Los Angeles's 10th City Council district

Los Angeles's 10th City Council district is one of the fifteen districts in the Los Angeles City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Heather Hutt since 2022, after previous member Herb Wesson was barred from serving on an interim basis in place of suspended member Mark Ridley-Thomas.

Los Angeles's 10th City Council district
Councilmember	Heather Hutt D–Baldwin Vista
Demographics	10.2% White 28.0% Black 44.1% Hispanic 14.7% Asian
Population (2022)	270,520
Registered voters (2017)	130,273
Website	cd10.lacity.gov

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. The district has occupied the same general area since it was formed in 1925. With the city's changes in population, its western boundary has moved farther west and its southern boundary farther south. In 1961, San Fernando Valley residents for a time backed an unsuccessful plan to move the 10th District seat to the Valley after it was left vacant with the resignation of Council Member Charles Navarro.^[1]

Geography

The district comprises all or parts of Arlington Heights, Koreatown, Mid-City, Palms, South Robertson, West Adams, and Wilshire Center.^[2]

The district is completely within California's 37th congressional district and California's 28th State Senate district, and overlaps California's 57th, 61st, and 55th State Assembly districts.

Historical boundaries

At its creation, it was bounded on Pico Boulevard, Washington Boulevard and Jefferson Boulevard, Alameda Street; and Vermont Avenue.^[3][4] A year later, it was moved to bound Jefferson Boulevard and Central Avenue.^[5] In 1933, it was at Pico Boulevard, Jefferson Boulevard and Exposition Boulevard, Hooper Avenue, and Vermont Avenue.^[6][7] In 1955, it had the "south-central section of the city, extending roughly from Wilshire Blvd. to Jefferson Blvd., and from La Brea Ave. to Main St."^[8]

By the 1960s, Baldwin Hills had been given to the 6th district^[9] and the 10th district covered "the general area known as the West Adams section."^[10]

In 1973, it included "parts of the Leimert Park, Crenshaw, Wilshire, West Adams, and Fairfax areas."^[11][12] In 1986, the Los Angeles Times showed the district reaching Beverly Boulevard on the northeast, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on the south, Sepulveda Boulevard on the west and Wilshire Boulevard on the north.^[13] In 1993, it stretched "from Palms to Koreatown and South Los Angeles."^[14] In 2020, it stretched from Koreatown to Crenshaw Boulevard, including West Adams and Mid-City.^[15]

List of members representing the district

Councilmember	Party	Dates	Electoral history
District established July 1, 1925
Charles E. Downs (Central-Alameda)	Republican	July 1, 1925 – August 21, 1925	Elected in 1925. Suspended after a bribery indictment.
Vacant		August 21, 1925 – October 23, 1925
Otto J. Zahn (University Park)	Republican	October 23, 1925 – June 30, 1927	Appointed to finish Downs's term. Lost election.
E. Snapper Ingram (Mid-Wilshire)	Independent	July 1, 1927 – June 30, 1935	Elected in 1927. Re-elected in 1929. Re-elected in 1933. Re-elected in 1929. Lost re-election.
G. Vernon Bennett (University Park)	Democratic	July 1, 1935 – June 30, 1951	Elected in 1935. Re-elected in 1937. Re-elected in 1939. Re-elected in 1941. Re-elected in 1943. Re-elected in 1945. Re-elected in 1947. e-elected in 1949. Lost re-election.
Charles Navarro (Westlake)	Republican	July 1, 1951 – June 30, 1961	Elected in 1951. Re-elected in 1953. Re-elected in 1955. Re-elected in 1959. Retired to run for City Controller.
Vacant		June 30, 1961 – August 25, 1961
Joe E. Hollingsworth (Baldwin Hills)	Republican	August 25, 1961 – April 2, 1963	Appointed to serve until next election. Lost election.
Tom Bradley (Leimert Park)	Democratic	April 2, 1963 – June 30, 1973	Elected in 1963. Re-elected in 1967. Re-elected in 1971. Resigned to become Mayor of Los Angeles.
Vacant		June 30, 1973 – September 18, 1973
David S. Cunningham Jr. (Baldwin Hills)	Democratic	September 18, 1973 – September 30, 1986	Elected to finish Bradley's term. Re-elected in 1975. Re-elected in 1979. Re-elected in 1983. Resigned to become the vice president of Cranston Securities.
Vacant		September 30, 1986 – July 1, 1987
Nate Holden (Crenshaw)	Democratic	July 1, 1987 – June 30, 2003	Elected in 1987. Re-elected in 1991. Re-elected in 1995. Re-elected in 1999. Retired.
Martin Ludlow (Baldwin Vista)	Democratic	July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2005	Elected in 2003. Resigned to become head of the L. A. County Federation of Labor.
Vacant		June 30, 2005 – November 8, 2005
Herb Wesson (Mid-City)	Democratic	November 8, 2005 – December 13, 2020	Elected to finish Ludlow's term. Elected in 2007. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2015. Termed out.
Mark Ridley-Thomas (Leimert Park)	Democratic	December 14, 2020 – March 17, 2022	Elected in 2020. Suspended after a bribery indictment.
Vacant		October 20, 2021 – March 17, 2022	Chief of staff Karly Katona appointed as caretaker until appointment of new member.
Herb Wesson (Mid-City)	Democratic	March 17, 2022 – August 25, 2022	Appointed to finish Ridley-Thomas's term. Barred from council duties and resigned.
Vacant		August 25, 2022 – September 2, 2022	Chief of staff Heather Hutt appointed as caretaker until appointment of new member.
Heather Hutt (Baldwin Vista)	Democratic	September 2, 2022 – March 30, 2023	Appointed to finish Ridley-Thomas's term. Seat declared vacant due to Ridley-Thomas's conviction.
Vacant		March 30, 2023 – April 11, 2023	Councilmember Heather Hutt re-appointed as caretaker until appointment of new member.[16]
Heather Hutt (Baldwin Vista)	Democratic	April 11, 2023 – present	Re-appointed to finish Ridley-Thomas's term. Elected in 2024.

