At age 81, powerful LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl wants to write poetry and see Scandinavia. She retires Dec. 5.
Los Angeles County Supervisor candidate Sheila Kuehl talks with supporters during her election night party at the Victorian in Santa Monica, CA November 4, 2014. Kuehl and Bobby Shriver are running to replace Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky in the Third District.At age 81, the diminutive but outspoken Third District Supervisor Kuehl says it’s about time she adds free time to her lengthy resume. So she’s retiring.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl hugs her replacement Supervisor-elect Lindsey Horvath during Kuehl’s last Board of Supervisors meeting as she retires on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. Her colleague, Fourth District Supervisor Janice Hahn, called her “the smartest person in the room.” Hahn, who comes from a political family , remembers being grilled by Kuehl over motions Hahn was introducing.
Kuehl said she got hate mail and death threats, but overcame opposition by being open about her sexuality. “By being who you are, you gain a reputation of being honest and courageous,” she said during the board meeting. She wants to play guitar again, write poetry, and visit old friends in Northern California and relatives in St. Louis. She will travel to Scandinavia in August to see parts of the world she’s never seen because, well, she was too busy working, she said.
Kuehl supported West Hollywood City Councilmember Lindsey Horvath, who won the Nov. 8 race to take her place, over longtime Valley legislator state Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys. Kuehl said she originally thought redistricting gave Hertzberg an advantage.
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