Nithya Raman
Nonpartisan · California · 2026Running for Los Angeles Mayor, California
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Making housing affordable for residents
- Reducing homelessness citywide
- Improving city infrastructure and emergency response
Biography
Raman is a Los Angeles City Councilmember and trained urban planner with degrees from Harvard University and MIT, per the campaign site. Before running for office she co-founded a neighborhood homeless coalition, and in 2020 she was elected to the City Council as a grassroots, first time candidate, per the campaign site. She immigrated from India and now lives in Silver Lake with her husband and their young twins, per the campaign site.
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