References

1. "Support for 5th Council Seat Grows". Los Angeles Times. July 20, 1961. p. F-1..
2. Hernández, Caitlin (November 18, 2022). "LA City Council In 2023: Your Guide To Who's Who (And What They Do)". LAist.
3. "First Map Showing City Council's Districts". Los Angeles Times. January 16, 1925. p. 1. ProQuest 161720218.. The map shows all 15 council districts. The official boundaries of all 15 as limned by the city clerk are at "Councilmanic Districts Are Traced by Clerk Dominguez". Los Angeles Times. February 12, 1925. p. A-2. ProQuest 161678810.
4. "Here Are the Hundred and Twelve Aspirants for the City's Fifteen Councilmanic Seats". Los Angeles Times. May 3, 1925. p. 7. ProQuest 161759966.
5. "To the Citizens of Los Angeles". Los Angeles Times. February 14, 1926. p. B-5. ProQuest 161847961.
6. "District Lines Get Approval". Los Angeles Times. December 24, 1932. p. 2. ProQuest 163109975.
7. "City Reapportionment Measure Gets Approval". Los Angeles Times. January 19, 1933. p. A1. ProQuest 163102835.. With map of all districts.
8. "Unusual Setup for Council's Contests". Los Angeles Times. April 3, 1955. p. B-3. ProQuest 166760849.
9. "Council OKs Changes in Its Districts". Los Angeles Times. November 1, 1960. p. B-1.
10. "12 Apply for Navarro City Council Seat". Los Angeles Times. June 6, 1961. p. 21.
11. Trout, Narda Z. (September 18, 1973). "Only 3% of Voters May Elect Bradley Successor on Council". Los Angeles Times. p. A1. ProQuest 157242099.
12. Shuit, Doug (March 23, 1975). "5 Council Members Coasting Through Campaigns". Los Angeles Times. p. E3. ProQuest 157818259.
13. "Los Angeles' Realigned Council Districts". Los Angeles Times. September 21, 1986. p. B-3. Archived from the original on February 19, 2024. Alt URL
14. Rainey, James (April 22, 1993). "Holden Finishes Third in Own District". Los Angeles Times. p. 18.
15. "Democrat's Rivals Say He's Conservative," Los Angeles Times, February 28, 2020, page B5
16. Wick, Julia (March 30, 2023). "Ridley-Thomas' felony convictions dictate his removal from L.A. City Council". Los Angeles Times.

External links

• Official City Council District 10 website