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The mayor of Los Angeles is the chief executive of the Government of Los Angeles as set in the city charter. The current officeholder, the 43rd in the sequence of regular mayors, is Karen Bass, a member of the Democratic Party, though the office has been nonpartisan since 1909. [1]
The office of Alcalde, the Mayor of El Pueblo de la Reina de los Ángeles, was established in 1781 and elected annually without the right to reelection for two years. [3] [4] [5] In 1841, the office of alcalde was abolished, instead being replaced by two Jueces de Paz (Justice of the peace).
Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa (/ ˌ v iː ə r aɪ ˈ ɡ oʊ s ə /; né Villar Jr. on January 23, 1953) is an American politician who served as the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles from 2005 to 2013.
Eric Michael Garcetti was born on February 4, 1971, in Los Angeles, and was raised in Encino in the San Fernando Valley. [5] [6] He is the son of Sukey (née Roth) and Gil Garcetti, the former Los Angeles County District Attorney. [7] Garcetti's paternal grandfather, Salvador, was born in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday announced he will run for California governor in 2026, joining a growing group of candidates jockeying to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan dies at 92. Jean Merl. April 20, 2023 at 1:34 AM. Former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan samples wine at one of his restaurants in 2014.
Richard Joseph Riordan (May 1, 1930 – April 19, 2023) 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; he remains the most recent Republican to hold that office.
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday morning announced a 2026 run for California governor, his second bid for the office after an unsuccessful run in 2018.