Holly J. Mitchell serves on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, where she leads with a deep understanding of the vital safety net LA County provides to millions of people and a commitment to ensuring that all residents can thrive.

Within her first term as Supervisor, a few of her accomplishments, with the support of the Board of Supervisors, include launching a countywide RV homelessness encampment resolution program as part of the County’s Pathway Home initiative, passing a landmark countywide guaranteed income program that includes foster youth, supporting small businesses in keeping their doors open, making LA County the first in the nation to phase out urban oil drilling and strengthening the County’s ability to respond to mental health crises among our unhoused residents quickly.

Supervisor Mitchell is honored to represent the two million residents of Los Angeles County’s Second District – including the neighborhood she grew up in – Leimert Park, along with the cities of Carson, Compton, Culver City, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Lawndale, Los Angeles (portions), Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, and a dozen unincorporated communities.

Holly J. Mitchell serves on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, where she leads with a deep understanding of the vital safety net LA County provides to millions of people and a commitment to ensuring that all residents can thrive.

Supervisor Mitchell is honored to represent the two million residents of Los Angeles County’s Second District – including the neighborhood she grew up in – Leimert Park, along with the cities of Carson, Compton, Culver City, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Lawndale, Los Angeles (portions), Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, and a dozen unincorporated communities.

Within her first term as Supervisor, with the support of the Board of Supervisors, a few of her accomplishments include launching a countywide RV homelessness encampment resolution program as part of the County’s Pathway Home initiative, passing a landmark countywide guaranteed income program that includes foster youth, supporting small businesses in keeping their doors open, making LA County the first in the nation to phase out urban oil drilling and strengthening the County’s ability to respond to mental health crises among our unhoused residents quickly.

Mitchell’s leadership has been recognized by The Los Angeles Times, which stated that Mitchell is in many ways the “board’s conscience” on social and economic issues the County faces due to inequities. O Magazine named Mitchell one of Oprah’s “Visionaries” in 2020.

Prior to being elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Mitchell spent over a decade of serving in the California Legislature – in both the State Assembly and Senate. During her tenure she authored over 100 state laws from ranging from the C.R.O.W.N. Act to landmark juvenile justice reforms.

Supervisor Mitchell became the first African American to serve as Chair of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee. Under her guidance, she helped the State of California successfully build its financial reserves and passed three consecutive state budgets–each totaling over $200 billion.

Early in her career, Supervisor Mitchell had transformative leadership opportunities. She served as a CORO Foundation Fellow, was a legislative advocate for Californians experiencing poverty at the Western Center on Law and Poverty and worked for pioneering legislative leaders like the Honorable Diane Watson.

Before running for public office, Supervisor Mitchell led the nonprofit Crystal Stairs for seven years – California’s largest nonprofit dedicated to child and family development. As CEO, she fought for low-income families across Los Angeles County to gain access to childcare and poverty prevention resources.

As a Los Angeles County Supervisor, Mitchell also serves as the inaugural chair of the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles County Children and Families First (First 5 LA), Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts and South Coast Air Quality Management District.

Supervisor Mitchell was awarded an honorary Doctorate Degree of Humane Letters from Charles Drew University and is a proud UC Riverside Highlander.