Timothy B. McOsker (born June 14, 1962) is an American politician, businessman, attorney, and former lobbyist, serving as a member of the

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for the 15th district. Prior to that, he was the CEO of AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles from 2018 to 2022 and chief of staff to

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and later

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James Hahn from 1997 to 2005.

Early life and education

McOsker was born in

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on June 14, 1962, to one of six children, with his parents also being from San Pedro. He attended the

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School of Law and received a

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and then attended the

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Chief of staff (1997–2005)

In 1997, then-

James Hahn made McOsker his chief of staff, saying that they had both lived in the

and bonded when McOsker was a contract worker. After Hahn defeated

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in the 2001 mayoral election, McOsker was named as chief of staff, the first appointment Hahn made. His authority within the staff grew after the resignations of three deputy mayors. In 2004, authorities sought emails from Hahn and his staff, including McOsker's emails.

Post-Los Angeles City staff (2005–2022)

In 2005, after the

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where Hahn lost to Villaraigosa, McOsker joined the law firm Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP. He stayed at the company until 2008 when he joined

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until 2013. He then joined Glaser Weil in 2013. On January 25, 2018, the AltaSea’s Board of Trustees named McOsker as its

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, which became effective on February 1, 2018. A year before, McOsker had represented AltaSea during legal matters including during the lease renegotiations with the

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in 2017. He oversaw the company's contracts, leases, land deals and partnership negotiations as well as overseeing the land use for the

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. He replaced Jenny Krusoe, who became the executive director. On December 14, 2021, they named Terry Tamminen as its chief officer after McOsker announced his run for city council.

Los Angeles City Council (2022–present)

In 2021, McOsker announced that he would be running in the

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for

District 15 to replace Joe Buscaino, who was retiring from the office for an unsuccessful run for mayor. McOsker qualified for the candidacy in March 2022. In the primary election, McOsker took the lead over candidates Danielle Sandoval, Anthony Santich, and Bryant Odega. He was forced into a runoff with Sandoval as he did not gain 50% of the vote. McOsker won with 65.44% of the vote in the general election, and was sworn in on December 11, 2022.

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McOsker, Tim 1962 births 21st-century American politicians California Democrats Living people Los Angeles City Council members People from San Pedro, Los Angeles