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From the Archives: People’s Politician Kenneth Hahn Dies
Legendary former Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, the undisputed master of pothole politics who helped give the city he loved major league baseball, freeway call boxes and paramedics during a record 45 years in public office, died Sunday.
Hahn, 77, had been hospitalized numerous times in recent years and was admitted Wednesday to Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital in Inglewood, where he died of heart failure at 6:30 a.m.
First elected when City Hall was the tallest building in town, Hahn served through nine U.S. presidencies and played a key role in shaping the nation’s most populous county.
He helped lure the Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles, established the paramedic program and played a lead role in the creation of myriad civic edifices, from the Music Center to the seat of county government--renamed the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration in his honor after he retired. He successfully led the fight for a sales tax hike that is helping to finance the county’s expanding transit system. On a smaller scale, he de
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Kenneth P. Hahn
Born July 1, 1939
County Assessor
Los Angeles, California
10 million constituents
Career Overview
Elected November 1990
Re-elected 1994, 1998
Essay by Kenneth P. Hahn for Out and Elected in the USA
I worked for the Los Angeles County Assessor’s office for ten years and was not content with the direction the office was heading. Since the Assessor is an elected position in each of the 58 counties of California, I figured “what better way to influence the way things are done in the office than to run for Assessor?” So, late in the fall of 1989 I started to lay out my campaign for the 1990 election. I waited for the filing deadline to make my move. I did this because I was challenging an incumbent and because I really had no campaign in place since I had no experience running for office.
After the filing deadline, there were seven candidates challenging the incumbent and I had begun to have serious misgivings about my new adventure. What kept me going was the idea that I could make a difference in the office
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Kenneth Hahn
American politician from Los Angeles
For the Olympic water polo player, see Kenneth Hahn (water polo).
Kenneth Hahn | |
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Hahn in 1965 | |
| In office December 6, 1977 – December 5, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Baxter Ward |
| Succeeded by | Peter F. Schabarum |
| In office December 4, 1979 – December 2, 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Peter F. Schabarum |
| Succeeded by | Edmund D. Edelman |
| In office 1952–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Leonard J. Roach |
| Succeeded by | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke |
| In office July 1, 1947 – June 15, 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Charles A. Allen |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Hahn |
| Born | (1920-08-19)August 19, 1920 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | October 12, 1997(1997-10-12) (aged 77) Inglewood, California |
| Resting place | Inglewood Park Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Ramona (Fox) Hahn[1] |
| Children | |
| Residence(s) | Vermont-Slauson district, Los Angeles, California |
| Alma mater | Pepperdine College |
| Occupation | Politician |
Kenneth Frederick Hahn (August 19, 1920 – October 12, 1997) was a memb
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