Marqueece Harris-Dawson 8th District

Marqueece Harris-Dawson is an LA City Council President and Representative of the Eighth District. The Eighth District covers Baldwin Hills, Chesterfield Square, Crenshaw, Jefferson Park and parts of South Los Angeles.
Harris-Dawson has dedicated more than two decades to community activism and public service. He was born in South Los Angeles and has witnessed firsthand the impact of the crack cocaine epidemic in the South Los Angeles community. He graduated from Morehouse College and has a certificate in Nonprofit Management from Stanford University School of Business.
Harris-Dawson’s efforts in affordable housing, economic equity, and public safety have created a large impact in Los Angeles. He is the chair of the Planning and Land Use Management Committee, a Vice Chair of the Rules, Elections, Intergovernmental Relations Committee, and also Vice Chair of the Budget, Finance, and Innovation Committee. Harris-Dawson co-authored Proposition HHH, a $1.2 billion bond measure for permanent supportive housing. This has reportedly led to a significant increase in affordable housing in the Eighth District.
Additionally, his advocacy for the Community Safety Partnership has helped create reparative relationships between the community and the LAPD helping to make the district safer and more secure. He created a program that supported local businesses and fed vulnerable seniors which was a lifeline for the community and a statewide model. He also transformed a controversial Metro train project into a public art people’s museum celebrating Black culture in Los Angeles.