Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath Thursday officially launched her reelection campaign for a second term to represent the Third District, representing more than 2 million residents.
Horvath defeated then-state Sen. Bob Hertzberg, 52.7%-47.3%, in the November 2022 general election to succeed former Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, who opted not to seek a third term to represent the 446.08-square mile district that stretches from the Ventura County line to Hollywood, south to Venice and north to Sylmar.
“I’m running for re-election because we must keep pushing for bold, transformational change across Los Angeles,” Horvath, who had considered running for mayor of Los Angeles, said in a statement.
“Fighting for the people of L.A. County has been the honor of my life,” Horvath added. “I believe we must keep pushing Los Angeles County forward, so together, we can reach our full potential.”
Horvath’s campaign touted such accomplishments in her first term as:
— Leading wildfire debris cleanup in Pacific Palisades following the Palisades Fire in January 2025;
— Delivering $55 million in direct aid to wildfire survivors, workers, small businesses and nonprofits;
— Declaring Los Angeles County’s local emergencies on immigration and homelessness;
— Protecting taxpayer dollars by holding Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority accountable and pulling funding after repeated audits revealed mismanagement; and
— Passing the county’s first ethics and governance reform in 100 years and winning approval for a Governance Reform Task Force to implement Measure G, which voters approved in November 2024.
Horvath has been endorsed by Sens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, D-California, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, as well as union locals SEIU Local 721, SEIU Local 2015, Unite Here Local 11, and the Los Angeles County firefighters union International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1014.
She also received endorsements from Jane Fonda Climate PAC and CA Women’s List.
Horvath was born in Painesville, Ohio. She received a bachelor’s degree in political science and gender studies from the University of Notre Dame.
Horvath was appointed to the West Hollywood City Council in 2009 after the death of Councilman Sal Guarriello, lost a bid for a full term in 2011, won a seat in 2015 and reelected in 2019..She was mayor of West Hollywood in 2015, and again in 2020.
Realtor Tonia Arey and human rights activist Carmenlina Minasova have filed to run for the seat while Tomas Sidenfaden has been issued papers to run.
Arey describes herself as “unknown challenger” and “a lifelong community member committed to responsible leadership and real accountability.”
“The Pacific Palisades fire and its aftermath were a breaking point for me, not just because of the devastation, but because of the irresponsible and negligent way it was handled,” Arey wrote on her website. “There was no real accountability. No plan for the surrounding communities. And no urgency from those in power.”
Minasova is expected to run for mayor of Los Angeles instead of supervisor.
No elected supervisor has been defeated for re-election since Baxter Ward in 1980, the year Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, who had been appointed to the board a year earlier, also lost her bid for a full four-year term.