Mark M. Herd for Los Angeles City Council CD5 in 2022

MARK M HERD is a native of Los Angeles and a descendant of one of the founding families of Encino. He has both a Jewish mom and Daniel Boone in his family tree. In particular, he has a stake in the 5th District, its prestige and its quality of life. He has lived most of his life in Westwood and has a background in political solutions spanning twelve years and twenty states. Mark was a congressional candidate for the 33rd District in California in 2014 and the founder of what became the leading Neighborhood Council (Westwood) in Los Angeles in 2010.

Mark has extensive experience in sales and marketing in the electronics, automobile, and security industries. He is a frequent speaker at sales meetings, conventions, political events, city council and town hall meetings.

Mark speaks passionately for many causes and has run for office. In 2013 he ran for the Los Angeles City Council winning 26% of the vote. He has been elected to both the Westwood Neighborhood Council and the Westwood Homeowners Association board of directors. Mark created MARK HERD POLITICAL SOLUTIONS in 2012 assisting candidates and causes in over 20 states.

L.A. City Council District 5 Native

Grew up in Westwood

Attended Fairburn Elementary, Emerson Jr. High, Harvard-Westlake School and University High School.

Holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona in Economics

Westwood Neighborhood Council - Organizer (#1 Neighborhood Council first year, 2010)

Westwood Neighborhood Council Board member 2010 - 2014

Westwood Neighborhood Council - Land Use Committee Member 2010 - 2014

Westwood Homeowners Association Board member - 2009

Park Ashton Homeowners Association President 2004 - 2008 - 2010 - 2012

Candidate for Los Angeles City Council - 2013 (26% of the vote)

Libertarian Candidate for US Congress 33rd - 2014

Libertarian Candidate for US Senate - 2016

Libertarian Party of CA Executive Committee - 2018

West Los Angeles Libertarian Party Chair - 2019

Integrity - Transparency - Experience

Top Priorities:

End the Homeless crisis

Public Safety

Lower Taxes

End Friday Gridlock

Job Creation

Stop Reckless Over Development

Pollution Solutions

Housing Solutions

Historical Preservation

Respect Specific Plans

Preserve the quality of life in our district!

Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin gets an A for his effort in dealing with the homeless crisis in Los Angeles. But his focus should be on prefab "tiny homes" out by Lancaster. Nimbyism is real. Many who pay fortunes for a home dont want safety and property values to decrease. They want their kids safe and able to walk to school without using the street instead of sidewalks. The unhoused dont want dirty bus rides to shelters or creepy motels. ALL or MOST PEOPLE want a good nights sleep in a new and clean home. All people should be able to drink and smoke in their homes. Give an unhoused person a tiny CLEAN home where they CAN smoke and drink and MANY, not all, but MANY will leave the streets and freeway underpasses. It's time to build our way out of this crisis. $10k prefab homes are a far more efficient use of taxpayer money than $500k cots in Venice where most come, hate and check out.

Jan 22, 2019

Fiscally Conservative - Socially Liberal‏ @voteherd Jan 22

HR 24, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2019, was submitted by Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie. The bill calls for a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Banks by the Comptroller General. I support it!

May 6, 2019

The state of New York has a right to shelter literally in its state constitution, dating back to the Great Depression. California does not. My plan, prefab ($10K) homes on county lands is cheaper than ($450k) cots in Venice & downtown. Time to get REAL with HHH funds!

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

The L.A. Times on campaign consultant Mark Matthew Herd:

"well versed on the issues that matter to residents of the district, which stretches from Westwood to Beverly Hills and across to the Hollywood Hills, and from Encino to just south of the Santa Monica Freeway" - "has a sensible vision for dealing with local development, arguing for limited growth that balances the economic interests of neighborhoods — i.e., keeping and creating jobs — with the need to control traffic." Los Angeles Times (2/14/13)