Lindsey Patrice Horvath (born June 30, 1982) is an American politician, advertising executive, and activist who is a member of the

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for the 3rd District, which covers the San Fernando Valley, and is the Chair Pro Tem of Los Angeles County. She was previously a Councilmember for

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and was twice the mayor.

Early life and career

Horvath was born in 1982 in

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, growing up in

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and

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before going to the

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in Indiana. She has one younger brother but comes from a large family, with her parents being the youngest of multi-sibling households. She attended

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in Ohio and private high school in Las Vegas. As a teenager,

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and

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were some of her role models. While at Notre Dame, Horvath was a registered

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, but switched her party affiliation to Democratic in 2003. She graduated from the

in 2004 cum laude with a

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and

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. At Notre Dame, she participated in a performance of ''

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'' which caused controversy with the administration, and also was vice president of the College Republicans. She moved to

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, California after graduating from college intending to go into law school, and attended musical theater school instead. After working in advertising, she founded the Hollywood chapter of the

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(NOW). In 2007, she was appointed to the Women's Advisory Board for West Hollywood, and was elected chair after eight months.

Political career

West Hollywood

In 2009, Horvath was appointed to the West Hollywood City Council after the death Councilman

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, which upset some residents as Horvath had only lived in the city for two years. In 2011, she lost her first election to John D’Amico. On March 3, 2015, she was elected back onto the City Council, defeating

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. After her swearing in, councilmember

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filed a motion to make Horvath the mayor for the coming year, which was approved by the Council unanimously. As a councilmember and mayor, she helped approve the minimum wage of $17.64 per hour and helped with the downsizing of the number of sheriffs in the city. On April 20, 2020, the City Council chose Horvath as mayor for a second time, with

as the Mayor Pro Tempore. She was sworn in for a second time on May 18, 2020. Her second term expired on September 20, 2021, to which her Mayor Pro Tempore, Lauren Meister, became mayor for a second time.

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

In 2021, Horvath announced that she was running to replace Sheila Kuehl on the

after Kuehl said she would retire. She was challenged by State Senators Robert Hertzberg and Henry Stern, with Stern being eliminated in the primary election after placing third. During her campaign, she received criticism for removing parts of her biography pertaining to West Hollywood. In the general election, Horvath upset Hertzberg with 52.97% of the vote.

References

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