Overview
- Horvath announced late Friday that she will not run for Los Angeles mayor, saying after much prayer and honest conversations that the county’s work is not finished.
- She said she will focus on her supervisorial role and reelection, avoiding a bid that would have required forfeiting her seat under election rules.
- A late entry posed fundraising and timing hurdles, with her campaign already planning a reelection fundraiser next week after the mayoral filing cutoff.
- The City Clerk reported that by late Friday 37 potential challengers had been issued papers to run against Mayor Karen Bass, with the filing deadline at noon Saturday.
- Her decision follows recent withdrawals by Austin Beutner and Rick Caruso and comes after months of public friction with Bass over homelessness strategy and the Palisades fire response.