# Antonio Villaraigosa
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Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa (; né Villar Jr.; born January 23, 1953) is an American politician who was the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles, from 2005 to 2013.
Before becoming mayor, he was a member of the California State Assembly (1994–2000), where he served as the Democratic Majority Leader (1996–98), and the Speaker of the California State Assembly (1998–2000). As Speaker, Villaraigosa was an advocate for working families and helped to write legislation protecting the environment, expanding healthcare access, and increasing funding for public schools.
Villaraigosa Enters Race to Replace Newsom
Tim Conway Jr Show Hour 4 (5.26)
Antonio Villaraigosa, the former Mayor of Los Angeles and former Speaker of the California State Assembly, is running as a Democrat in the 2026 race to succeed Gavin Newsom as Governor of California. Villaraigosa is positioning himself as a moderate-progressiv…
California Primary Countdown: Villaraigosa's Path Forward, AI Election Bots & The Issues Voters Are Missing
KFI Live with Heather Brooker (05/30) - With California's primary election just days away, KFI Live dives into the races and issues shaping the state's political future. Former Los Angeles Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa joins Heather to discuss his campaign, lagging poll num…
PRIMARY NIGHT HR 2
The votes are finally rolling in, and Election Night is heating up across California. Early unofficial results show movement in the governor’s race, with Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra emerging as the frontrunners while candidates up and down the ballot watch the numbers closely. Gary and the team…
GOP Redistricting War Targets Black Districts. Justin Pearson Clash Erupts. Calif Gov Race
5.7.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: GOP Redistricting War Targets Black Districts. Justin Pearson Clash Erupts in Tennessee. Calif Gov Race
The GOP is at war with Black America, and right now, the battlefield is redistricting. In Alabama, the state House of Representatives has passed a bill that wou…
Mike Madrid on the Establishment vs. Populist Throwdown in the LA Mayor’s Race
What just happened in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, and why didn't former reality tv star and social media darling Spencer Pratt live up to the incessant, breathless hype (so sorry for your loss, X)? Now that it’s clear that incumbent Mayor Karen Bass is going to face off in the general election…
Sparring with Swalwell and other campaign tales, with Michael Trujillo
Democratic strategist Michael Trujillo has worked for a number of political candidates in his long career, including heavyweights like Hillary Clinton and Antonio Villaraigosa. He joins us on the Capitol Weekly podcast this week to talk about life in the political arena, the ongoing civil war withi…
The Democratic Party Told Him To DROP OUT. He Said No. (Antonio Villaraigosa) - EP57
When the polls said two Republicans might take the top two spots, California Democratic Party leadership went to work getting Democrats out of the governor's race. Antonio Villaraigosa was one of them. He said no - and he says the whole thing left a black mark on the party.
The first Latino mayor …
Bjorn Lomborg on Why the Climate Panic Is Over + Why Bill Gates Has Changed His Tune
Bjorn Lomborg is a Danish political scientist, author, and president of the Copenhagen Consensus. A former Greenpeace member turned pragmatic environmentalist, he argues that fighting poverty and improving global well-being should take priority over extreme climate policies. His latest book, Best T…
Comedian & Full-Time Truth Teller Chad Daniels
First, Adam welcomes comedian Chad Daniels back to the show to talk about his new Netflix special Empty Nester, as they get into the passive and active trauma their parents passed onto them, how Chad has a dedicated promise to always tell the truth, how peanut butter and its counterparts have becom…
A Count You Can Trust
Fear is keeping people from the polls. On this episode of The Raid, investigative journalist John Carlos Frey talks with former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa about A Count You Can Trust, a new nonpartisan coalition he co-chairs to explain how votes are counted and correct false claims with…
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