Sheila Kuehl

Sheila Kuehl
Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
In office
December 5, 2017 – December 4, 2018
Preceded byMark Ridley-Thomas
Succeeded byJanice Hahn
Chair Pro Tem of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
In office
December 7, 2021 – December 6, 2022
Preceded byHolly Mitchell
Succeeded byLindsey Horvath
In office
December 6, 2016 – December 5, 2017
Preceded byMark Ridley-Thomas
Succeeded byJanice Hahn
Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
from the 3rd District
In office
December 1, 2014 – December 5, 2022
Preceded byZev Yaroslavsky
Succeeded byLindsey Horvath
Member of the California Senate
from the 23rd district
In office
December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2008
Preceded byTom Hayden
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 41st district
In office
December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000
Preceded byTerry B. Friedman
Succeeded byFran Pavley
Personal details
Born
Sheila Ann Kuehl[1]

(1941-02-09) February 9, 1941 (age 83)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceSanta Monica, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Harvard Law School
ProfessionAttorney, actress

Sheila James Kuehl (born February 9, 1941) is an American politician and retired actress, who served as a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd District from 2014 to 2022. Kuehl was California's first openly gay state legislator, having previously served in the California State Senate and the California State Assembly, where she was the Assembly's first female speaker pro tem.

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