Holly Mitchell

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Holly Mitchell
Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 6, 2020
Preceded by	Mark Ridley-Thomas
Chair of Los Angeles County
In office December 7, 2021 – December 6, 2022
Preceded by	Hilda Solis
Succeeded by	Janice Hahn
Chair pro tempore of Los Angeles County
In office December 8, 2020 – December 7, 2021
Preceded by	Hilda Solis
Succeeded by	Sheila Kuehl
Member of the California State Senate
In office September 26, 2013 – December 6, 2020
Preceded by	Curren Price
Succeeded by	Sydney Kamlager
Constituency	26th district (2013–2014) 30th district (2014–2020)
Member of the California State Assembly
In office December 6, 2010 – September 26, 2013
Preceded by	Karen Bass
Succeeded by	Sebastian Ridley-Thomas
Constituency	47th district (2010–2012) 54th district (2012–2013)
Personal details
Born	(1964-09-07) September 7, 1964 (age 59) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of California, Riverside (BA)

Holly J. Mitchell (born September 7, 1964) is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

A Democrat, Mitchell served as a State Senator for California's 30th senate district from 2013 to 2020, which is also part of Supervisorial District 2 and encompasses Culver City, Ladera Heights, Exposition Park, and parts of the Westmont, Florence, Crenshaw, Del Rey, Marina del Rey, Downtown Los Angeles. She previously represented the 26th Senate District after replacing then-Senator Curren Price in a 2013 special election. Prior to being elected to the State Senate, she served in the California State Assembly representing the 54th Assembly District.

Mitchell is a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus. In 2016 Mitchell became the first African American to chair the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, where she has overseen the passage and adoption of two consecutive state budgets.