and re-elected in 2017. A former member of the Los Angeles City Council,Garcetti served as City Council president from 2006 to 2012. He was the city's first elected Jewish mayor,and its second consecutive Mexican-American mayor. He was elected as the youngest mayor in over 100 years,having been 42 at the time of his inauguration. Upon nomination by President Joe Biden after a previously failed nomination the year before,Garcetti was finally confirmed as Ambassador to India by the Senate on a 52–42 vote on March 15,2023.
Jan C. Perry is an American politician from California. A member of the Democratic Party,she served on the Los Angeles City Council from 2001 to 2013.
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.
Gilbert Salvador Iberri Garcetti is an American politician and lawyer. He served as Los Angeles County's 40th district attorney for two terms,from 1992 until November 7,2000. He is the father of U.S. Ambassador to India and former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
Karen Ruth Bass is an American politician,social worker and former physician assistant who has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,Bass previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2022 and in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010,serving as speaker during her final Assembly term.
Proposition 34 was a California ballot measure that was decided by California voters at the statewide election on November 6,2012. It sought to repeal Proposition 17,originally passed by voters in 1972,thus abolishing the death penalty in California.
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.
Jimmy Gomez is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 34th congressional district since 2017. His district includes the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Eagle Rock,Boyle Heights,Downtown Los Angeles,Koreatown,and other communities. A member of the Democratic Party,Gomez served in the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2017.
Francisco "Franky" Carrillo is an American politician,who was wrongfully convicted of the 1991 murder of Donald Sarpy and served twenty years in prison before his conviction was reversed by the Los Angeles County Superior Court on March 14,2011. A member of the Democratic Party,Carrillo currently serves on the Los Angeles County Probation Oversight Commission.
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.
Nina Lucine Hachigian is an American diplomat currently serving as the first U.S. Special Representative for City and State Diplomacy under Antony Blinken in the Biden administration. In this role,she seeks to bring benefits to,and learn from,local leaders in the U.S.,and connect them to counterparts around the world.
Wendy Maria Carrillo Dono is a Salvadoran-born American politician who served in the California State Assembly from 2017 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,she represented the 52nd State Assembly district,encompassing parts of northeastern Los Angeles and East Los Angeles. She was sworn into office by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon on December 16,2017,after winning the special election to succeed Congressman Jimmy Gomez. Carrillo is the first Salvadoran immigrant and the first formerly illegal immigrant to be elected to the State Assembly.
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 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.
The 2024 California State Assembly election was 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 were elected as part of the 2024 California elections.
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas is an American politician and a member of the California Senate. A Democrat,she has represented the 28th Senate District since 2022.
Caroline Menjivar is an American politician and United States Marine Corps veteran. She has served as a member of the California State Senate since 2022. A Democrat,she represents the 20th district. She became the first LGBTQ legislator to represent San Fernando Valley.
The 2024 Los Angeles elections was held on March 5,2024. Voters will elect candidates in a nonpartisan primary,with runoff elections scheduled for November 5. Seven of the fifteen seats in the City Council will be up for election.
Nicholas Bernard Coolon Schultz,is an American politician and prosecutor who is currently a member of the California State Assembly since 2024. He was previously a member of the Burbank City Council,serving as Vice Mayor from 2022 to 2023 and as Mayor from 2023 until 2024.
