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Holly J. Mitchell is currently a Board of Supervisors Member at County of Los Angeles. Prior to this, they served as State Assemblymember from December 2010 to September 2013, Chief Executive Officer at Crystal Stairs, Inc. from January 2001 to December 2010, Legislative Advocate at Western Center On Law & Poverty from January 1998 to December 2001, and Executive Director at CA Black Women's Health Project from January 1994 to December 1998.

From September 2013 to December 2020, Holly served as State Senator. During their time as State Senator, they were the first African American to Chair the Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, oversaw 3 consecutive budgets, had over 90 bills signed into law, and chaired the Senate Select Committee on Social Determinants of Childrenā€™s Well-Being and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. Additionally, Holly sits on the Senate Health Committee; the Joint Committee on Rules; the Public Safety Committee; the Labor and Industrial Relations Committee; and the Insurance Committee; Select Committees on Mental Health; the Status of Boys and Men of Color; and Women Work and Families.

Holly J. Mitchell has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of California, Riverside.