Mayor, City of Los Angeles Candidate Profile

Nithya Raman

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Background

Nithya Raman is a candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles in the 2026 election cycle, having announced her candidacy on February 7, 2026, and being listed by the Los Angeles City Clerk as a certified candidate for the June 2, 2026 Primary Nominating Election. Raman has served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for District 4 since December 2020, having first been elected in the 2020 primary election, and was re-elected in 2024 with 50.6% of the vote. She chairs the Los Angeles City Council's Housing and Homelessness Committee, a role she has held since 2022, and has prioritized legislative measures to enhance oversight and accountability in the city's homelessness response. Raman is an urban planner and politician who was born in Kerala, India, and immigrated to the United States at age six, later earning a bachelor's degree in political theory from Harvard University and a master's degree in urban planning from MIT.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nithya_Raman; cityclerk.lacity.org/election/2026_Primary_Certified_List_of…; grokipedia.com/page/Nithya_Raman; nypost.com/2026/02/05/us-news/la-politician-stumpe….

Last updated 2026-05-16.

Sourced summary

Nithya Raman's occupational designation on the certified list is "Councilmember/Urban Planner". cityclerk.lacity.org

[Grokipedia: Policy positions] Homelessness and housing approaches As chair of the Los Angeles City Council's Housing and Homelessness Committee since 2022 grokipedia.com

Nithya Raman is listed by the Los Angeles City Clerk as a certified candidate for Mayor in the June 2, 2026 Primary Nominating Election. cityclerk.lacity.org

[Grokipedia: Lead] Nithya Raman is an American urban planner and politician serving as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for District 4 since December grokipedia.com

[Grokipedia: City Council service] Key initiatives and legislative record As chair of the Los Angeles City Council's Housing and Homelessness Committee since grokipedia.com

[Grokipedia: Electoral history] 2020 election results and context In the primary election held on March 3, 2020, for Los Angeles City Council District 4 grokipedia.com

[Grokipedia: Political rise] 2020 Los Angeles City Council election In the 2020 Los Angeles City Council election for District 4, which encompasses grokipedia.com

[Grokipedia: Early life and education] Upbringing in India and move to the United States Nithya V. grokipedia.com

Claim timeline

[Grokipedia: Pre-political career] Urban planning roles Raman earned a Master of City Planning degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, following grokipedia.com Retrieved 2026-05-16.

[Grokipedia: Personal life] Family dynamics and immigrant identity Nithya Raman was born in Kerala, India, to a Malayali family and immigrated to the United grokipedia.com Retrieved 2026-05-16.

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Nithya Raman profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: challenger. Race status: active.

Valid citations 42. Primary-source references 42. First seen 2026-05-11. Last seen 2026-05-11. Profile record updated 2026-05-11.

Published claim kinds: Background 18, Positions 2, Endorsements and events 1, Controversies 1.

Other ids: Other senate-lda:_run; Grokipedia Nithya Raman.

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Race context

California, Mayor, City of Los Angeles.

Cycle year on file: 2026.

Race name on file: 2026 Mayor, City of Los Angeles.

Race status on file: active.

The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.

The profile was last indexed on 2026-05-11.

Source posture

Published claim kinds on file: 18 background claims; 2 positions claims; 1 endorsements & events claim; 1 controversies claim.

Last updated 2026-05-16.

Profile summary

Nithya Raman is tracked as a Mayor, City of Los Angeles candidate in California. OppIntell links official source records, campaign activity, public communications, finance, and media evidence into this product profile as research is collected.

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