Los Angeles City Council
Los Angeles City Councilman Gilbert Cedillo represents District 1. Cedillo previously represented the 46th District in the California State Assembly in 1998, was elected to the state Senate in 2002 and elected to the 45th District in 2010. He won his City Council seat in 2013. District 1 includes all or parts of the neighborhoods of Glassell Park, Cypress Park, Highland Park, Mt. Washington, Solano Canyon, Elysian Park, Echo Park, Westlake, Angelino Heights, Temple Beaudry, Chinatown, Forgotten Edge, Lincoln Heights, Montecito Heights, Pico Union, Adams-Normandie, University Park, Victory Heights, Koreatown, Mid Cities and Mac Arthur Park. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
There are 15 members of the Los Angeles City Council. Get to know the representative from your district and others. For more information about each council member or the district they represent, visit https://council.lacity.org/index.htm.
Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian represents District 2. In 2006, Krekorian was elected to the California State Assembly, representing the 43rd District. He won a seat on the Los Angeles City Council in 2009. District 2 stretches from the hills of Studio City to the edge of Verdugo Mountains Park in Sun Valley. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Bob Blumenfield was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in March 2013. He represents District 3, which spans the northwest portion of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley, including the communities of Canoga Park, Reseda, Tarzana, Winnetka and Woodland Hills. Blumenfield served in the California State Assembly from 2008 to 2013. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)
City Councilman Tom LaBonge represents District 4, which includes such landmarks as Griffith Observatory, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Hollywood Bowl, the Los Angeles River, the Original Farmers Market, Universal Studios and the Hollywood sign. LaBonge is the chairman of the Trade, Commerce & Tourism committee. LaBonge is set to step down in 2015 due to term limits. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez represents the central San Fernando Valley’s District 6. Martinez was previously a school board member and was elected to the City Council in 2013. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles City Councilman Felipe Fuentes, center, represents District 7, which encompasses communities of the northeast San Fernando Valley. Fuentes previously was elected to the state Assembly in 2007 to represent the 39th District. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)
Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard Parks represents District 8, which includes Baldwin Hills, Hyde Park, Crenshaw, Leimert Park and more. Parks is serving his third term on the City Council. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price represents District 9. Price previously served in the California State Assembly, and he was reelected to the 26th District in the state Senate in 2010. He was elected to the City Council in 2013. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson represents District 10, which is midway between downtown Los Angeles and the Westside. Wesson was first elected in a special election in 2005 and elected as council president on Nov. 23, 2011. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin represents District 11, which includes Brentwood, Del Rey, Mar Vista, Pacific Palisades and more. Bonin was elected in 2013 and says his priority is to put neighborhoods first. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles City Councilman Mitchell Englander represents District 12, which occupies the northwest San Fernando Valley. Englander was first elected on March 8, 2011, and previously served as the chief of staff to former Los Angeles City Councilman Greig Smith from 2003 to 2011. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, left, represents District 13, which includes Atwater Village, East Hollywood, Echo Park, Elysian Valley, Hollywood, Little Armenia, Silver Lake and more. O’Farrell was elected in 2013 and previously served as a field deputy, district director and senior advisor to now-Mayor Eric Garcetti. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar, left, represents District 14, which includes Boyle Heights, Eagle Rock, El Sereno, downtown Los Angeles, Garvanza, Glassell Park, Hermon, Rose Hills and Highland Park. He was first elected in 2005 and reelected in 2007 and 2011. He previously served as a member and president of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Board of Education. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino represents District 15, which includes Harbor City, Watts, San Pedro, Wilmington and Harbor Gateway. Buscaino was elected in 2012 and serves as chairman of the Public Works Committee. He previously served for 15 years as a police officer in the Los Angeles Police Department. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
