Ysabel Jurado makes history as the first Filipino American elected to the LA City Council. Photo from Ysabel Jurado’s campaign website
LOS ANGELES – Filipino American progressive lawyer Ysabel Jurado, who has been elected to represent Los Angeles City Council’s District 14, was sworn into office Monday as one of the two newest Council members.
Jurado last month overcame incumbent Kevin de León to represent the 14th District, making history as the first Fil-Am to be elected to the City Council.
The district encompasses downtown Los Angeles, Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno and Northeast Los Angeles. Jurado won with 57.17 percent of the vote.
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Adrin Nazarian, who represents District 2, was also sworn into office. The City Clerk administered the oaths, followed by a ceremonial public swearing-in during Tuesday’s council meeting.
The clerk last week administered oaths to the four incumbent council members who won new terms in the 2024 elections
“Thank you to every person who joined this campaign, who believed in this vision, and who fought for this victory. We are moving forward together and blazing a trail for the rest of the nation,” Jurado said when she declared victory last month.
ADVERTISEMENTJurado describes herself on her campaign website as a tenants rights attorney, affordable housing activist, single mom and daughter of former undocumented Filipino immigrants.
She attended Pasadena City College and put herself through college at UCLA, where she completed her bachelor’s degree. She went on to UCLA School of Law, where she graduated with a Juris Doctorate with specializations in Critical Race Studies and the David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy.
“She did it all as a single teen mom while raising her daughter, Stella,” states her campaign website.
ADVERTISEMENTJurado’s platform focuses on expanding affordable housing, ending homelessness, supporting small businesses, tackling the climate crisis and building a more just economy for all.
As a housing rights lawyer, Jurado fought to stop tenant evictions and stood side by side with community organizations and small businesses that were at risk of losing their leases.
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