Richard Alarcón
| Richard Alarcon | |
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| Member of Los Angeles City Council from the 7th district |
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In office 2007-2013 |
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| Preceded by | Alex Padilla |
| Succeeded by | Felipe Fuentes |
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In office 1993–1998 |
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| Preceded by | Ernani Bernardi |
| Succeeded by | Alex Padilla |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 39th district |
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In office 2006–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Cindy Montañez |
| Succeeded by | Felipe Fuentes |
| Member of the California Senate from the 20th district |
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In office 1998–2006 |
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| Preceded by | Herschel Rosenthal |
| Succeeded by | Alex Padilla |
| Personal details | |
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November 24, 1953 Glendale, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Website | http://www.lacity.org/council/cd7/ |
Richard Anthony Alarcon (born November 24, 1953) is a California politician who was a Los Angeles City Council member. A Democrat, he served in the California State Senate and, for approximately three months, in the California State Assembly.
Alarcon first served as an assistant to Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley before gaining a seat on the City Council to represent the 7th District in 1993. One year into his second term as a City Councilman, Alarcon resigned to become a State Senator in 1998, representing the 20th Senate district. Term limits prevented him from seeking a third Senate term in December 2006. Among Alarcon's accomplishments while in the California Senate were workers' compensation reform and recovery funding for the community of Northridge following the deadly earthquake of 1994. Alarcon served as Majority Whip during all eight of his years in the State Senate.
During the San Fernando Valley secession movement of 2002, there was talk that if the Valley seceded, Alarcon might become mayor of the new city. Alarcon decided not to run for Valley mayor, and instead opposed secession. Alarcon's council district was the most opposed to secession of any district in the San Fernando Valley.
In 2005, Alarcon ran for mayor of Los Angeles. He finished a distant fifth, gaining less than 2% of the vote, behind Bernard Parks, Bob Hertzberg, incumbent James Hahn, and Antonio Villaraigosa. After serving as a state senator for 8 years, in 2006 Alarcon ran unopposed for California's 39th State Assembly district representing the San Fernando Valley area.
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