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This is a list of elected officials serving the city of Los Angeles, California. It includes member of the Los Angeles City Council, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, California State Assembly, California State Senate, United States House of Representatives, and Los Angeles citywide officials.
| Office | Name | Party | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Karen Bass | Democratic | 2022 |
| City Attorney | Hydee Feldstein Soto | Democratic | 2022 |
| City Controller | Kenneth Mejia | Democratic | 2022 |
| District | Name | Party | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eunisses Hernandez | Democratic | 2022 |
| 2 | Paul Krekorian | Democratic | 2010 |
| 3 | Bob Blumenfield | Democratic | 2013 |
| 4 | Nithya Raman | Democratic | 2020 |
| 5 | Katy Young Yaroslavsky | Democratic | 2022 [1] |
| 6 | Imelda Padilla | Democratic | 2023 [2] |
| 7 | Monica Rodriguez | Democratic | 2017 |
| 8 | Marqueece Harris-Dawson | Democratic | 2015 |
| 9 | Curren Price | Democratic | 2013 |
| 10 | Heather Hutt | Democratic | 2022 |
| 11 | Traci Park | Democratic | 2022 |
| 12 | John Lee | Independent | 2019 |
| 13 | Hugo Soto-Martinez | Democratic | 2022 |
| 14 | Kevin de León | Democratic | 2020 |
| 15 | Tim McOsker | Democratic | 2022 |
| District | Name | Party | Elected | % of City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27th | Mike Garcia | Republican | 2020 | 0.6% |
| 28th | Judy Chu | Democratic | 2009 | 16.0% |
| 29th | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 2013 | 18.7% |
| 30th | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 2001 | 16.7% |
| 31st | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 1999 | |
| 32nd | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 1997 | |
| 33rd | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 2015 | 10.8% |
| 34th | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 2015 | 17.3% |
| 37th | Sydney Kamlager | Democratic | 2022 | 15.8% |
| 43rd | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 1991 | 7.6% |
| 44th | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 2017 | 8.0% |
| District | Name | Party | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18th | Robert Hertzberg | Democratic | 2014 |
| 24th | María Elena Durazo | Democratic | 2018 |
| 25th | Anthony Portantino | Democratic | 2016 |
| 26th | Ben Allen | Democratic | 2014 |
| 27th | Henry Stern | Democratic | 2016 |
| 28th | Lola Smallwood-Cuevas | Democratic | 2020 |
| 30th | Sydney Kamlager | Democratic | 2021 |
| 33rd | Lena Gonzalez | Democratic | 2019 |
| 35th | Steve Bradford | Democratic | 2016 |
| District | Name | Party | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38th | Suzette Martinez Valladares | Democratic | 2020 |
| 39th | Luz Rivas | Democratic | 2018 |
| 40th | James Ramos | Democratic | 2018 |
| 41st | Chris Holden | Democratic | 2012 |
| 43rd | Laura Friedman | Democratic | 2016 |
| 45th | Jesse Gabriel | Democratic | 2018 |
| 46th | Adrin Nazarian | Democratic | 2012 |
| 50th | Richard Bloom | Democratic | 2012 |
| 51st | Rick Zbur | Democratic | 2022 |
| 52nd | Wendy Carrillo | Democratic | 2017 |
| 53rd | Miguel Santiago | Democratic | 2014 |
| 54th | Isaac Bryan | Democratic | 2021 |
| 59th | Reggie Jones-Sawyer | Democratic | 2012 |
| 62nd | Tina McKinnor | Democratic | 2022 |
| 64th | Mike Gipson | Democratic | 2014 |
| 66th | Al Muratsuchi | Democratic | 2016 |
| 70th | Patrick O'Donnell | Democratic | 2014 |
| Office | Name | Party | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| District Attorney | George Gascón | Democratic | 2020 |
| Sheriff | Robert Luna | Democratic | 2022 [3] |
| County Assessor | Jeffrey Prang | Democratic | 2014 |
| District | Name | Party | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hilda Solis | Democratic | 2014 |
| 2 | Holly Mitchell | Democratic | 2020 |
| 3 | Lindsey Horvath | Democratic | 2022 |
| 4 | Janice Hahn | Democratic | 2016 |
| 5 | Kathryn Barger | Republican | 2016 |
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