# Los Angeles's 13th City Council district

Los Angeles's 13th City Council district is one of the fifteen districts in the Los Angeles City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Hugo Soto-Martinez since 2022, after beating previous councilmember Mitch O'Farrell that year.
The district was created in 1925 after a new city charter was passed, which replaced the former "at large" voting system for a nine-member council with a district system with a 15-member council.

## Geography

The district flanks the 101 freeway as it passes through part of Hollywood and north to Hollywood Boulevard in East Hollywood. The district's southern boundary includes the neighborhoods of Silver Lake, Echo Park, and Westlake; and north through Echo Park and western Elysian Park in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains; to Atwater Village, Elysian Valley, and a section of the Los Angeles River within its northeastern borders. It is geographically the smallest council district in Los Angeles and the most densely populated council district.
The district is completely within California's 30th congressional district and overlaps California's 26th and 24th State Senate districts as well as California's 51st and 52nd State Assembly districts.

### Historical boundaries

The 13th district was mapped at its origin in 1925 in the eastern part of the city, but over the years it has been shifted west in keeping with the city's population changes. That year, it was in the eastern part of the city, covering Monterey Hills, Montecito Heights, Elysian Park and part of Echo Park. It was described as the "North End, extending to Mt. Washington Drive, Avenue 44 and Marmion Way." The district headquarters was at 3014 Terry Place in Lincoln Heights. In 1940, the district extended westward to Vermont Avenue and south to Valley Boulevard.
In 1960, it took over most of Hollywood and extended from the Alhambra city limits to Fairfax Avenue. By 1964, Hollywood, Silver Lake, Echo Park and portions of Los Feliz and Lincoln Heights were a part of the district. In 1973, the district bordreed Eagle Rock on the east and reached into Hollywood on the west. In 1986, after several attempts at redrawing councilmanic districts in accordance with a U.S. court order to provide for increased Latino representation, the City Council in 1986 adopted a plan that stripped Chinatown, Echo Park and adjoining areas from the 13th District but kept Hollywood and Silver Lake and also cut north into Studio City. The result was a decided shift to the north and west, including part of Studio City within the San Fernando Valley and all of Coldwater Canyon. The eastern boundary was roughly the east edge of Elysian Park.

## List of members representing the district

| Councilmember | Party | Dates | Electoral history |
| District established July 1, 1925 ||||
| Joseph F. Fitzpatrick (Lincoln Heights) | Democratic | July 1, 1925 – August 21, 1925 | Elected in 1925. Suspended after a bribery indictment. |
| Vacant | Vacant | August 21, 1925 – October 23, 1925 | |
| Carl I. Jacobson (Lincoln Heights) | Republican | October 23, 1925 – June 30, 1929 | Appointed to finish Fitzpatrick's term. Elected in 1927. Re-elected in 1929. Re-elected in 1931. Lost re-election. |
| Darwin W. Tate (Echo Park) | Democratic | July 1, 1933 – June 30, 1939 | Elected in 1933. Re-elected in 1935. Re-elected in 1937. Retired. |
| Roy Hampton (Echo Park) | Democratic | July 1, 1939 – June 30, 1943 | Elected in 1939. Re-elected in 1941. Lost re-election. |
| Ned R. Healy (Echo Park) | Democratic | July 1, 1943 – January 2, 1945 | Elected in 1943. Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 2, 1945 – April 6, 1945 | |
| Meade McClanahan (Silver Lake) | Democratic | April 6, 1945 – March 19, 1946 | Elected to finish Healy's term. Elected to full term. Lost recall election. |
| John R. Roden (Silver Lake) | Democratic | March 28, 1946 – June 30, 1947 | Elected to finish McClanahan's term. Lost re-election. |
| Ernest E. Debs (Silver Lake) | Democratic | July 1, 1947 – December 1, 1958 | Elected in 1947. Re-elected in 1949. Re-elected in 1951. Re-elected in 1953. Re-elected in 1957. Resigned when elected to the County Board of Supervisors. |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 1, 1958 – July 1, 1959 | |
| James H. Brown (Larchmont) | Democratic | July 1, 1959 – December 28, 1964 | Elected in finish Debs's term. Re-elected in 1961. Resigned to become a municipal court judge. |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 28, 1964 – July 1, 1965 | |
| Paul H. Lamport (Hollywood) | Democratic | July 1, 1965 – June 30, 1969 | Elected to finish Brown's term. Elected to a full term. Lost re-election. |
| Robert J. Stevenson (Hollywood) | Democratic | July 1, 1969 – March 4, 1975 | Elected in 1969. Re-elected in 1973. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 4, 1975 – May 27, 1975 | |
| Peggy Stevenson (Hollywood) | Democratic | May 27, 1975 – June 30, 1985 | Elected to finish her husband's term. Re-elected in 1977. Re-elected in 1981. Lost re-election. |
| Michael Woo (Silver Lake) | Democratic | July 1, 1985 – June 30, 1993 | Elected in 1985. Re-elected in 1989. Retired to run for Mayor of Los Angeles. |
| Jackie Goldberg (Echo Park) | Democratic | July 1, 1993 – December 4, 2000 | Elected in 1993. Re-elected in 1997. Resigned when elected to the California State Assembly. |
| | | December 4, 2000 – July 1, 2001 | |
| Eric Garcetti (Echo Park) | Democratic | July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2013 | Elected in 2001. Re-elected in 2005. Re-elected in 2009. Retired to run for Mayor of Los Angeles. |
| Mitch O'Farrell (Echo Park) | Democratic | July 1, 2013 – December 12, 2022 | Elected in 2013. Re-elected in 2017. Lost re-election. |
| Hugo Soto-Martinez (East Hollywood) | Democratic | December 12, 2022 – present | Elected in 2022. |