Tom Bradley, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 38th Mayor of Los Angeles (died 1998)

Thomas Bradley was an American politician, athlete, police officer, and lawyer who served as the 38th Mayor of Los Angeles from 1973 to 1993. Bradley was Los Angeles' first black mayor, first liberal mayor, and longest-serving mayor. A member of the Democratic Party, Bradley's multiracial liberal political coalition was a forerunner of future President of the United States Barack Obama's coalition in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections.

The mayor of Los Angeles is the head of the executive branch of the government of Los Angeles and the chief executive of Los Angeles. The office is officially nonpartisan, a change made in the 1909 charter; previously, both the elections and the office were partisan.

December 29 is the 363rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; two days remain until the end of the year.