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Certified for the 2026 General Municipal Election ballot.
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CAMPAIGN IMAGECity Clerk certified candidate
Nithya Raman
Mayor · Nov 3, 2026
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- Candidate
- Nithya Raman
- Office
- Mayor
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026 general municipal election
- Ballot order
- 1
- Occupational designation
- Councilmember/Urban Planner
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Current occupation
1 sourcedCouncilmember/Urban Planner
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certified ballot occupational designationPrior employment
1 sourcedShe is an urban planner by training
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campaign-reported professional trainingEducation
1 sourcedreceived her bachelor’s degree from Harvard and graduate degree from MIT
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campaign-reported educationPrevious public offices
1 sourcedIn the City Council, Nithya has worked tirelessly to lower housing costs and build more housing.
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campaign-reported public serviceBoards, commissions & civic organizations
1 sourcedShe co-founded the SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition
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campaign-reported civic-organization rolePrior campaigns
1 sourcedIn 2020, Nithya ran for City Council as a complete outsider
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campaign-reported prior candidacyElection history
1 sourcedshe defeated a sitting councilmember for the first time in 17 years
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Homelessnesscampaign-published position heading
ending homelessnessOriginal campaign source ↗
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Immigrationcampaign-published position heading
immigrants in, ice outOriginal campaign source ↗
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Housingcampaign-published position heading
HOUSING FOR ALLOriginal campaign source ↗
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Tenant rightscampaign-published position heading
Protecting rentersOriginal campaign source ↗
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Public safetycampaign-published position heading
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Climate & environmentcampaign-published position heading
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Transportation & street safetycampaign-published position heading
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Disaster recoverycampaign-published position heading
palisades recoveryOriginal campaign source ↗
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Jobs & local economycampaign-published position heading
save hollywood jobsOriginal campaign source ↗
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Animal welfarecampaign-published position heading
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Homelessnessending homelessness
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Immigrationimmigrants in, ice out
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HousingHOUSING FOR ALL
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Tenant rightsProtecting renters
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Public safetyPublic safety
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Climate & environmentclimate & environment
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Transportation & street safetytransportation & street safety
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Disaster recoverypalisades recovery
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Jobs & local economysave hollywood jobs
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Animal welfareAnimal welfare
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Small businesssmall business
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PRIMARY · May 6, 2026NBC4 and Telemundo 52 Los Angeles mayoral primary debatepublic broadcaster-published full recording · 9 topics →GENERAL · Aug 19, 2026Sherman Oaks Los Angeles mayoral general-election debateNo publicly accessible full recording located in this release · 4 topics →
CITY CLERK-PUBLISHED CANDIDATE STATEMENT
2:55 video and accessible transcript
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ORG ENDORSEMENTS49 records
- DSA-LA
- California Working Families Party
- WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST
- WESTERN STATES CARPENTERS
- WATCH ENDORSEMENT VIDEO
- LA FORWARD
- Sierra Club
- ACCE
- EAA UNION
- UNITE HERE! LOCAL 11
- WATCH ENDORSEMENT VIDEO HERE
- Initiate Justice Action
- OUR REVOLUTION
- CIR/SEIU
- SEIU 121RN NURSE ALLIANCE
- EASTSIDE PADRES
- STREETS FOR ALL
- LATINO COALITION OF LOS ANGELES (LCLA)
- For The People Action
- LOS ANGELES LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS (LALCV)
- HOUSING ACTION COALITION
- Sunrise Movement
- Feel The Bern SFV
- UAW REGION 6
- ABUNDANT HOUSING LA
- Alliance of South Asian American Labor (ASAAL)
- Transportation Communications Union/IAM
- Climate Action California
- California Environmental Voters
- Bruin Democrats
- Project ID Action Fund
- NEW AMERICAN LEADERS ACTION FUND
- CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S LIST
- East Area Progressive Democrats
- MIRACLE MILE DEMOCRATIC CLUB
- KOREAN AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
- Democrats for the Protection of Animals
- UELA
- WESTSIDE FOR EVERYONE
- PRO-HOUSING DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
- ASIAN DEMS OF LA COUNTY
- PLBRA
- INDIAN AMERICAN IMPACT
- AFT Staff Guild, Local 1521A
- FOOD & WATER ACTION
- InlandBoatmen's Union (ILWU)
- ILWU Local 56
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA
- SMART-TD Local 1674
Personal Endorsements11 records
- KENNETH MEJIA
- DR. ROCIO RIVAS
- RICK COLE
- LAURA CHICK
- KEVIN PEREZ
- HANS JOHNSON
- BERNARD C. PARKS
- SUJU VIJAYAN
- MAGYBET MENDEZ
- DAVID KIM
- AMOS MARVEL
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Nithya Raman also holds a current city office.
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