Who is running for L.A. mayor? Here's the list

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The ballot is finalized (at least for now) in what is shaping up to be a dramatic 2026 race for L.A.mayor.Here is a list of who is running, beginning with the top candidates.

While the ballot is set, some candidates on this list could drop out.Bass was elected Los Angeles’ first female and second Black mayor in 2022 after decades of service in various elected offices.She has focused on homelessness and public safety while facing sharp criticism over the city’s response to 2025 fires.Read more:Karen Bass profile (published 2022) Bass and response to Palisades fire (published 2025) Huang is a community organizer, minister and dues-paying member of the Los Angeles chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.

She is the deputy director of Housing Now California, a coalition that fights displacement of tenants at the state and local levels.Read more:She’s challenging Bass from the left.Could she become L.A.’s Mamdani? Adam Miller is co-founder of Better Angels, a nonprofit focused on preventing homelessness and building affordable housing.

The tech executive made a fortune developing education software.Read more:Tech entrepreneur enters L.A.mayor’s race, becoming the latest to take on Karen Bass A Republican, Pratt has received praise from an array of Trump supporters, including Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and U.S.

Sen.Rick Scott of Florida.

He has focused heavily on the city’s handling of the fire, which destroyed his home.He starred in such reality TV shows as “The Hills” and “Laguna Beach.”Read more:Pratt announces candidacy for mayor A challenge from the right in the race for L.A.

mayor Raman, who won office in 2020, was the first council member to be elected with support from the Democratic Socialists of America.She is also aligned with the YIMBY groups who want to ramp up housing production in L.A.Read more:Councilmember Nithya Raman to r...