15 Facts About Mitch O'Farrell

Mitch O'Farrell was born in Oklahoma in 1960, and raised in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, Oklahoma.

Mitch O'Farrell's mother was an administrative assistant and his father was a Teamster truck driver.

Mitch O'Farrell is a member of the Wyandotte Nation, and is the first Native American to be elected to the Los Angeles City Council.

Mitch O'Farrell first moved to Los Angeles in 1982 for an audition.

Mitch O'Farrell quickly became an active member of the Glassell Park and greater Los Angeles community.

Mitch O'Farrell served as president of the Northeast Democratic Club, and regularly volunteered at local non-profits including the Wildlife Waystation, Project Angel Food, and the Santa Cecilia Orchestra.

Mitch O'Farrell served as a field deputy, deputy director, district director, and finally as senior advisor.

In 2013, Mitch O'Farrell ran for the City Council seat held by Garcetti, where he faced former Public Works Commissioner and labor activist John Choi.

In October, Mitch O'Farrell became Acting President of the City Council for eight days following Nury Martinez's resignation in wake of the 2022 Los Angeles City Council controversy.

Mitch O'Farrell conceded the 2022 election to Soto-Martinez on November 15.

Mitch O'Farrell proposed and successfully established the creation of Indigenous Peoples Day in Los Angeles, and was endorsed by Chief Billy Friend of the Wyandotte Nation nearly a decade ago, during his 2013 City Council campaign.

Mitch O'Farrell has been a supporter of expanding the City's housing stock, particularly of covenanted affordable housing.

Mitch O'Farrell is described as having "spearheaded efforts to remove the camp" of homeless people at Echo Park Lake during a widely-publicized and controversial police-led action to sweep out the unhoused and temporarily close the historically popular city park towards the end of the COVID19 pandemic.

Mitch O'Farrell has been criticized for "not doing more to ensure the safety of those living in the encampment".

Mitch O'Farrell resided with his partner George Brauckman in Glassell Park, but moved back to Oklahoma after his defeat.