Timothy B. McOsker (born June 14, 1962) is an American politician, businessman, attorney, and former lobbyist, serving as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 15th district. Prior to that, he was the CEO of AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles from 2018 to 2022 and chief of staff to Los Angeles City Attorney and later Mayor James Hahn from 1997 to 2005.[1]
Tim McOsker | |
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 McOsker in 2023 | |
| Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 15th district | |
| Assumed office December 12, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Buscaino |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 14, 1962 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (JD) |
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Early life and education
editMcOsker was born in San Pedro, Los Angeles on June 14, 1962, to one of six children, with his parents also being from San Pedro.[2] He attended the University of Notre Dame and then received a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.[3]
Chief of staff (1997–2005)
editIn 1997, then Los Angeles City Attorney James Hahn made McOsker his chief of staff, saying that they had both lived in the San Pedro, Los Angeles and bonded when McOsker was a contract worker.[4] After Hahn defeated Antonio Villaraigosa in the 2001 mayoral election, McOsker was named as chief of staff, the first appointment Hahn made.[5] His authority within the staff grew after the resignations of three deputy mayors.[4] In 2004, authorities sought emails from Hahn and his staff, including McOsker's emails.[6]
Post-Los Angeles City staff (2005–2022)
editIn 2005, after the mayoral election where Hahn lost to Villaraigosa, McOsker joined the law firm Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP.[7] He stayed at the company until 2008 when he joined Mayer Brown until 2013. He then joined Glaser Weil in 2013.[8]
On January 25, 2018, the AltaSea’s Board of Trustees named McOsker as its chief executive officer, which became effective on February 1, 2018. A year before, McOsker had represented AltaSea during legal matters including during the lease renegotiations with the Port of Los Angeles in 2017.[9] He oversaw the company's contracts, leases, land deals and partnership negotiations as well as overseeing the land use for the Southern California Marine Institute.[10] He replaced Jenny Krusoe, who became the executive director.[11]
On December 14, 2021, they named Terry Tamminen as its chief officer after McOsker announced his run for city council.[12]
Los Angeles City Council (2022–present)
editIn 2021, McOsker announced that he would be running in the 2022 Los Angeles elections for Los Angeles City Council District 15 to replace Joe Buscaino, who was retiring from the office for an unsuccessful run for mayor.[13][14][15] McOsker qualified for the candidacy in March 2022.[16] In the primary election, McOsker took the lead over candidates Danielle Sandoval, Anthony Santich, and Bryant Odega.[17] He was forced into a runoff with Sandoval as he did not gain 50% of the vote.[18] McOsker won with 65.44% of the vote in the general election, and was sworn in on December 11, 2022.[19][20][21]
Electoral history
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Tim McOsker | 9,891 | 37.69 | ||
| Danielle Sandoval | 7,704 | 29.36 | ||
| Anthony D. Santich | 4,512 | 17.19 | ||
| Bryant Odega | 4,137 | 15.76 | ||
| Total votes | 26,244 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Tim McOsker | 26,164 | 64.24 | ||
| Danielle Sandoval | 14,563 | 35.76 | ||
| Total votes | 40,727 | 100.00 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Hahn Chief Of Staff Tim McOsker Offers Insight Into Mayor Hahn's Priorities & Office Staff". The Planning Report. May 7, 2004.
- ^ "(former) Chief of Staff for L.A. Mayor James Hahn & "Clean Politics" — Tim McOsker". Stories of Los Angeles Harbor Area. October 19, 2020.
- ^ "Timothy B. McOsker" (PDF). AltaSea.
- ^ a b Roderick, Kevin. "McOsker's role on rise?". LA Observed.
- ^ Gold, Matea (July 9, 2001). "Hahn's Top Aide a Seasoned Administrator, New to Politics". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Levey, Noam N.; McGreevy, Patrick (August 13, 2004). "Corruption Probe Seeks Hahn E-Mails". Los Angeles Times.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Former Hahn Aide Lands New Job". Los Angeles Business Journal. August 11, 2005.
- ^ "TOP GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS ATTORNEY RE-JOINS GLASER WEIL". Lawdragon. December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Tim Mcosker" (PDF). Alta Sea At The Port of Los Angeles.
- ^ Littlejohn, Donna (January 26, 2018). "Why Tim McOsker was tapped as new CEO at AltaSea in San Pedro". Daily Breeze.
- ^ "AltaSea Names McOsker as CEO". Random Lengths News. January 30, 2018.
- ^ "AltaSea Taps Former CalEPA Secretary Terry Tamminen as Next CEO". Business Wire. December 14, 2021.
- ^ Zahniser, David (March 21, 2021). "Tim McOsker, former political aide and LAPD union lobbyist, launches bid for City Council". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Dirkesm Christina (April 23, 2022). "The Race for City Council District 15: Odega, McOsker, and Sandoval Vie to Replace Buscaino". Knock LA.
- ^ Jackson-Fossett, Cora (May 19, 2022). "McOsker Seeks CD 15 Seat". Los Angeles Sentinel.
- ^ Littlejohn, Donna (March 10, 2022). "McOsker, Sandoval qualify for CD15 race, with four other candidates waiting verification". Daily Breeze.
- ^ Littlejohn, Donna (June 7, 2022). "Election 2022: Former AltaSea CEO takes early lead in race to succeed Buscaino as LA's District 15 councilman, but short of majority". Daily Breeze.
- ^ Chou, Elizabeth (June 14, 2022). "Tight races for Los Angeles mayor, city attorney, city controller and five city council seats". Los Angeles Daily News.
- ^ "McOsker On Track to Top Sandoval in LA Council 15th District Race". MyNewsLA. November 9, 2022.
- ^ Regardie, Jon (November 9, 2022). "Los Angeles Election Night Winners and Losers (and How Long We'll Wait for Final Results)". Los Angeles.
- ^ Zahniser, David (November 15, 2022). "McOsker, Yaroslavsky claim victory in their races for L.A. City Council". Los Angeles Times.