19 Facts About Martin Ludlow

Martin Ludlow was born on 1964 and is the president and chief executive officer of Bridge Street Inc and a former member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 10th district.

In 2006, Martin Ludlow resigned as head of the County Fed and pleaded guilty in state and federal courts to charges that he had used union workers and union money to help his 2003 city council campaign.

Martin Ludlow was born in 1964 to a black father who served in the military and a white mother.

Martin Ludlow was placed in a foster home and named Marty.

Martin Ludlow was brought up in Idaho Falls and Pocatello, Idaho.

The elder Martin Ludlow ran for Congress in 1972; he won the Democratic nomination but lost the election by a wide margin.

Martin Ludlow vividly recalls the rallies and picket lines and sitting in church pews with his father, who died in 1998.

The Martin Ludlow family moved from Idaho to Washington, DC, Syracuse, New York, and finally to Oberlin, Ohio, in 1976.

Martin Ludlow attended Ohio State University but did not graduate.

Martin Ludlow moved to California and attended Santa Monica City College, then became an intern for US Representative Julian Dixon, after which he worked with at-risk youth in the Los Angeles Conservation Corps.

Martin Ludlow was a field representative for the Service Employees International Union.

In 1998, Martin Ludlow became chief of staff to state Assembly Member Antonio Villaraigosa, and in 2001 he was named political director of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor under the executive secretary, Miguel Contreras.

In June 2005, Martin Ludlow was appointed interim secretary-treasurer, the chief official, of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, as of July 1, and stated he would quit the City Council on June 30.

Martin Ludlow said he would cooperate with federal, state and city investigators that claimed that the Service Employees International Union Local 99 illegally funneled $53,000 from labor union accounts into his 2003 race.

Martin Ludlow was banned from holding elected office for four years.

Martin Ludlow was barred from serving in leadership position with any union for thirteen years.

Martin Ludlow had earlier been fined $105,000 by the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission for violating city campaign laws.

Martin Ludlow has volunteered as a strength and conditioning coach for kids in South Los Angeles and created a charity called Dorsey Football Boosters.

Martin Ludlow founded live events-production company Bridge Street, Inc in 2012.