Holly J. Mitchell
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Los Angeles County Board Supervisor, nominated by the District 2 Subcommittee
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On November 3, 2020, Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell was elected to serve the Second District of Los Angeles County. Throughout her career in public service, Supervisor Mitchell has always worked with the understanding – that creating a California where all residents can thrive – means investing in the communities, small businesses, families and children of LA County.
Having authored and passed over 90 laws in the California Legislature, Supervisor Mitchell brings an extensive public policy record to the Board of Supervisors. Many of her bills have been at the forefront of expanding healthcare access, addressing systemic racism, and championing criminal justice reform.
During her tenure in the California State Legislature, Supervisor Mitchell represented the 54th District for three years as an Assembly member and later served seven years as State Senator for the 30th District.
As State Senator, she also held the distinction of being the first African American to serve as Chair of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee. In this capacity, she led the passage of state budgets each totaling over $200 billion for the fifth largest economy in the world.
Prior to serving in elected office, Supervisor Mitchell was CEO of Crystal Stairs, California’s largest nonprofit dedicated to child and family development. In this role, she ensured that families across Los Angeles County gained access to child care and poverty prevention resources. Before leading Crystal Stairs, she gained formidable experience in crafting public policy both as a former Senate district field representative and legislative advocate at the Western Center for Law and Poverty.
Supervisor Mitchell’s leadership has been recognized by over 100 community and business groups. She was recently honored as a 2020 Visionary by Oprah Winfrey’s O Magazine for making California the first state in the nation to ban natural hair discrimination with The CROWN Act.
As Supervisor, Mitchell is proud to serve the two million residents of the Second District which includes the neighborhood she grew up in, Leimert Park, and the following cities: Carson, Compton, Culver City, Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lynwood, parts of Los Angeles, and dozens of unincorporated communities.
Supervisor Mitchell is a University of California at Riverside Highlander, a CORO Foundation Fellow and mother to Ryan.
Board Reports
Board reports acted upon most recently by committees to which Holly J. Mitchell belongs
2025-0208 - RESPONSE TO MOTION 48: ENHANCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE LIFE PROGRAM Received
RECEIVE AND FILE an update on the Low-Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) Program in response to Board Motion 48, Enhancing the Effectiveness of the LIFE Program.
6/18/2025 - RECEIVED AND FILED
Barriers (Roads) Board approved a Motion Fernando Dutra Grant Aid Hilda Solis Holly J. Mitchell Informational Report Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker Karen Bass Low-Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) Motion / Motion Response Outreach Pacific Palisades Pomona Program Research South Los Angeles Subsidies Surveys Westside/Central Service Sector2025-0274 - WORLD CUP REPORT Received
RECEIVE oral report on Metro Operations on preparations for transit services and other agency preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
2025-0288 - WEAPONS DETECTION PILOT Received
6/18/2025 - RECEIVED AND FILED
Accessibility Ara Najarian Bandwidth (Traffic signals) Board approved a Motion Fernando Dutra Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector Gateway Cities subregion Hilda Solis James Butts Janice Hahn Karen Bass Kathryn Barger Key Performance Indicator Maintenance Motion / Motion Response Norwalk Norwalk Station Public Safety Advisory Committee Safety Safety and security Security Surveys System safety Systems engineering Technical Advisory Committee Transit System Transit safety Vehicle maintenance Video Weapons2025-0346 - MONTHLY UPDATE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Received
6/18/2025 - RECEIVED AND FILED
7th Street/Metro Center Station Access control (Transportation) Arroyo Verdugo subregion Barriers (Roads) City of Los Angeles Cleaning Cleanliness (Graffiti Abatement) Contracts De-escalation Downtown Santa Monica Station Elevators Escalators Expo/Crenshaw Station Fillmore Station Graffiti Homeless Outreach Housing Informational Report Lake Avenue Station Law enforcement Los Angeles Police Department Los Angeles Sheriffs Department Los Angeles Union Station Maintenance Maps Memorial Park Station Metro Busway G Line Metro Rail A Line Metro Rail B Line Metro Rail D Line Metro Rail E Line Metro Transit Ambassadors Mitigation North Hollywood North Hollywood Station Operation LA Metro Homeless Outreach Outreach Partnerships Pasadena Plan Property crimes Public Safety Advisory Committee Ridership Safety Safety and security Santa Monica Security Sierra Madre Villa Station Station 1135 Surveillance Surveys System safety Theft Threats Transfer on 2nd Boarding Transit Homeless Action Plan Transit System Uniform Crime Reporting Universal City/Studio City Station Vandalism Vermont/Sunset Station Video Violent crimes Weapons Westside Cities subregion Westside/Central Service Sector Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station2025-0349 - PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE QUARTERLY REPORT Received