Herb Wesson

Herb Wesson
President of the Los Angeles City Council
Incumbent
Assumed office January 12, 2012
Mayor	Antonio Villaraigosa
Preceded by	Eric Garcetti
Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 10th district
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2005
Preceded by	Martin Ludlow
65th Speaker of the California State Assembly
In office February 6, 2002 – February 9, 2004
Preceded by	Robert Hertzberg
Succeeded by	Fabian Núñez
Member of the California State Assembly from the 47th district
In office 1998–2004
Preceded by	Kevin Murray
Succeeded by	Karen Bass
Personal details
Born	November 11, 1951 (1951-11-11) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Lincoln University
Website	http://www.lacity.org/council/cd10/

Herb J. Wesson, Jr. (born November 11, 1951) is an American politician. He currently serves as a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the 10th district, and also serves as the President of the Council. He served in the State Assembly representing the 47th district from 1998 until 2004. He served as Speaker of the California State Assembly from 2002 until 2004. After being termed out of the legislature, he became a senior advisor and special assistant to Supervisor Yvonne Burke. On November 8, 2005, Wesson was elected with almost 80% of the vote to represent the tenth district on the Los Angeles City Council, in a special election to fill the vacancy created when Martin Ludlow resigned to become head of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor . Wesson won a full term in March 2007 with 99.7% of the vote . He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Prior to his service in the State Assembly, Wesson served as the Chief of Staff to former tenth district councilmember Nate Holden, and as the Chief of Staff to former Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Burke.

Wesson received his undergraduate degree from Lincoln University, PA. He is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

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California Assembly
Preceded by Kevin Murray	California State Assemblyman, 47th District 1998 – 2004	Succeeded by Karen Bass
Preceded by Robert Hertzberg	Speaker of the California State Assembly February 6, 2002 – February 9, 2004	Succeeded by Fabian Núñez
Political offices
Preceded by Martin Ludlow	Los Angeles City Councilman 10th district July 1, 2005 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent