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Sam Yorty, American captain, politician, and 37th Mayor of Los Angeles (died 1998)

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Sam Yorty

American politician (1909–1998)

Samuel William Yorty was an American politician, attorney, and radio host from Los Angeles, California. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the California State Assembly, but he is most remembered for his turbulent three terms as the 37th…
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Mayor of Los Angeles

Chief executive of Los Angeles

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.
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