Los Angeles City Council District 14

Los Angeles City Council District 14 is one of the 15 districts of the Los Angeles City Council. The district, which has a large Latin American population, includes the neighborhoods of Boyle Heights, Downtown Los Angeles and parts of Northeast Los Angeles.[1] Councilman Kevin de León has represented the district since 2020. He replaced José Huizar after winning outright in the special election held during the 2020 California primaries; he was officially appointed on October 15, 2020. Huizar had vacated the seat earlier in the year due to bribery and corruption allegations.[2]

Los Angeles City Council District 14
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
CityLos Angeles
Government
  TypeCity district
  BodyLos Angeles City Council
  CouncilmemberKevin de León (Democratic)
Websitecouncildistrict14.com
Jose Huizar represented the 14th district from 2005 to 2020

Geography

Modern

District 14 consists of all or part of the neighborhoods of the Downtown, Boyle Heights, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, El Sereno, Garvanza, Glassell Park, Lincoln Heights, and Monterey Hills.[3] The Boyle Heights and Northeast sections are connected by a narrow strip of land.

Historic

A new city charter effective in 1925 replaced the former "at large" voting system for a nine-member council with a district system with a 15-member council. Each district was to be approximately equal in population, based upon the voting in the previous gubernatorial election; thus redistricting was done every four years. (At present, redistricting is done every ten years, based upon the preceding U.S. census results.)[4] The numbering system established in 1925 for City Council districts began with No. 1 in the north of the city, the San Fernando Valley, and ended with No. 15 in the south, the Harbor area.

District 14 has always represented Eagle Rock and Highland Park. As the city's population increased, it has expanded southward. The rough boundaries or descriptions of the district have been as follows:

Officeholders

District 14 has been represented by 10 men and no women.

Portrait Name Term of office Political party
Isaac Colton Ash 1925–1927 Republican
William G. Bonelli 1927–1929 Republican
Charles A. Holland 1929–1931 Democratic

Edward L. Thrasher

1931–1943 Democratic
John C. Holland 1943–1967 Republican
Art Snyder 1967–1985 Republican
Richard Alatorre 1985–1999 Democratic
Nick Pacheco 1999–2003 Democratic
Antonio Villaraigosa 2003–2005 Democratic
José Huizar 2005–2020 Democratic
Kevin de León 2020–present Democratic

See also

References

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