Nithya Raman

Nithya Raman is a Los Angeles City Councilmember representing District 4, first elected in 2020 and re-elected in 2024. She is an urban planner and Harvard and MIT graduate who previously co-founded the SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition and served as Co-Chair of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Homelessness Committee. She currently serves as Chair of the City Council's Housing and Homelessness Committee and is a candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles in 2026, having advanced to a runoff against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass.