The L.A. City Council has a number of options when it comes to replacing Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was convicted on felony corruption charges.
. It appointed his chief of staff to be a non-voting caretaker of the office. In February 2022, it appointed Herb Wesson, a former councilmember for District 10, to temporarily replace Ridley-Thomas as a voting member.Wesson had been termed out of office and could no longer serve, the Council appointed Wesson’s chief of staff, Heather Hutt, as a non-voting caretaker and then later as a voting member of the council.
But her appointment was to replace a suspended member — Ridley-Thomas. Now that he’s been formally ousted, the seat is vacant again.The first would be to appoint a caretaker who would have no vote on the council. The caretaker would serve until the next regularly scheduled election in March 2024, when Ridley-Thomas would have been up for reelection. It would leave the district with no representation on the council for some time.
That would be “a very unpopular thing,” said Raphe Sonenshein, executive director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State L.A. The council could also appoint someone as a full voting member who would serve until next year’s election. Appointing Hutt would be one option. Hutt has already announced plans to run for the seat. Appointing Hutt would give her the advantage of running as an incumbent. State Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer also has announced he will be a candidate.
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