José Luis Huizar (born September 10, 1968) is an American elected official in California.
He is a member of the Los Angeles City Council representing District 14.
His district covers central Downtown Los Angeles, as well as Boyle Heights, El Sereno, Hermon, Monterey Hills, Highland Park, Eagle Rock, and Glassell Park.
Huizar was elected on November 8, 2005, in a special election to fill the seat vacated by the then new mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa.
He was reelected to a full four-year term in 2007 and again in 2011.
In 2015, he was re-elected but to a 5 1/2 years, due to the passage of Charter Amendments 1 and 2.
The amendments will change elections in the city of L.A.
and LAUSD to even-number years beginning in the year 2020, thereby extending his new term by one and a half years.