Marqueece Harris-Dawson | |
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Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 8th district | |
Assumed office July 1, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Bernard Parks |
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Born | 1970 |
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | Politician |
Marqueece Harris-Dawson (born 1970) is an American politician and the incumbent member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing Los Angeles City Council District 8 of western South Los Angeles.
He took office as councilperson on 1 July 2015. District 8 includes the Baldwin Hills, West Adams, and Crenshaw communities, and other neighborhoods in western South Los Angeles.
Harris-Dawson was born and raised in South Los Angeles. He attended Morehouse College. In 1995, he joined Community Coalition (CoCo) under then founder and current Congresswoman Karen Bass, and served as its President and CEO from 2004 to 2014. He was the coordinator for the 1999 re-election campaign of Mark Ridley-Thomas in District 2 of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors .
He holds a certificate in non-profit management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and is an Aspen Institute Pahara Fellow.
In the primary election for District 8 in 2015, Harris-Dawson received over 50% of the vote for the vacant seat. Because Harris-Dawson won outright, a general election for District 8 was not needed. Term limits forced Bernard C. Parks, Harris-Dawson's predecessor since 2004, out of office.