Compton is a city located in the Gateway Cities region of southern Los Angeles County,California,United States,situated south of downtown Los Angeles. Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county,and on May 11,1888,was the eighth city in Los Angeles County to incorporate. As of the 2020 census,the city had a total population of 95,740. It is known as the "Hub City" due to its geographic centrality in Los Angeles County. Neighborhoods in Compton include Sunny Cove,Leland,downtown Compton,and Richland Farms.
Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun,also sometimes Moseley-Braun,is an American diplomat,politician,and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. Prior to her Senate tenure,Moseley Braun was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1979 to 1988 and served as Cook County Recorder of Deeds from 1988 to 1992. She was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992 after defeating Senator Alan J. Dixon in a Democratic primary. Moseley Braun served one term in the Senate and was defeated by Republican Peter Fitzgerald in 1998.
Samuel William Yorty was an American politician,attorney,and radio host from Los Angeles,California. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the California State Assembly,but he is most remembered for his turbulent three terms as the 37th Mayor of Los Angeles from 1961 to 1973. Although Yorty spent almost all of his political career as a Democrat,he became a Republican in 1973.
Richard Joseph Riordan was an American businessman,investor,military commander,philanthropist,and politician. A decorated Korean War veteran and a member of the Republican Party,Riordan served as the 39th mayor of Los Angeles from 1993 to 2001;as of 2023,he remains the last Republican to hold that office. He ran for governor in the 2002 California gubernatorial election,losing the Republican primary. After politics,he resumed his business career,specializing in private equity.
Yvonne Pearl Burke is an American politician and lawyer from California. She was the first African-American woman to represent the West Coast in Congress. She served in the U.S. Congress from 1973–1979. She represented the 2nd District on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from 1992–2008. She served as Chair of Los Angeles County four times and served as chair pro tem three times.
Robert C. Farrell is a politician who was a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1974 until 1991. Previously,he was a journalist and newspaper publisher.
Douglas Dollarhide was an American politician,notable for serving as the first African American mayor of Compton,California.
Eric Joseph Perrodin is an American politician who served as Mayor of Compton,California from 2001 to 2013.
Irma Louise Anderson was an American politician who was the elected mayor of the city of Richmond,California,serving between 2001 and 2006. She ran for re-election as the incumbent Democrat in the 2006 mayoral race and lost to Green Party challenger councilperson Gayle McLaughlin by 192 votes.
Lelia Foley was the first African American woman elected mayor in the United States.
The 1929 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on June 9,1929. Incumbent George E. Cryer chose not contest the election and retire from office,making it the first open seat since 1911. The race was won by John Clinton Porter,who defeated Councilman William G. Bonelli,John R. Quinn,and 11 other candidates.
The 1938 Los Angeles mayoral recall election took place on September 16,1938 following the recall of incumbent Frank L. Shaw. Shaw was defeated by Fletcher Bowron in the election,making him the first recalled mayor in American history.
The 1973 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 3,1973,with a run-off election on May 29,1973. Incumbent Sam Yorty was defeated by councilman Tom Bradley in a rematch of the 1969 mayoral election.
Paul H. Richards,II is an American politician who is a former mayor of Lynwood,California. He was sentenced to federal prison in 2006 on federal bribery and kickback charges.
Aja Lena Brown is an American politician who was the mayor of Compton,California from 2013 to 2021. She won the election by defeating both incumbent mayor Eric J. Perrodin and former mayor Omar Bradley.
The history of African Americans in Los Angeles includes participation in the culture,education,and politics of the city of Los Angeles,California,United States.
Evelyn Wells is an American politician who served as the first woman mayor and second African-American mayor of Lynwood,California.
