Marqueece Harris-Dawson

Marqueece Harris-Dawson
Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 8th district
Assumed office
July 1, 2015
Preceded by Bernard Parks
Personal details
Born 1970
Political party Democratic
Occupation Politician

Marqueece Harris-Dawson (born 1970) is an American politician and the incumbent member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing Los Angeles City Council District 8 of western South Los Angeles.

He took office as councilperson on 1 July 2015. [1] District 8 includes the Baldwin Hills, West Adams, and Crenshaw communities, and other neighborhoods in western South Los Angeles. [2]

Biography

Harris-Dawson was born and raised in South Los Angeles. [3] He attended Morehouse College. In 1995, he joined Community Coalition (CoCo) under then founder and current Congresswoman Karen Bass, and served as its President and CEO from 2004 to 2014. [3] [4] He was the coordinator for the 1999 re-election campaign of Mark Ridley-Thomas in District 2 of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors .[3]

He holds a certificate in non-profit management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and is an Aspen Institute Pahara Fellow.[3]

Election

In the primary election for District 8 in 2015, Harris-Dawson received over 50% of the vote for the vacant seat. [5] Because Harris-Dawson won outright, a general election for District 8 was not needed. [6] Term limits forced Bernard C. Parks, Harris-Dawson's predecessor since 2004, out of office. [7]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Bernard Parks
Los Angeles City Councilmember,
8th district

July 1, 2015 - present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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