Sheila Kuehl | |
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Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors | |
In office December 5, 2017 – December 4, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Mark Ridley-Thomas |
Succeeded by | Janice Hahn |
Chair Pro Tem of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors | |
In office December 7, 2021 – December 6, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Holly Mitchell |
Succeeded by | Lindsey Horvath |
In office December 6, 2016 – December 5, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Mark Ridley-Thomas |
Succeeded by | Janice Hahn |
Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 3rd District | |
In office December 1, 2014 – December 5, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Zev Yaroslavsky |
Succeeded by | Lindsey Horvath |
Member of the California Senate from the 23rd district | |
In office December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2008 | |
Preceded by | Tom Hayden |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 41st district | |
In office December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000 | |
Preceded by | Terry B. Friedman |
Succeeded by | Fran Pavley |
Personal details | |
Born | Sheila Ann Kuehl[1] February 9, 1941 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Santa Monica, California |
Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles Harvard Law School |
Profession | Attorney, 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.