Sheila Kuehl

Sheila Kuehl
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] (1941-02-09) February 9, 1941 (age 83) 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, and served as the member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd District and as board chair and chair pro tem. 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.