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Los Angeles's 12th City Council district

American legislative district

Summary

American legislative district

Field	Value
state	Los Angeles
district	12
chamber	City Council
image	Los Angeles City Council District 12.svg
representative	John Lee
incumbentsince	August 30, 2019
party	Independent
residence	Porter Ranch
population	262,032
population_year	2020
registered	161,523
registered_year	2017
Democratic	44
Republican	24
NPP	32
percent_white	47.7
percent_asian	16.4
percent_hispanic	28.1
percent_black	4.3
percent_other_race	0.5
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Los Angeles's 12th City Council district is one of the fifteen districts in the Los Angeles City Council. It is currently represented by Independent John Lee since 2019 after he was elected to finish Mitchell Englander's term. Lee is the only Independent on the nonpartisan City Council, previously being a Republican much like his predecessors.

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. At the time of creation, it was situated in Downtown Los Angeles before being moved to the San Fernando Valley in 1964. Within recent years up until 2020, the seat was held by Republicans and was considered a Republican stronghold within a Democratic city. It is the second largest district behind the 11th district.

Geography

The district covers the northwestern San Fernando Valley communities of Chatsworth, Granada Hills, Northridge, Porter Ranch, West Hills, North Hills, and Reseda.

The district is completely within California's 32nd congressional district, California's 27th State Senate district, and overlaps California's 38th and 45th State Assembly districts.

Historical boundaries

From 1925 to 1964 the district occupied the same general area in northwest Downtown Los Angeles, Bunker Hill, and Westlake, with a district office at 1209 Huntley Drive. Between 1928 and 1954, the boundaries expanded the district. In 1954, it was now Downtown, between Figueroa and Catalina streets. In 1955, it bordered Venice Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, and Figueroa Street.

In 1964, the council had discussed moving the 12th district to the northwest San Fernando Valley which had grown in population over the years, and incumbent John P. Cassidy agreed to do so, saying he would relocate to the area. At the time, the area included Granada Hills, Northridge, Chatsworth, Panorama City, and the northern half of Canoga Park and had a population of about 190,000.

List of members representing the district

Councilmember	Party	Dates	Electoral history
District established July 1, 1925.
[[File:A. J. Barnes, 1925.jpg	100px]]
A. J. Barnes
(Westlake)		Progressive	nowrap	July 1, 1925 –
June 30, 1927	Elected in 1925. Lost re-election.
[[File:Douglas Eads Foster, 1928.jpg	100px]]
Douglas E. Foster
(Westlake)		Republican	nowrap	July 1, 1927 –
June 30, 1929	Elected in 1927.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Thomas-W-Williams-Los-Angeles-1931.tiff	100px]]
Thomas W. Williams
(Silver Lake)		Socialist	nowrap	July 1, 1929 –
April 13, 1931	Elected in 1929.
Died.
Vacant	nowrap	April 13, 1931 –
June 3, 1931
[[File:Thomas F. Ford, 1920s.jpg	100px]]
Thomas F. Ford
(Silver Lake)		Democratic	nowrap	June 3, 1931 –
March 1, 1933	Elected and appointed to finish Williams's term.
Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Vacant	nowrap	March 1, 1933 –
March 17, 1933
[[File:James-T-Carroll-of-Los-Angeles.tiff	100px]]
James T. Carroll
(Westlake)		Democratic	nowrap	March 17, 1933 –
June 30, 1933	Appointed, then elected to finish Ford's term.
Not a candidate in the next election.
[[File:John W. Baumgartner, 1935.jpg	100px]]
John W. Baumgartner
(Westlake)		Democratic	nowrap	July 1, 1933 –
June 30, 1945	Elected in 1933.
Re-elected in 1937.
Re-elected in 1941.
Re-elected in 1943.
Retired.
[[File:Ed J. Davenport, 1947 (cropped).jpg	100px]]
Ed J. Davenport
(Westlake)		Democratic	nowrap	July 1, 1945 –
April 16, 1948	Elected in 1945.
Re-elected in 1947.
Re-elected in 1949.
Re-elected in 1951.
Died.
	Republican	nowrap	April 16, 1948 –
June 24, 1953
Vacant	nowrap	June 24, 1953 –
September 1, 1953
[[File:Hariett Davenport, 1953.jpg	100px]]
Harriett Davenport
(Westlake)		Independent	nowrap	September 1, 1953 –
June 30, 1955	Appointed to finish her husband's term.
Retired.
[[File:Ransom Callicott, 1953.jpg	100px]]
Ransom M. Callicott
(Westlake)		Republican	nowrap	July 1, 1955 –
November 14, 1962	Elected in 1955.
Re-elected in 1959.
Died.
Vacant	nowrap	November 14, 1962 –
December 7, 1962
[[File:John P. Cassidy, 1964.jpg	100px]]
John P. Cassidy
(Westlake)		Republican	nowrap	December 7, 1962 –
June 30, 1967	Appointed to finish Callicott's term.
Elected in 1963.
Re-elected in 1965.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Robert M. Wilkinson, 1975.jpg	100px]]
Robert M. Wilkinson
(Porter Ranch)		Republican	nowrap	July 1, 1967 –
June 30, 1979	Elected in 1967.
Re-elected in 1969.
Re-elected in 1971.
Re-elected in 1975.
Retired.
[[File:Hal Bernson, 1986.jpg	100px]]
Hal Bernson
(Northridge)		Republican	nowrap	July 1, 1979 –
June 30, 2003	Elected in 1979.
Re-elected in 1983.
Re-elected in 1987.
Re-elected in 1991.
Re-elected in 1985.
Re-elected in 1999.
Retired.
[[File:Greig Smith, 2008.jpg	100px]]
Greig Smith
(Granada Hills)		Republican	nowrap	July 1, 2003 –
June 30, 2011	Elected in 2003.
Re-elected in 2007.
Retired.
[[File:Mitchell Englander, 2014.jpg	100px]]
Mitchell Englander
(Granada Hills)		Republican	nowrap	July 1, 2011 –
December 31, 2018	Elected in 2011.
Elected in 2015.
Resigned.
Vacant	nowrap	December 31, 2018 –
January 15, 2019
[[File:Greig Smith, 2018.jpg	100px]]
Greig Smith
(Granada Hills)		Republican	nowrap	January 15, 2019 –
August 23, 2019	Appointed to serve until next election.
Retired.
[[File:John Lee, 2019.jpg	100px]]
John Lee
(Porter Ranch)		Republican	nowrap	August 30, 2019 –
January 12, 2020	Elected to finish Englander's term.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2024.
	Independent	nowrap	January 12, 2020 –
present

