Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa ( / ˌ v iː ə r aɪ ˈ ɡ oʊ s ə / ; né Villar Jr. ; born January 23, 1953) is an American politician who served as the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party , Villaraigosa was a national co-chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign , a member of President Barack Obama 's Transition Economic Advisory Board, [1] and chair of the 2012 Democratic National Convention . [2]
Before becoming mayor, he was a member of the California State Assembly (1994–2000), where he served as the Democratic Majority Leader (1996–98), and the Speaker of the California State Assembly (1998–2000). As Speaker, Villaraigosa was an advocate for working families and helped to write legislation protecting the environment, expanding healthcare access, and increasing funding for public schools.
He ran for mayor in 2001 against Los Angeles City Attorney James Hahn , but lost in the second round of voting. Villaraigosa ran for and was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 2003. In 2005, he ran for mayor again in a rematch against Hahn and won. During his tenure as mayor, he gained national attention for his work and was featured in Time ' s story on the country's 25 most influential Latinos . He was the first Hispanic in over 130 years to have served as Mayor of Los Angeles. As Mayor, Villaraig
Antonio Villaraigosa - Wikipedia
Antonio Villaraigosa - Wikipedia
Antonio Villaraigosa - Wikipedia
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