2022 Los Angeles City Attorney election
November 8, 2022
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| Registered | 1,608,639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 28.58% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Feldstein Soto: 50–60% 60–70% Gill: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Los Angeles City Attorney election was held on June 7, 2022. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with the top-two runoff election occurring on November 8, 2022. Incumbent city attorney Mike Feuer was term-limited, and instead ran unsuccessfully for mayor in the same election cycle.
Nonpartisan primary
Candidates
Advanced to general
- Hydee Feldstein Soto, attorney and neighborhood councilmember[1]
- Faisal Gill, civil rights attorney[2][3]
Eliminated in primary
- Kevin James, broadcaster and former Assistant U.S. Attorney for Southern California (endorsed Feldstein Soto in the runoff)[4]
- Teddy Kapur, attorney and partner at Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP[5]
- Richard Kim, deputy city attorney and former president of the Korean Prosecutors Association[6]
- Marina Torres, litigator and Assistant U.S. Attorney[7][8]
- Sherri Onica Valle Cole, attorney and educator[9]
Withdrawn
- Rick Zbur, executive director of Equality California[10]
Endorsements
Hydee Feldstein Soto
Faisal Gill
- U.S. representatives
Karen Bass, CA-37 (2013–2022) and mayoral candidate(rescinded)[17]- Ami Bera, CA-07 (2013–present)[12]
- Ro Khanna, CA-17 (2017–present)[12]
- Ilhan Omar, MN-05 (2019–present)[12]
- Statewide officials
- Keith Ellison, attorney general of Minnesota (2019–present)[18]
- State legislators
- Isaac Bryan, state assemblyman from the 54th district (2021–2022) and 55th district (2022–present)[19]
- Local officials
- Holly Mitchell, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (2020–present)[18]
- Individuals
- Melina Abdullah, professor and co-founder of BLM-LA[18]
- Labor unions
Kevin James
- Local officials
- Eric Garcetti, mayor of Los Angeles (2013–2022)[11]
- Labor unions
- Los Angeles Police Protective League[11]
- SEIU Local 721 (endorsed Gill in the runoff)[21]
- Organizations
Results
| Primary election | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Faisal Gill | 137,554 | 24.23% | |
| Hydee Feldstein Soto | 112,978 | 19.90% | |
| Marina Torres | 112,842 | 19.87% | |
| Richard Kim | 93,660 | 16.50% | |
| Kevin James | 51,606 | 9.09% | |
| Teddy Kapur | 30,421 | 5.36% | |
| Sherri Onica Valle Cole | 28,716 | 5.06% | |
| Total votes | 567,777 | 100.00% | |
Runoff
Post-primary endorsements
Hydee Feldstein Soto
- Executive branch officials
- Hilda Solis, former United States Secretary of Labor (2009–2013)[23]
- U.S. representatives
- Katie Hill, CA-25 (2019)[24]
- Organizations
- Labor unions
- Los Angeles Airport Police Officers Association[28]
- Newspapers and other media
Faisal Gill
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydee Feldstein Soto | 442,926 | 55.33% | |
| Faisal Gill | 357,519 | 44.67% | |
| Total votes | 800,445 | 100.00 | |
References
- ^ Raziel, Benjamin (November 4, 2021). "Meet The Only Jew Running For LA City Attorney". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.
- ^ McGahan, Jason (March 24, 2021). "Civil Rights Lawyer Faisal Gill Enters the Race for L.A. City Attorney". Los Angeles.
- ^ Youngman, Sam (November 17, 2021). "City Attorney Candidate Faisal Gill Has New Approach for L.A.'s Homeless". Los Angeles.
- ^ Regardie, John (January 6, 2021). "Former Republican Radio Host Kevin James Enters the Race for L.A. City Attorney". Los Angeles.
- ^ "Thriving In Their 40's: Teddy Kapur". Los Angeles Business Journal. December 21, 2021.
- ^ Baik, Jerry (February 16, 2022). "Richard Kim, past KPA President, announces a run for the Los Angeles City Attorney". The Korean Prosecutors Association.
- ^ Halsell, Betti (October 28, 2021). "Marina Torres is Looking to be the Bridge Between the Law and the People; Running for City Attorney of Los Angeles". Los Angeles Sentinel.
- ^ McGregor, Angela (October 21, 2021). "The Current Interview: Marina Torres, Candidate for City Attorney". Westside Current.
- ^ "Nine Mayoral Candidates Qualify So Far For June 7 Primary Election Ballot". KCBS-TV. March 10, 2022.
- ^ Liard, Cynthia (April 7, 2020). "EQCA's Zbur to run for LA city attorney".
- ^ a b c d Gordon, Eric A. (May 31, 2022). "Los Angeles June 7 primaries reflect major national issues". People's World.
- ^ a b c d Wick, Julia (July 13, 2022). "California bar restores city attorney candidate Faisal Gill's eligibility to practice law". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Southern California News Group's endorsements for the June 7 primary". Daily Breeze. May 11, 2022.
- ^ "Endorsements for California's June 7, 2022 primary election". Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. May 31, 2022.
- ^ "Hydee Feldstein Soto for LA City Attorney, Stephanie Clements for LA City Controller". Los Angeles Daily News. May 2, 2022.
- ^ "Endorsement: Hydee Feldstein Soto for Los Angeles city attorney". Los Angeles Times. May 12, 2022.
- ^ Wick, Julia (July 15, 2022). "Bass rescinds endorsement for city attorney candidate as Caruso goes on the attack". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ a b c Youngman, Sam (November 17, 2021). "City Attorney Candidate Faisal Gill Has New Approach for L.A.'s Homeless". Los Angeles.
- ^ a b c "Our Choices for Sheriff, City Attorney, and Controller". LA Forward. May 6, 2022.
- ^ "SEIU Local 2015—California's Largest Labor Union—Announces Endorsements for Los Angeles Mayor, Los Angeles Board of Supervisors District 3, and Other Local Races". SEIU2015. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ Sandoval, Tim (17 February 2022). "Our 2022 Primary Election Endorsements for LA City and LA County". SEIU Local 721 - Southern California Public Service Workers. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "LA City Primary results" (PDF). LA City.
- ^ a b c "Political Roundup: Candidate Forums, Endorsements, Candidates Continue to Hit Trail". Westside Current. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Hydee Feldstein Soto Campaign Receives Major Endorsements". Urban News, Politics, Theatre & More. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Sierra Club Endorsements PDF" (PDF).
- ^ "Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters Endorses Hydee Feldstein Soto for Los Angeles City Attorney | LALCV". lalcv.org. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "November 2022 Endorsements". Stonewall Democratic Club. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "We are pleased to endorse". LAAPOA on Instagram. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "L.A. Times electoral endorsements for November 2022". Los Angeles Times. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Hydee Feldstein Soto para abogada de la ciudad de Los Ángeles". La Opinión (in Spanish). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ Butka, Tony (20 October 2022). "Two Very Different Campaigns: Hydee Feldstein Soto vs. Faisal Gill fo". City Watch LA. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "LA City General Results" (PDF). LA City.