Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath announced Monday her campaign to become the county’s first elected CEO, a position created through voters’ passage of a government overhaul measure in 2024.
“Los Angeles has never been a place that dreams small,” Horvath said in a statement. “But for too long, our county government has moved too slowly, failed to meet the moment, and allowed bureaucracy to stand in the way of progress. I fight everyday to reform our government because I believe the people of Los Angeles deserve better — a government that works for them, delivers real results, and is accountable to the people it serves.
“That’s why I’m running to become Los Angeles County;s first elected County Executive,” she said.
The county currently has a CEO appointed by the Board of Supervisors. But that will change in 2028 when voters choose the first elected CEO.
The position was made an elected post through voters’ passage in 2024 of Measure G, a package of major changes to county government, including the expansion of the five-member Board of Supervisors to nine members.
Among the other provisions of Measure G was changing the CEO position from an appointed post to an elected office. The post is expected to be considered one of the most powerful elected positions in the state — surpassed only by the governor — with the CEO overseeing an organization that serves 10 million residents with an annual budget this year of $54 billion.
Horvath was one of the major proponents of Measure G.
“This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a government that finally meets the scale of our challenges and the ambition of our people,” Horvath said. “From making Los Angeles more affordable and ending homelessness, to protecting our communities and responding urgently to crises, we need bold, unified leadership that puts progress over politics and people over process.
“The future of Los Angeles is ours to write. I’m running because I’m ready to fight for it — and together, we’re going to build it.”