Janice Hahn

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In 1998, U.S. Congresswoman Jane Harman declined to run for re-election, choosing instead to run for Governor of California. Hahn then won the Democratic nomination to succeed Harman, but lost the general election to Republican State Assemblyman Steven T. Kuykendall 49%-47%. [10]

Los Angeles City Council (2001–2011)

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Hahn giving a speech in 2007

Hahn served on the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 15th District, from 2001 to 2011. The 15th District encompasses the San Pedro Harbor and includes the ethnically diverse communities of Harbor City, Harbor Gateway, San Pedro, Watts and Wilmington. [11] She was reelected to her third and final term in November 2009. [1]

She has been called "one of the most pro-labor members" of the City Council, and a "consistent opponent of layoffs and furloughs for city workers." [12] Hahn walked the picket lines with unionized dockworkers in 2002. [13] After the Bush administration suggested it would intervene in the labor dispute by using government troops to operate the ports, Hahn urged non-intervention. [13] "'There's no room for the federal government. There's only one reason for them to get involved, and that's to break the union', she said." [13] She was the leading force on the City Council behind both the passage of a living wage ordinance for the hotel workers along Century Boulevard near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and the provision of improved health benefits to LAX employees.[ citation needed ]

Hahn cites her efforts to clean up the Port of Los Angeles as one of her main accomplishments while on the City Council. The 2006 Clean Air Action Plan, which she and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa pushed forward, set a goal of reducing pollution by 45 percent within five years and shifted the movement of goods at the ports to off-peak traffic hours. [14] Hahn supported the addition of the Clean Trucks Program that requires the 16,000 diesel trucks serving the ports meet 2007 EPA emission standards within five years. [14] [15] She has noted that the ports have been Southern California's largest emitter of greenhouse gasses and diesel emissions and that the Clean Trucks Program also provides for improved working conditions, wages and benefits for port truckers. [15] Prior to the Clean Air Action Plan, she had already shifted about 35% of goods to be moved during off-peak hours. Hahn also helped advance redevelopment projects at the Port of Los Angeles in both San Pedro and Wilmington.[ citation needed ]

On the City Council, Hahn was a major proponent of gang prevention, intervention, and suppression programs. She led the campaign to pass Measure A, which would have dedicated a sustainable revenue stream for those programs, but fell just shy of the two thirds percentage needed to pass. On a smaller level, she expanded the Gang Alternatives Program to all elementary schools in her district.[ citation needed ]

2010 lieutenant gubernatorial election

Hahn ran for Lieutenant Governor of California in 2010 but was defeated in the Democratic primary by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, finishing second in a field of three candidates. [16] She received 33.3% of the vote against Newsom's 55.5%.

U.S. House of Representatives (2011–2016)

Elections

2011

Hahn is sworn into office by House Speaker John Boehner on July 19, 2011. Janice Hahn being sworn in.jpg
Hahn is sworn into office by House Speaker John Boehner on July 19, 2011.

On February 7, 2011, Hahn announced her intention to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in the special election to fill California's 36th congressional district seat vacated by U.S. Representative Jane Harman's departure to head the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

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Hahn in 2011

Hahn was one of sixteen candidates from all parties who competed in the special election primary on May 17, 2011. [17] She finished first with 24 percent of the vote; Republican Craig Huey finished second with 22 percent. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent, Hahn and Huey, the top two finishers, faced off in a special runoff election on July 12. [17] Many had expected California Secretary of State Debra Bowen to secure one of the top two spots, but Bowen finished in third place.[ citation needed ]

The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL–CIO, endorsed Hahn in March 2011, a move the Daily Breeze called "significant" because of the fundraising and get-out-the-vote power of the large organization. [18] As of March 23, 2011, Hahn had received endorsements from Senator Dianne Feinstein, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, California Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez, California State Senator Ted Lieu, Torrance Firefighters Association Local 1138, and other notable figures such as former LA Laker Earvin "Magic" Johnson and environmentalist and actor Ed Begley, Jr. [19]

On April 25, 2011, Hahn secured the endorsement of the Los Angeles Times . [17] Following her victory in the primary, Hahn was endorsed by California Democrats Governor Jerry Brown, Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom (who defeated Hahn in the 2010 primary race for lieutenant governor), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland. Emily's List, an organization that supports women candidates who support abortion rights also endorsed Hahn. [20] On June 5, 2011, Hahn was officially endorsed by primary opponent Marcy Winograd, California State Controller John Chiang, Assemblyman Warren Furutani and Assemblywoman Betsy Butler, as well as the gun-control group Brady Campaign.

