The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the legislative body of Los Angeles County, California.

Board members Through 1851 The State of California was founded in 1850. On February 18, 1850, the County of Los Angeles was established as one of the 27 original counties, several months before California was admitted to the Union. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors was created in 1852. The Court of Sessions was used under Mexican custom until 1852. The court was composed of a County Judge and two County Associate Justices. Julian A. Chavez served in the Court of Sessions as a "Judge of Waters" and later as a "Judge of the Plains" prior to the formation of the Board of Supervisors. YearRepresentationBefore 1850Court of Sessions. Before board creation.1850Court of Sessions1851Court of Sessions

1852–1861 The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors was created in 1852. Terms of office through the first decade were for one year. A piece of the county's territory was given towards the creation of San Bernardino County in 1853. [Note: Names in black have an article under that name, but not the person concerned in this table]. Year1st District2nd District 3rd District 4th District5th District1852Jefferson HuntJulian A. ChavezFrancisco P. TempleManuel RequenaSamuel Arbuckle1853David W. AlexanderLeonardo CotaG. A. SturgisDaniel M. ThomasBenjamin D. Wilson1854David W. AlexanderStephen C. FosterJuan SepulvedaCristobal AguilarSamuel S. Thompson1855Thomas Burdick/ John G. DowneyDavid LewisCristobal AguilarAgustin OlveraJames R. Barton1856David LewisCristobal AguilarStephen C. FosterThomas BurdickAgustin Olvera/ James B. Winston1857Jonathan R. Scott/ Stephen C. FosterWilliam M. StocktonTomas Avila SanchezRichard C. FryerManuel Dominguez/ Felix Bachman1858Julian A. ChavezFrancisco O'CampoTomas Avila SanchezStephen C. FosterFrancis Mellus/ Ralph Emerson1859Stephen C. FosterRalph EmersonTomas Avila SanchezGeorge C. Alexander/ HaywoodBernardino Guirado1860Abel StearnsCristobal AguilarR.B. MooreGabriel AllenAntonio F. Coronel1861Benjamin D. WilsonMorris S. Goodman/ Thomas George BarkerFielding W. GibsonJulian A. ChavezJulius Morris

1862–1871 Terms of office changed to two years. A piece of the county's territory was given towards the creation of Kern County in 1866. Year1st District2nd District3rd District4th District5th District1862Julius MorrisBenjamin D. WilsonFielding W. GibsonCristobal AguilarVicente Lugo1864Asa EllisBenjamin D. WilsonCristobal AguilarJulius MorrisPhilip Sichel/ Maurice Kremer1866John G. DowneyMaurice KremerEdmund H. BoydFelix SignoretEduardo Poyoreno1868Wallace WoodworthJames B. WinstonRobert Henry MayesA. Langenberger/ Hugh ForsmanEnrique Avila1870Hugh ForsmanG.D. CanktonE. SanfordEnrique AvilaR. Yorba

1872–1882 Los Angeles County is divided into four districts with two persons on behalf of the First District. [Note: Names in black have an article under that name, but not the person concerned in this table]. Year1st District (Person 1)1st District (Person 2)2nd District3rd District4th District1872Francisco MachadoSamuel Bradford CaswellHugh ForsmanFrancisco PalomaresAlfred Louis Bush1874Francisco MachadoJohn M. Griffith/ Gabriel AllenGeorge HindsFrancisco PalomaresEdward Evey1876John D. YoungGabriel Allen/ Charles PragerGeorge Hinds/ John J. MortonJ.C. HannonEdward Evey/ W.H. Spurgeon1878John D. Young/ A.H. RogersCharles PragerJohn J. MortonJ.C. HannonW.H. Spurgeon/ James D. Ott1880A.H. RogersCharles PragerW.F. CooperJ.C. HannonJames D. Ott/ Richard Egan1882A.H. RogersCharles PragerW.F. CooperJ.C. HannonRichard Egan

1883–1884 Los Angeles County is divided into seven districts. Year1st District2nd District3rd District4th District5th District6th District7th District1883L.G. GirouxCharles PragerWilliam M. OsbornDave V. WaldronS. LevyDan ReichardJ.H. Moesser

Since 1885 Los Angeles County is divided into five districts. Districts 1 & 3 remain at a term of two years for one period, and then four years thereafter. Districts 2, 4, & 5 now have a term of four years. All districts became four-year terms in a phased in process by 1887. This allows for staggered elections every two years, which is still in effect. A piece of the county's territory was given towards the creation of Orange County in 1889. Although all local government positions in California are officially nonpartisan, virtually all board members are members of a political party and, if known, that information is included with the article.

Year1st District2nd District3rd District4th District5th District1885James FoordOscar MacyMilton LindleyGeorge HindsJacob Ross, Jr.Joseph W. Venable1887William T. MartinThomas Edward Rowan1889S.M. PerryThomas Edward RowanAlonzo Edward DavisSheldon LittlefieldHenry C. Hubbard1891John W. CookE.A. Forrester1893Andrew W. FranciscoJames HayJames Hanley1895W.L. WoodwardEdward S. Field1897Robert E. WirschingAlonzo Edward Davis1899Orray W. Longden1901George AlexanderPeter James Wilson1902 Charles E. Patterson1903A.J. Graham1905VacantJohn T. Brady1907Charles Dewey ManningS. Tuston Eldridge Charles E. Patterson1909Henry D. McCabeClarence J. NellisRichard W. Pridham1911Sidney Allcutt Butler1913Richard H. NortonWilliam E. Hinshaw1914Sidney Allcutt Butler/Frank E. Woodley1915John J. HamiltonFrank E. Woodley1917Richard H. Norton/Edward J. DeloreyWilliam E. Hinshaw/ Reuban F. McClellanRichard W. Pridham Jonathan S. Dodge1918John. J. Hamilton/Prescott F. CogswellEdward J. Delorey/ Jack H. BeanReuban F. McClellanJonathan S. Dodge1920Prescott F. CogswellJack H. Bean1921Jonathan S. Dodge/Henry W. Wright (R)1922Henry W. Wright (R)19241926Prescott F. Cogswell/Fred T. BeatyFrank E. Woodley/ Sidney T. Graves1928Fred T. BeatyJack H. Bean/Frank L. Shaw (R)Sidney T. Graves1931Hugh A. ThatcherFrank L. Shaw (R)J. Don Mahaffey (R)John R. Quinn (R)1933Gordon L. McDonough (R)Harry M. BaineRoger W. Jessup (R)1935Herbert C. Legg (D)John Anson Ford (D)1937Leland M. Ford (R)1939William A. SmithOscar L. Hauge (R)194119431945Leonard J. Roach (R)Raymond V. Darby (R)194719491951Herbert C. Legg (D)1953Kenneth Hahn (D)Burton W. Chace (R)19551957Warren M. Dorn (R)1959Frank G. Bonelli (D)Ernest E. Debs (D)1961196319651967196919711973Peter F. Schabarum (R)James A. Hayes (R)Baxter Ward (D)1975Edmund D. Edelman (D)197719791981Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (D)Michael D. Antonovich (R)1983Deane Dana (R)1985198719891991Gloria Molina (D)1993Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (D)1995Zev Yaroslavsky (D)1997Don Knabe (R)199920012003200520072009Mark Ridley-Thomas (D)201120132015Hilda Solis (D)Sheila Kuehl (D)2017Janice Hahn (D)Kathryn Barger (R)20192021Holly Mitchell (D)2023Lindsey Horvath (D)2025

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Los Angeles County, California Board of supervisors

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