Antonio Villaraigosa
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| 41st Mayor of Los Angeles | |
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In office July 1, 2005 – July 1, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | James Hahn |
| Succeeded by | Eric Garcetti |
| Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 14th district |
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In office July 1, 2003 – July 1, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Nick Pacheco |
| Succeeded by | José Huizar |
| 63rd Speaker of the California Assembly | |
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In office February 26, 1998 – April 13, 2000 |
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| Governor |
Pete Wilson Gray Davis |
| Preceded by | Cruz Bustamante |
| Succeeded by | Robert Hertzberg |
| Majority Leader of the California Assembly | |
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In office November 30, 1996 – February 26, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Katz |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Shelley |
| Member of the California Assembly from the 45th district |
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In office 1994–2000 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Polanco |
| Succeeded by | Jackie Goldberg |
| Personal details | |
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Antonio Ramón Villar, Jr. January 23, 1953 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Corina Raigosa (1987–2007) Patricia Govea (2016) |
| Children | 6 |
| Education |
East Los Angeles College University of California, Los Angeles (BA) People's College of Law (JD) |
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| Website | Campaign website |
Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa (/ˌviː.əraɪˈɡoʊsə/; born Antonio Ramón Villar, Jr.; January 23, 1953) is an American politician who is a current candidate for Governor of California in 2018. Prior to being a candidate for Governor, he served as the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles, California (2005–13), member of the California State Assembly (1994–2000), the Democratic leader of the Assembly (1996–98), and the Speaker of the California State Assembly (1998–2000). After being termed out of the State Assembly, he was elected to the Los Angeles City Council (2003) and served until he was elected Mayor (2005).
Villaraigosa is a member of the Democratic Party, and was a national co-chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign, a member of President Barack Obama's Transition Economic Advisory Board, and Chairman of the 2012 Democratic National Convention in September 2012.
He ran for Mayor in 2001 against Los Angeles City Attorney James Hahn, but lost in the second round of voting. He ran again in 2005 in a rematch against Hahn and won. During his tenure as Mayor, he gained national attention for his work and was featured in Time's story on the country's 25 most influential Latinos. He was the first Mexican American in over 130 years to have served as Mayor of Los Angeles. He was term limited and could not run for re-election in 2013. He continues to be actively engaged in education, civic engagement, water, immigration, transportation, and economic development issues. He speaks nationally and throughout California on these issues.
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