Gina Viola
Gina Viola
Los Angeles Mayor winner?
$87.2M
NOV 4, 2026
General Election
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Overview
Current roleCommunity advocate
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundCommunity advocate
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Notable personal detailsGina Viola is a Los Angeles community advocate and activist who previously ran for mayor of Los Angeles in 2022. She has organized around LGBTQ rights with AIDS Project Los Angeles, served as a mentor and board member with Girls & Gangs, and has focused on racial and social justice work. She has advocated for shifting public safety funding toward social services and community-based approaches.
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Economy & Taxes
Supports expanded public-sector investment in jobs, housing, and public transit and favors redirecting city funds away from policing toward social programs. Advocates a substantially higher living wage and city-led solutions for housing and economic supports for small and Black-owned businesses. No explicit, detailed plan on tax-rate changes was found in the cited campaign and news materials.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports abortion rights and publicly affirmed support for reproductive choice during the 2022 debate over the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade. No publicly available statements were found describing support for strict limits or for near-total bans, but specific policy details or limits were not detailed in cited coverage.
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Climate & Energy
Supports abolition of fossil fuel drilling within Los Angeles and endorses the Sunrise Movement LA’s Green New Deal goals (100% clean energy and guaranteed living-wage jobs within a decade). Also advocates for mobility changes such as more walking boulevards and bike lanes to reduce car dependence.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate calls for phasing out and ultimately eliminating traditional policing in Los Angeles and redirecting police funding to social services, violence prevention workers, and community-based supports. She identifies as a defund/abolitionist candidate and proposes halting new LAPD hiring while investing in alternative public-safety approaches.
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