References

Bozzi, Sloane. (March 3, 2020). "John Lee wants to finish what he started".
Grigoryants, Olga. (July 26, 2019). "San Fernando Valley's City Council District 12 candidates, vying for key office amid a wave of change, could not be more different".
Reyes, Emily Alpert; McDaniel, Piper. (August 14, 2019). "Republican John Lee claims victory in Valley council race".
Hernández, Caitlin. (November 18, 2022). "LA City Council In 2023: Your Guide To Who's Who (And What They Do)".
[https://www.proquest.com/docview/161847961 "To the Citizens of Los Angeles," ''Los Angeles Times,'' February 14, 1926, page B-5]
[https://www.proquest.com/docview/162132736 "Council Areas' Lines Changed," ''Los Angeles Times,'' December 29, 1928, page A-1]
[https://www.proquest.com/docview/163109975 "District Lines Get Approval," ''Los Angeles Times,'' December 24, 1932, page 2]
[https://www.proquest.com/docview/163102835 "City Reapportionment Measure Gets Approval," ''Los Angeles Times,'' January 19, 1933] With map of all districts.
[https://www.proquest.com/docview/163326627 "Do You Know Who Your City Councilman Is?" ''Los Angeles Times,'' March 24, 1935, page 22] Includes a map.
[https://www.proquest.com/docview/165123125 "Proposed New Alignment for City Voting Precincts," ''Los Angeles Times,'' November 30, 1940, page A-3] Includes a map.
[http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/05/515594.pdf "6 Councilmen to Run; Mrs Davenport to Quit," ''Los Angeles Examiner,'' December 14, 1954, section 3, page 2, in Los Angeles Public Library reference file]
[https://www.proquest.com/docview/166760849 "Unusual Setup for Council's Contests," ''Los Angeles Times,'' April 3, 1955, page B-3]
[https://www.proquest.com/hnplatimes/docview/154962617/1328535426B4C4140F/20 Erwin Baker, "Councilman Cassidy Will Move to the Valley," ''Los Angeles Times,'' July 11, 1964, page 17]
[https://www.proquest.com/docview/154963738 Jack McCurdy, "New Council Districting Voted 14-0," ''Los Angeles Times,'' July 16, 1964, page A-1]

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