The council will elect a new president next Tuesday, Oct. 18.
With Martinez stepping down, Councilman Mitch O'Farrell, the council president pro tempore, was elevated to interim council president.Nury Martinez resigns as LA City Council president following backlash over racist comments
O'Farrell was among the many council members and other elected officials saying Martinez, de León and Cedillo should all resign from the council. "I don't see how that presence continuing in city leadership is going to allow the city to move forward," O'Farrell said Monday. "... I just think that that presence will continue to be an obstacle if it is still there in the halls of power at City Hall. Angelenos deserve better.
Martinez, 49, has served on the council since 2013 and represents the Sixth District in the San Fernando Valley. She is the second Latina to serve on the council and was its only female member when she was elected. Six years later, she became the first Latina to become president of the City Council when she was elected in 2019, replacing long-time President Herb Wesson.
Prior to being elected to the council, Martinez served on the San Fernando City Council from 2003-09 and the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education from 2009-2013.that I have read and agree
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