Mitch O'Farrell

Mitch O'Farrell
O'Farrell in 2014
President of the Los Angeles City Council
Acting
October 10, 2022 – October 18, 2022
Preceded byNury Martinez
Succeeded byPaul Krekorian
President pro tempore of the Los Angeles City Council
In office
October 1, 2021 – October 25, 2022
Preceded byJoe Buscaino
Succeeded byCurren Price
Member of the Los Angeles City Council
from the 13th district
In office
July 1, 2013 – December 12, 2022
Preceded byEric Garcetti
Succeeded byHugo Soto-Martinez
Personal details
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Mitch O'Farrell (born 1960) is an American politician, who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 13th district from 2013 to 2022, during which he spent eight days as President of the City Council during the 2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal. A member of the Democratic Party, O'Farrell was the first Native American elected to the body, and was one of its two openly gay members until the end of his second term in 2022.[1]

  1. ^ Zahniser, David (November 15, 2022). "McOsker, Yaroslavsky, Soto-Martinez claim victory in their L.A. City Council races". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 15, 2022.