Holly Mitchell
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Holly Mitchell | |
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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 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | September 7, 1964
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of California, Riverside (BA) |
Holly J. Mitchell (born September 7, 1964) is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
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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.
Early career
Before working in the Legislature, she served for seven years as CEO of the nonprofit Crystal Stairs.[1] She also served as a Consultant to the Senate Health Committee, and as a legislative advocate for the Western Center on Law and Poverty.[citation needed]
California State Senate
In 2018, Mitchell was named vice chair of the Joint Legislative Subcommittee on
In 2019, Mitchell drafted and sponsored the
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Mitchell faced Los Angeles City Councilmember Herb Wesson in the 2020 race for District 2 of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. She defeated Wesson by a wide margin. Her election to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 2020 marks the first time the board is composed entirely of women.[4] Mitchell generated controversy when she said, "Law enforcement and the District Attorneys Association and the Sheriffs’ Association, who just when you look at who represents them in Sacramento, is clearly such White supremacist organizations."[5]
References
- ^ Swann, Jennifer (2020). "After a Decade in Sacramento, Holly Mitchell is Ready to Take on Los Angeles". theLAnd. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Short biography of LA County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell | LA County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell".
- ^ "California becomes first state to ban discrimination against natural hair". CBS News. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ Cosgrove, Jaclyn (November 5, 2020). "L.A. County makes history with all female Board of Supervisors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ Ruiz, Michael (March 31, 2021). "California Democrat suggests police, prosecutors and sheriffs groups are 'White supremacist organizations'". Fox News. Retrieved April 3, 2021.