Alex Villanueva

Alejandro Villanueva[1] is an American law enforcement officer who serves as the 33rd Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California. He competed against 32nd and then-incumbent sheriff Jim McDonnell in the 2018 L.A. County Sheriff's race.[2] Before becoming Sheriff, he was a sheriff's lieutenant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.[3]

This article is about the sheriff. For the soccer player, see Alex Villanueva (soccer).
Alex Villanueva
33rd Sheriff of Los Angeles County
Assumed office
December 3, 2018
Preceded byJim McDonnell
Personal details
Born1963 (age 56–57)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Vivian
Children1
Alma materExcelsior College, CSU Northridge, University of La Verne
Signature
Websitewww.lasd.org
Police career
Country United States
Department Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Service years1986–present
Rank Sheriff (2018–present)
Lieutenant (–2018)
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Air Force
Unit California Air National Guard

Early life

Villanueva was born in Chicago in 1963.[4] Villanueva's father is Puerto Rican and his mother is a Polish-American.[5] Villanueva spent time living in Rochester and Queens, New York, and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.

Education

Villanueva earned a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies from the University of the State of New York, Regents College, now known as Excelsior College. Villanueva earned a Master's degree from CSU Northridge. Villanueva earned a Doctoral degree in Public Administration from University of La Verne.[5][6]

Career

Villanueva served in the United States Air Force and was stationed at the Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino, California, as well as in the California Army National Guard.[7]

Villanueva joined the Sheriff's Department in 1986, and settled in La Habra Heights, California. In 2018, Villanueva became the sheriff of Los Angeles County, California.[5][8][6]

Villanueva ordered the deletion of improperly taken graphic photos of the crash that killed Kobe Bryant taken by his deputies in 2020; the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission questioned whether that amounted to a cover-up.[9]

In March 2020 amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors removed Villanueva from his position as head of emergency operations due to the poor emergency response to the Woolsey Fire cited in a county-commissioned report.[10][11][12] In May 2020 the Oversight Commission, which claims it was granted the power to subpoena the Sheriff to appear at its civilian oversight meeting by the passage of Measure R, and by the Board of Supervisors, did so, but were rebuffed by Villanueva, who refused to appear before the Commission.[13]

Personal life

Villanueva's wife is Vivian Villanueva. Villanueva has a son from a previous marriage.[5]

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References
  1. "Salary information for Alejandro Villanueva". Transparent California. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  2. "Alex Villanueva declares victory in LA County sheriff race". ABC7 Los Angeles. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. Lau, Maya (November 20, 2018). "Alex Villanueva inches closer to an upset in race for L.A. County sheriff". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  4. "A New Sheriff in Town". LAAlmanac.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  5. McGahan, Jason (July 19, 2019). "Meet Sheriff Alex Villanueva, the Donald Trump of L.A. Law Enforcement". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  6. "Sheriff Alex Villanueva". lasd.org. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  7. "A New Sheriff in Town". LAAlmanac.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  8. "Full Biography for Alex Villanueva". www.smartvoter.org. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  9. Stuart, Gwynedd (2020-03-03). "L.A. Sheriff's Department Rocked by Kobe Bryant Crash Scene Photo Scandal". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  10. Tchekmedyian, Alene (2020-03-31). "L.A. supervisors remove Sheriff Alex Villanueva as head of emergency operations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  11. Staff (March 16, 2020). "LA County Sheriff Releases Some Jail Inmates, Advises Against Buying A Gun Right Now". LAist. Archived from the original on April 3, 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  12. "LA County Removes Sheriff as Head of Emergency Operations". NBC Los Angeles. March 31, 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  13. "LA sheriff refuses subpoena to appear at civilian oversight meeting". dailynews.com. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
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