Los Angeles's 8th City Council district
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Los Angeles's 8th City Council district is one of the fifteen districts in the Los Angeles City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Marqueece Harris-Dawson since 2015 after winning an election to succeed Bernard C. Parks, who termed out.
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Los Angeles's 8th City Council district | |||
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Demographics | 2.0% White 41.7% Black 55.2% Hispanic 2.1% Asian | ||
Population (2020) | 259,409 | ||
Registered voters (2017) | 136,657 | ||
Website | councildistrict8 |
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The district was created in 1925 after a new city charter was passed, which replaced the former "at large" voting system for a nine-member council with a district system with a 15-member council. As the city's population expanded to the west, the 8th District's boundaries gradually shifted that way as well.