Asian Americans sweep Los Angeles’ citywide offices

Nithya Raman and Marissa Roy will serve alongside City Controller Kenneth Mejia, who became Los Angeles’ first Asian American citywide officeholder in 2022.

Image via Kenneth Mejia, Nithya Raman, Marissa Roy

For the first time in history, Asian Americans will hold every citywide office in Los Angeles after voters chose a new mayor and city attorney in last week’s midterm elections.

Big wins

As of Tuesday, City Councilmember Nithya Raman led Mayor Karen Bass with 608,897 (54.8%) to 502,000 (45.2%) votes, with n…