Imelda Padilla | |
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Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 6th district | |
Assumed office July 5, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Nury Martinez |
Personal details | |
Born | 1987 (age 36–37) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) California State University, Northridge (MA) |
Imelda G. Padilla (born 1987) is an American politician who is currently a member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 6th district since 2023.[1][2] She had previously ran for the Los Angeles Unified School District's Board of Education for the 6th district, losing to Kelly Gonez in the runoff election.[3]
Elected in the 2023 Los Angeles special election to replace Nury Martinez, Padilla previously worked as a community relations manager.[4]