Lindsey Horvath | |
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| Member of theLos Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 3rd District | |
| Assumed office December 5, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sheila Kuehl |
| Chair of Los Angeles County | |
| In office December 5, 2023 – December 3, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Janice Hahn |
| Succeeded by | Kathryn Barger |
| Chair Pro Tem of Los Angeles County | |
| In office December 6, 2022 – December 5, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Sheila Kuehl |
| Succeeded by | Kathryn Barger |
| Mayor ofWest Hollywood | |
| In office May 18, 2020 – September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | John D'Amico |
| Succeeded by | Lauren Meister |
| In office April 30, 2015 – April 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | John D'Amico |
| Succeeded by | Lauren Meister |
| Mayor pro tempore ofWest Hollywood | |
| In office March 18, 2019 – May 18, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | John D’Amico |
| Succeeded by | John Heilman |
| Member of theWest Hollywood City Council | |
| In office March 19, 2015 – December 5, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | John Heilman |
| Succeeded by | John Heilman |
| In office May 6, 2009 – March 10, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Sal Guarriello |
| Succeeded by | John D’Amico |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1982-06-30)June 30, 1982 (age 42) Painesville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (before 2003) Democratic (2003–present) |
| Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) |
Lindsey Patrice Horvath (born June 30, 1982) is an American politician, advertising executive, and activist. She is currently serving as a member of theLos Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd District, which covers theSan Fernando Valley, and served as Chair of Los Angeles County in 2024.[1] She was previously a Councilmember forWest Hollywood, California and was twice its mayor.[2]
Horvath was born in 1982 inPainesville, Ohio, growing up inWickliffe, Ohio andLas Vegas, Nevada before going to theUniversity of Notre Dame in Indiana.[3] She has one younger brother but comes from a large family, with her parents being the youngest of multi-sibling households.[3] She attendedCatholic schools in Ohio and private high school in Las Vegas.[3] As a teenager,Gloria Allred andHillary Clinton were some of her role models, both of whom she would later meet.[3][4] While at Notre Dame, Horvath was a registeredRepublican, but switched her party affiliation toDemocratic in 2003.[5] She graduated from theUniversity of Notre Dame in 2004cum laude with aBachelor of Arts inpolitical science andgender studies.[6][7] At Notre Dame, she participated in a performance ofThe Vagina Monologues which caused controversy with the administration, and also was vice president of theCollege Republicans.[3]
She moved toLos Angeles, California after graduating from college intending to go into law school, and attended musical theater school instead. After working in advertising, she founded the Hollywood chapter of theNational Organization for Women (NOW). In 2007, she was appointed to the Women's Advisory Board for West Hollywood, and was elected chair after eight months.[3]
In 2009, Horvath was appointed to the West Hollywood City Council after the death of CouncilmanSal Guarriello, which upset some residents as Horvath had only lived in the city for two years.[5] While in her first term in the City Council, she continued an effort she'd started before her appointment to secure funding to test DNA on a severe backlog of over 5,000 untested rape kits.[4] In 2011, she lost her first election to John D’Amico.[8][9] On March 3, 2015, she was elected back onto the City Council, defeatingJohn Heilman.[10] After her swearing in, councilmemberJohn Duran filed a motion to make Horvath the mayor for the coming year, which was approved by the Council unanimously.[11][12] As a councilmember and mayor, she helped approve the minimum wage of $17.64 per hour and helped with the downsizing of the number of sheriffs in the city.[13][14]
On April 20, 2020, the City Council chose Horvath as mayor for a second time, withJohn Heilman as the Mayor Pro Tempore.[15] She was sworn in for a second time on May 18, 2020.[16] Her second term expired on September 20, 2021, to which her Mayor Pro Tempore, Lauren Meister, became mayor for a second time.[17][18]
In 2021, Horvath announced that she was running to replaceSheila Kuehl on theLos Angeles County Board of Supervisors after Kuehl said she would retire.[19][20] She was challenged by State SenatorsRobert Hertzberg andHenry Stern, with Stern being eliminated in the primary election after placing third.[21] During her campaign, she received criticism for removing parts of her biography pertaining to West Hollywood.[13] In the general election, Horvathupset Hertzberg with 52.97% of the vote.[22]
Shortly after assuming office, Horvath authored a proclamation of local emergency for homelessness in Los Angeles County.[23][24]
In the aftermath of theJanuary 2025 Southern California wildfires, Horvath requested that state housing laws be temporarily waived in Los Angeles County. The state housing laws in question incentivized increases in housing supply. Housing advocates criticized Horvath's request, arguing that it would hinder needed housing construction in the aftermath of the fires.[25]
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