The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (LACBOS) is the five-member governing body of Los Angeles County,California,United States.
Stephen Lawrence Cooley is an American politician and prosecutor. He was the Los Angeles County District Attorney from 2000 to 2012. Cooley was re-elected in 2004 and again in 2008.
Janice Kay Hahn is an American politician serving as a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 4th district since 2016. A member of the Democratic Party,she was a U.S. Representative from California from 2011 to 2016,elected in the 36th congressional district until 2013 and later in the 44th congressional district. She was previously a member of the Los Angeles City Council,representing the 15th district from 2001 to 2011. From 1997 to 1999,she served as an elected representative on the Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission.
Michael Dennis Antonovich is an American politician who was Mayor of Los Angeles County and a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. He represented the Fifth District,which covers northern Los Angeles County,including the Antelope Valley,Santa Clarita,Pasadena,and parts of the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys.
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.
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.
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.
The 2018 United States Senate election in California took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent California,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections.
The 2018 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the lieutenant governor of California. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Gavin Newsom was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits and ran for governor of California instead. Democrats Eleni Kounalakis and Ed Hernandez faced each other in the general election,as no Republican finished in the top two positions of the nonpartisan blanket primary that was held on June 5,2018.
California state elections in 2018 were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,with the primary elections being held on June 5,2018. Voters elected one member to the United States Senate,53 members to the United States House of Representatives,all eight state constitutional offices,all four members to the Board of Equalization,20 members to the California State Senate,and all 80 members to the California State Assembly,among other elected offices.
The 2016 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 7,2016. Three of the five seats of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors were contested in this election. A run-off election was held for the Fourth and Fifth Districts on November 8,2016,as no single candidate failed to reach a majority vote.
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.
Stephen Bennett is an American activist,educator,and politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly from the 38th district as a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to his tenure in the state legislature,he was active in local politics in Ventura,California,and Ventura County,California,with him serving on the city council and board of supervisors.
The Chair of the Los Angeles County also called Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the county government. The chair is the presiding officer for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. The board members serve as chair for one year each on a rotating basis. One chair,Michael D. Antonovich,called himself the Mayor of Los Angeles County.
The 2020 Los Angeles County elections were held on November 3,2020,in Los Angeles County,California,with nonpartisan blanket primary elections for certain offices being held on March 3. Three of the five seats of the Board of Supervisors were up for election,as well as one of the countywide elected officials,the District Attorney. In addition,elections were held for various community college districts and water districts,as well as the Superior Court.
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.
The 2022 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections took place on June 7,2022,with runoff elections held on November 8,2022,to elect members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Two of the five seats on the board were up for election to four-year terms.
The 2024 Los Angeles County elections were held on November 5,2024,in Los Angeles County,California,with nonpartisan blanket primary elections for certain offices being held on March 5. Three of the five seats of the Board of Supervisors were up for election,as well as one of the countywide elected officials,the District Attorney. In addition,elections were held for the Superior Court,along with two ballot measures.
The 2024 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections took place on March 5,2024,to elect members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Three of the five seats on the board were up for election to four-year terms. Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan;candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
Proposition 36,titled Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes,was an initiated California ballot proposition and legislative statute that was passed by a landslide in the 2024 general election. The proposition repealed parts of Proposition 47,passed during the 2014 general election,and amends the state constitution to increase penalties and allow felony charges for certain crimes.
