Herb Wesson Jr.

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Herb Wesson Jr.
Image of Herb Wesson Jr.
Prior offices
Los Angeles City Council District 10

California State Assembly District 47

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Lincoln University, Pennsylvania

Herb Wesson Jr. was a member of the Los Angeles City Council in California, representing District 10. Wesson left office on December 14, 2020.

Wesson ran for election to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to represent District 2 in California. Wesson lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Before becoming a council member, Wesson represented the 47th Assembly District in the California State Assembly from 1998-2004. During his tenure, he served as the 65th Speaker of the California State Assembly.[1]

On February 22, 2022, Wesson was appointed by the Los Angeles City Council to temporarily serve District 10 for Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was suspended from the council.[2]

Wesson resigned from the Los Angeles City Council on August 25, 2022.[3]

Biography

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Wesson, Jr. was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned a B.A. in history from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania in 1999.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2020)

General election

General election for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors District 2

Holly Mitchell defeated Herb Wesson Jr. in the general election for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Holly Mitchell
Holly Mitchell (Nonpartisan)
 
60.6
 
387,930
Image of Herb Wesson Jr.
Herb Wesson Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
39.4
 
252,545

Total votes: 640,475
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors District 2

The following candidates ran in the primary for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors District 2 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Herb Wesson Jr.
Herb Wesson Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
29.9
 
90,597
Image of Holly Mitchell
Holly Mitchell (Nonpartisan)
 
29.0
 
87,914
Image of Jan Perry
Jan Perry (Nonpartisan)
 
11.9
 
36,099
Image of Albert Robles
Albert Robles (Nonpartisan)
 
10.7
 
32,305
Jorge Nuno (Nonpartisan)
 
6.6
 
19,850
Jake Jeong (Nonpartisan)
 
6.4
 
19,511
Rene Rigard (Nonpartisan)
 
5.4
 
16,452

Total votes: 302,728
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2015

See also: Los Angeles, California municipal elections, 2015

The city of Los Angeles, California, held elections for city council on May 19, 2015. A primary election took place on March 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was December 3, 2014. Seven of the 15 city council seats were up for election.[4]

In the primary election for District 10, incumbent Herb J. Wesson, Jr. faced Delaney "Doc" Smith and Grace Yoo. Because Wesson received over 50% of the vote, the general election for District 10 was called off.[5]

Los Angeles City Council, District 10, Primary Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngHerb J. Wesson, Jr. Incumbent 63.3% 8,889
Grace Yoo 29.7% 4,174
Delaney "Doc" Smith 7% 985
Total Votes 14,048
Source: City of Los Angeles, "Official primary election results," accessed May 29, 2015

Campaign themes

2020

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Martin Ludlow
Los Angeles City Council, District 10
2005–2020
Succeeded by
Mark Ridley-Thomas