Eric Garcetti

Eric Michael Garcetti ( born February 4, 1971 in Los Angeles ), since July 2013 Mayor of Los Angeles. He belongs to the Democratic Party.

Career

Prior to his political career, Garcetti taught at the University of Southern California and was an assistant professor of diplomacy and international relations at Occidental College. As of 2001, Garcetti held as representative of the 13th electoral district a seat on the Los Angeles City Council, 2006, he was elected as its chairman. In 2011 he announced is the successor of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who was not allowed to run after two terms in office, try to. In the first round of elections in March 2013 Eric Garcetti received just under 33 % relative majority, the following in the May runoff election he won with 54.9 % against his challenger Wendy Greuel ( also Democratic Party). On 1 July 2013 Garcetti joined the youngest mayor of Los Angeles for over a century, the Office of.

Others

Garcetti played before his actual election in 2013 in two episodes of the TV series The Closer as well as in an episode of Major Crimes the mayor of Los Angeles.