Mark Ridley-Thomas | |
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 Ridley-Thomas in 2013 | |
| Member of the Los Angeles City Council | |
| In office December 14, 2020 – March 17, 2022 (in suspension Oct. 20, 2021 – Mar. 17, 2022) | |
| Preceded by | Herb Wesson |
| Succeeded by | Herb Wesson |
| Constituency | 10th district |
| In office July 1, 1991 – December 1, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Robert C. Farrell |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Parks |
| Constituency | 8th district |
| President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council | |
| In office July 1, 2001 – December 1, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Ruth Galanter |
| Succeeded by | Cindy Miscikowski |
| Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 2nd District | |
| In office December 1, 2008 – December 6, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke |
| Succeeded by | Holly Mitchell |
| Chair of Los Angeles County | |
| In office December 6, 2016 – December 5, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Hilda Solis |
| Succeeded by | Sheila Kuehl |
| In office December 4, 2012 – December 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Michael D. Antonovich (Mayor) |
| Succeeded by | Don Knabe |
| Chair Pro Tem of Los Angeles County | |
| In office December 8, 2015 – December 6, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Hilda Solis |
| Succeeded by | Sheila Kuehl |
| In office December 6, 2011 – December 4, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Zev Yaroslavsky |
| Succeeded by | Don Knabe |
| Member of the California State Senate from the 26th district | |
| In office December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Murray |
| Succeeded by | Curren D. Price Jr. |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 48th district | |
| In office December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Roderick Wright |
| Succeeded by | Mike Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Thomas November 6, 1954 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Avis Ridley-Thomas |
| Children | Sebastian and Sinclair Ridley-Thomas |
| Residence(s) | Los Angeles County, California |
| Alma mater | Immaculate Heart College University of Southern California |
Mark Ridley-Thomas (born November 6, 1954) is an American former politician and convicted felon. He spent three terms on the Los Angeles City Council from the 8th district from 1991 to 2002, and again for the 10th district from 2020 until his expulsion from the council in 2022. He was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 2nd Supervisorial District from 2008 to 2020, a California State Senator representing the 26th district from 2006 to 2008, and was a California State Assemblyman representing the 48th district from 2002 until 2006. He was Chairman of the Assembly Democratic Caucus.
Indicted on nineteen criminal counts in 2021, Ridley-Thomas was found guilty of seven of the charges on March 30, 2023, including conspiracy, bribery, honest services mail fraud, and four counts of honest services wire fraud "extracting special benefits for his son from USC while voting in support of motions and a contract sought by the university."[1] On August 28, 2023, Ridley-Thomas was sentenced to 42 months in prison.[2]
- ^ Hamilton, Matt (March 30, 2023). "Mark Ridley-Thomas found guilty in corruption case". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Hamilton, Matt (August 28, 2023). "Mark Ridley-Thomas sentenced to 42 months in prison". Los Angeles Times.