Nithya Raman
2020 - Present
2028
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Nithya Raman is a member of the Los Angeles City Council in California, representing District 4. She assumed office on December 14, 2020. Her current term ends on December 11, 2028.
Raman won re-election to the Los Angeles City Council to represent District 4 in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the general election was canceled.
Biography
Raman received her undergraduate education at Harvard University and her master's degree in urban planning from MIT.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Los Angeles, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles City Council District 4
Incumbent Nithya Raman won election outright against Ethan Weaver and Levon Baronian in the primary for Los Angeles City Council District 4 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nithya Raman (Nonpartisan) | 50.7 | 32,562 |
| Ethan Weaver (Nonpartisan) | 38.6 | 24,799 | ||
 | Levon Baronian (Nonpartisan)  | 10.7 | 6,899 | |
| Total votes: 64,260 | |||
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Endorsements
Raman received the following endorsements.
2020
See also: City elections in Los Angeles, California (2020)
General election
General election for Los Angeles City Council District 4
Nithya Raman defeated incumbent David Ryu in the general election for Los Angeles City Council District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nithya Raman (Nonpartisan) | 52.9 | 70,317 |
 | David Ryu (Nonpartisan) | 47.1 | 62,682 | |
| Total votes: 132,999 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles City Council District 4
Incumbent David Ryu and Nithya Raman defeated Sarah Kate Levy and Susan A. Collins in the primary for Los Angeles City Council District 4 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Ryu (Nonpartisan) | 44.4 | 34,298 |
| ✔ | | Nithya Raman (Nonpartisan) | 40.8 | 31,502 |
| Sarah Kate Levy (Nonpartisan) | 14.1 | 10,860 | ||
 | Susan A. Collins (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.7 | 553 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 77,219 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Nithya Raman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Nithya Raman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Raman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- End Homelessness
- Fight Climate Crisis
- Make City Hall Work for Us
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Los Angeles City Council District 4 |
Officeholder Los Angeles City Council District 4 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 14, 2020
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| Preceded by David Ryu |
Los Angeles City Council District 4 2020-Present |
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