# ‘City of immigrants’: Who is Los Angeles mayor-elect Nithya Raman?

https://mins.news/en/item/132396

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-06 12:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/6/city-of-immigrants-who-is-nithya-raman-the-los-angeles-mayor-elect?traffic_source=rss

> Nithya Raman has won the Los Angeles mayoral race, becoming the first Asian American elected to lead the city. Born in India and brought to the US at age six, the democratic socialist campaigned on affordable housing, the homelessness crisis and immigrant protection.

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