James Hahn
James Hahn is the Mayor of
Los Angeles, California. He is the son of the late
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn. His father was known as an ardent supporter of
civil rights, yet Hahn, after serving twelve years as city attorney and disgracing the office with regards to the
Rodney King case, ran what many saw as a blatantly
racist and
xenophobic campaign against State Assemblyman
Antonio Villaraigosa for the mayor's race in
2001.