Kenneth Hahn

Kenneth "Kenny" Frederick Hahn (August 19, 1920–1997) was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for forty years from 1952 to 1992. Prior to his election, Hahn served on the Los Angeles City Council. He was an ardent supporter of civil rights throughout the 1960s, and became greatly respected in the African-American community of Los Angeles. He belongs to an influential Los Angeles political dynasty: one brother, Gordon Hahn, replaced him on the Los Angeles city council, while another, John, was assistant county clerk. His son James K. Hahn was elected Mayor of Los Angeles in 2001, but was defeated by Antonio Villaraigosa in 2005. His daughter, Janice Hahn, currently sits on the City Council, representing San Pedro and Wilmington. A nephew, Dale Hahn, is a Superior Court judge (in San Mateo County).

Hahn is memorialized by a large park in Baldwin Hills, the Kenneth J. Hahn Recreation Area. The 103rd Street-Kenneth Hahn station on the Blue Line is named in his honor. Hahn is interred in the crypt of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Downtown Los Angeles.

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Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials: 1850—1938, Compiled under Direction of Municipal Reference Library City Hall, Los Angeles March 1938 (Reprinted 1966)

Preceded by Leonard J. Roach	Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors 2nd district 1952–1992	Succeeded by Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Preceded by Charles A. Allen	Los Angeles City Councilman 8th district 1947–1952	Succeeded by Gordon Hahn