Los Angeles City Council District 15
Tim McOsker is the Los Angeles City Council member for District 15, in office since December 12, 2022. The term ends when the next term begins on December 14, 2026 (re-elected June 2, 2026 to that term). Council District 15 includes Harbor City, Harbor Gateway, San Pedro, Watts and Wilmington (CD15). It had 142,387 registered voters on July 14, 2026 (City Clerk).
Latest
On Sept. 30 the Council voted 11-3 on his item restricting oversized vehicle parking on street segments in the district. On Sept. 8 it adopted his item on enforcement against street takeovers in Harbor Gateway, and on Aug. 12 it approved the Personnel and Hiring Committee report on Office of Wage Standards wage theft enforcement on his motion. Since Aug. 31 he has chaired the Personnel and Hiring Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee on Charter Review (Council President letter).
| Council member | Tim McOsker |
|---|---|
| In office since | December 12, 2022 |
| Term ends | When the next term begins on December 14, 2026 (re-elected June 2, 2026 to that term) |
| Registered voters (July 14, 2026) | 142,387 (Source) |
| June 2, 2026 primary | Re-elected with 76.55% (28,825 votes), two candidates (Source) |
Council member: Tim McOsker
McOsker was chief of staff and chief deputy city attorney for former Mayor James Hahn and later CEO of AltaSea, a nonprofit at the Port of Los Angeles (CD15 bio). He took office December 12, 2022 (City Clerk) and won a second term outright in the June 2, 2026 primary with 76.55% (County Registrar).
Committees
- Personnel and Hiring Committee, Chair
- Ad Hoc Committee on Charter Review, Chair
- Homelessness and Health Committee, Vice Chair
- Budget and Finance Committee, Member
- Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee, Member
- Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery, Member
Recorded votes
Record in office
- Motions. The Council File system lists McOsker as a mover on 401 council files and as the seconder on 231 received since he took office Dec. 12, 2022. Of the files he moved, the Council adopted 333, 15 were filed or expired without adoption and 53 are pending in committee or awaiting a Council vote (Council File Management System; our count on Oct. 1, 2026 from each file’s mover fields and activity log).
- Ordinances. Seven of those files produced ordinances, including a residency requirement for members of the Board of Harbor Commissioners, effective May 19, 2025 (CF 24-1435); a Living Wage Ordinance amendment after the Ninth Circuit ruling in Airlines for America v. City and County of San Francisco, effective April 10, 2024 (CF 23-1124); the sale of the old Fire Station 53 site at 438 North Mesa Street, effective March 20, 2026 (CF 17-0409-S1); an Administrative Code amendment on flying the Progress Pride flag at the Civic Center, effective June 5, 2024 (CF 23-0593); a ban on overweight trucks on part of Del Amo Boulevard, effective Jan. 26, 2026 (CF 25-0913); and the price gouging ordinance for housing and lodging, moved with three colleagues, effective Feb. 26, 2025 (CF 25-0006-S22).
- Largest items. The Council adopted the motion he moved with Hugo Soto-Martinez on LAPD Board of Rights discipline panels on March 20, 2024 (CF 23-0187), and the motion he moved with four colleagues on the Police Chief’s authority to fire officers on Sept. 17, 2024 (CF 24-0877). On March 25, 2025 it adopted the motion he moved with Heather Hutt on a November 2026 bond measure for City infrastructure (CF 25-0248), and on Jan. 27, 2026 the report on his motion with Katy Yaroslavsky on the City’s reserve fund and new revenue (CF 25-0029). Pending: a disclosure rule for lobbyists related to Council members or staff, moved with Yaroslavsky in May 2023 (CF 23-0530); a review of the City’s legal settlement policies (CF 24-0034); and Charter amendments on the Board of Public Works (CF 26-0656) and port warden pensions (CF 26-0637).
- Committee chairs. Since Aug. 31, 2026 he has chaired the Personnel and Hiring Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee on Charter Review (Council President letter).
Money behind the member
- Officeholder account. Councilmember Tim McOsker Officeholder 2022 (ID 1457857) reported $99,327 in contributions and $128,384 in spending from Jan. 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026, and $2,292 in cash on June 30, 2026 (latest statement). Organizations giving $1,000 or more in that period include Mike Gatto for Lt. Governor 2026 ($1,800), L.A. Taxi Cooperative ($1,800), United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112 PAC, the Los Angeles City Attorneys Association PAC, the Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association PAC and Building A Stronger West (Western States Regional Council of Carpenters) (City Ethics statement data).
- 2026 campaign. Tim McOsker for City Council 2026 (ID 1477992) reported $259,396 in contributions and $275,831 in spending from Jan. 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, and $102,627 in cash and $3,945 in unpaid bills on June 30, 2026 (latest statement). City data list 439 itemized contributions from 385 donors (LA Open Data, City Ethics contributions).
- Behested payments. 31 payments totaling $987,500 from 23 payors, Jan. 12, 2024 to Dec. 17, 2025. The largest was $750,000 from Marathon Petroleum Corporation to California Community Foundation Community Initiatives for community benefit programs (Jan. 3, 2025). Others went to California Community Foundation funds for Winter Wonderland events, including $30,000 from Vopak Terminals (Oct. 24, 2025), to United Way of Greater Los Angeles for homeless services ($40,000 from three payors) and to a Morehouse College student service fund ($30,000) (City Ethics behested payment reports; Marathon report).
Method: Totals add the contribution and spending lines (5 and 11) of each Form 460 summary page in the period; cash and unpaid bills are from the latest statement.
Ethics and court records
- FPPC warning letter, behested payment reports (2025). On July 22, 2025 the FPPC closed case 2025-00484 with a warning letter. It found that McOsker filed late the behested payment reports for three payments to United Way of Greater Los Angeles made at his behest in October and November 2024: $25,000 from APM Terminals, $10,000 from Englander Knabe and Allen and $5,000 from Unibail Rodamco Westfield. The letter cites as mitigating factors that two of the late reports were self-reported and that he cooperated (FPPC warning letter).
No City Ethics Commission enforcement order names him (enforcement orders). His State Bar license (No. 130513) is inactive, with no discipline listed since admission on Dec. 14, 1987 (State Bar profile) (searched Oct. 1, 2026).