A poll conducted by the Daily Kos and Service Employees International Union shortly before the July 2011 election had Hahn in the lead over Huey by 8 points, (52 percent to 44 percent) with 4 percent undecided. [21] Her final margin of victory was 9 points, 54.56 percent to 45.44. [2]

2012

After redistricting dismantled her old district, Hahn decided to run in the newly redrawn 44th district, which included her home in San Pedro. That district had previously been the 37th, represented by fellow Democratic Congresswoman Laura Richardson. The California Democratic Party endorsed Hahn. [22]

In the all-party primary (created as a result of Proposition 14), she finished first over Richardson by a wide margin, taking 60 percent of the vote to Richardson's 40 percent. This was all the more remarkable since Hahn was running in territory that was more than 60 percent new to her. In the general election, Hahn defeated Richardson with 60.2 percent of the vote to Richardson's 39.7 percent.[ citation needed ]

Committee assignments

Caucuses

Political positions

Janice Hahn
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Chair of Los Angeles County
Assumed office
December 6, 2022

Hahn voted on Nov. 19, 2015, for HR 4038, legislation that would effectively halt the resettlement of refugees from Syria and Iraq to the United States. [24] Hahn supports the conversion of dangerous Modified Hydrofluoric Acid (MHF) at refineries to a safer alternative. [25]

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

In 2018, Hahn supported the appointment of Nicole Tinkham as interim public defender, despite a letter signed by 390 public defenders who were concerned that Tinkham lacked criminal law experience and the potential for a conflict of interest, given Tinkham’s prior representation of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. [26]

Recognition

Some of the awards received by Hahn include the Rosa Parks Award from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Bold Vision Award from the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce, the Public Service Award from the African-American Chamber of Commerce, the Recognition Award from the Harbor Area Gang Alternative Program, and enshrinement on the Promenade of Prominence in Watts. [1]

Personal life

Hahn is a lifelong resident of Los Angeles and lives in San Pedro. [1] A member of the Hahn family of California, she is the mother of three children, the grandmother of five, and a member of the Churches of Christ. [27]

Electoral history

Los Angeles Primary Election April 22, 1997
Charter Commissioner District 15 [28]
CandidateVotes %
Janice Hahn10,09249
Jerry L. Gaines6,85734
Linda Louise Forster3,49617
Voter turnout31.0%
Los Angeles General Election June 13, 1997
Charter Commissioner District 15 [29]
CandidateVotes %
Janice Hahn5,70965
Jerry L. Gaines3,03635
Voter turnout31.0%
General Election November 3, 1998
U.S. House of Representatives, 36th District, CA, 1998 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven T. Kuykendall 88,843 49
Democratic Janice Hahn84,62447
Green Robin Barrett3,6121.6
Libertarian Kerry Welsh3,0661.5
Reform John R. Konopka1,5610.9
Total votes181,706 100.00
Turnout  
Los Angeles General Election June 5, 2001
City Council District 15 [30]
CandidateVotes %
Janice Hahn19,00557
Hector J. Cepeda14,41343
Voter turnout %
Los Angeles Primary Election March 3, 2009
City Council District 15 [31]
CandidateVotes %
Janice Hahn10,86976
Chris Salabaj3,42024
Voter turnout %
Democratic Party Primary June 8, 2010
For California lieutenant governor [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gavin Newsom 1,308,860 55.5
Democratic Janice Hahn780,11533.3
Democratic Eric Korevaar257,34910.9
Total votes2,346,324 100.00
Turnout 7,553,10931.0
Open primary election May 18, 2011
U.S. House of Representatives, 36th District, CA
Top 5 out of 16 candidates [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Janice Hahn 15,647 24.6
Republican Craig Huey 14,116 22.2
Democratic Debra Bowen13,40721
Democratic Marcy Winograd5,9059.3
Republican Mike Gin4,9977.9
Turnout  15
Special election July 13, 2011
U.S. House of Representatives, 36th District, CA [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Janice Hahn 41,585 54.56
Republican Craig Huey34,63645.44
Turnout  22
General Election November 6, 2012
U.S. House of Representatives, 44th District, CA [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Janice Hahn 99,909 60.2
Democratic Laura Richardson65,98939.8
Total votes165,898 100.00

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from the 15th district
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