Holly Mitchell
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Holly J. Mitchell (born September 7, 1964) is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
Holly Mitchell | |
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Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 2nd district | |
Assumed office December 6, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Mark Ridley-Thomas |
Chair of Los Angeles County | |
In office December 7, 2021 – December 6, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Hilda Solis |
Succeeded by | Janice Hahn |
Chair pro tempore of Los Angeles County | |
In office December 8, 2020 – December 7, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Hilda Solis |
Succeeded by | Sheila Kuehl |
Member of the California State Senate | |
In office September 26, 2013 – December 6, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Curren Price |
Succeeded by | Sydney Kamlager |
Constituency | 26th district (2013–2014) 30th district (2014–2020) |
Member of the California State Assembly | |
In office December 6, 2010 – September 26, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Karen Bass |
Succeeded by | Sebastian Ridley-Thomas |
Constituency | 47th district (2010–2012) 54th district (2012–2013) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1964-09-07) September 7, 1964 (age 59) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of California, Riverside (BA) |
A Democrat, Mitchell served as a State Senator for California's 30th senate district from 2013 to 2020, which is also part of Supervisorial District 2 and encompasses Culver City, Ladera Heights, Exposition Park, and parts of the Westmont, Florence, Crenshaw, Del Rey, Marina del Rey, Downtown Los Angeles. She previously represented the 26th Senate District after replacing then-Senator Curren Price in a 2013 special election. Prior to being elected to the State Senate, she served in the California State Assembly representing the 54th Assembly District.
Mitchell is a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus. In 2016 Mitchell became the first African American to chair the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, where she has overseen the passage and adoption of two consecutive state budgets.