Tim McOsker | |
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of theLos Angeles City Council from the15th district | |
| Assumed office December 12, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Buscaino |
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| Born | (1962-06-14)June 14, 1962 (age 63) Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (JD) |
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Tim McOsker on the Rancho LPG storage facility site inSan Pedro Recorded June 10, 2023 | |
Timothy B. McOsker (born June 14, 1962) is an American politician, businessman, attorney, and former lobbyist, serving as a member of theLos Angeles City Council for the15th district. Prior to that, he was the CEO of AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles from 2018 to 2022 and chief of staff toLos Angeles City Attorney and laterMayorJames Hahn from 1997 to 2005.[1]
McOsker was born inSan Pedro, Los Angeles on June 14, 1962, to one of six children, with his parents also being from San Pedro.[2] He attended theUniversity of Notre Dame and then received aJuris Doctor from theUniversity of California, Los AngelesSchool of Law.[3]
In 1997, thenLos Angeles City AttorneyJames Hahn made McOsker his chief of staff, saying that they had both lived in theSan Pedro, Los Angeles and bonded when McOsker was a contract worker.[4] After Hahn defeatedAntonio Villaraigosa in the2001 mayoral election, McOsker was named as chief of staff, the first appointment Hahn made.[5] His authority within the staff grew after the resignations of three deputy mayors.[4] In 2004, authorities sought emails from Hahn and his staff, including McOsker's emails.[6]
In 2005, after themayoral election where Hahn lost to Villaraigosa, McOsker joined the law firm Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP.[7] He stayed at the company until 2008 when he joinedMayer Brown until 2013. He then joined Glaser Weil in 2013.[8]
On January 25, 2018, the AltaSea’s Board of Trustees named McOsker as itschief executive officer, which became effective on February 1, 2018. A year before, McOsker had represented AltaSea during legal matters including during the lease renegotiations with thePort of Los Angeles in 2017.[9] He oversaw the company's contracts, leases, land deals and partnership negotiations as well as overseeing the land use for theSouthern California Marine Institute.[10] He replaced Jenny Krusoe, who became the executive director.[11]
On December 14, 2021, they named Terry Tamminen as its chief officer after McOsker announced his run for city council.[12]
In 2021, McOsker announced that he would be running in the2022 Los Angeles elections forLos Angeles City CouncilDistrict 15 to replaceJoe Buscaino, who was retiring from the office for an unsuccessful run for mayor.[13][14][15] McOsker qualified for the candidacy in March 2022.[16] In the primary election, McOsker took the lead over candidates Danielle Sandoval, Anthony Santich, and Bryant Odega.[17] He was forced into a runoff with Sandoval as he did not gain 50% of the vote.[18] McOsker won with 65.44% of the vote in the general election, and was sworn in on December 11, 2022.[19][20][21]
| Primary election | ||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Tim McOsker | 9,891 | 37.69 | ||
| Danielle Sandoval | 7,704 | 29.36 | ||
| Anthony D. Santich | 4,512 | 17.19 | ||
| Bryant Odega | 4,137 | 15.76 | ||
| Total votes | 26,244 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Tim McOsker | 26,164 | 64.24 | ||
| Danielle Sandoval | 14,563 | 35.76 | ||
| Total votes | 40,727 | 100.00 | ||
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