Luis Ayala, Mayor

  City Council - Fifth District

Luis Ayala, Mayor
Representing the Fifth District
 

• Elected to Council: November 2006 
• Birthdate: September 6, 1973
• Birthplace: Salinas, California
• Occupation: Director of Government Relations for
  Los Angeles County Medical Association
• College: M.A., Harvard University -
  Administration, Planning & Social Policy
  B.A., Santa Clara University - History
• Civic Involvement:
  -- Member, League of California Cities
  -- Serve on Southern California Council of Government (SCAG)
     Transportation & Communications Committee
  -- Former Deputy to L.A. County Supervisor Gloria Molina (SE Region).
     Served as the de facto city manager for the unincorporated areas of 
     Florence-Firestone and Walnut Park, delivering services to over 70,000
     constituents and overseeing capital development projects
  -- Worked for Congressman Xavier Becerra
  -- Worked for Antonio Villaraigosa (while Speaker of the Assembly)
  -- Worked for Assemblyman Marco Firebaugh
  -- Worked for former L.A. Mayor, Jim Hahn
• Marital Status: Married to wife, Adriana
• Children: A daughter, Citlali, and son, Diego