Robert Pullen-Miles

At the age of 19, I moved from Oklahoma to California with $25 in my pocket in search of better opportunities. For a while it was rough – I did not have job and I experienced homelessness.

In 2014, I made history as Lawndale’s first African American Mayor where I brought to the Mayor’s office a unique combination of government and private-sector experience that was needed to lead during difficult times. As Mayor, and Councilmember, I helped balance the city’s budget while protecting vital services with a focus on public safety, protecting our green open space, and improving our streets and roads. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he was one of the first Mayors to author and successfully pass an ordinance prohibiting residential and commercial evictions.

As District Director for former AD 62 Assemblywoman Autumn Burke, I was instrumental in helping the Assemblywoman accomplish her legislative goals: creating good paying jobs, establishing the task force to end child poverty, securing environmental justice, and the passage of the Young Child Tax Credit law that gives working parents an extra $1,000 in tax credit. He also led the office’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic by organizing food drives and helping constituents access thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits from EDD.

I live in Lawndale with my wife of 27 years Léna, and we are the proud parents of three beautiful daughters.

• Protect Our Environment - I know the importance of protecting our environment, creating open green space, and making sure everyone has access to our coast. As Mayor and Councilmember, I kept my promise and helped reduce greenhouse emissions by opening three new parks in my city. As our Assemblymember, I will work to introduce legislation to bring environmental justice to our communities.
• Keep Neighborhoods Safe - As the father of three daughters, I know that prioritizing public safety is the right choice for our families. I believe in addressing the roots of crime, investing state dollars in our neighborhoods, and I will be an advocate for criminal justice reform that holds people accountable while investing in rehabilitation, treatment, and community policing.
• Address Homelessness & Housing Affordability - As our next Assemblymember, I will fight to expand affordable housing by reducing the rising costs of rent, creating high paying jobs, and making home ownership more affordable. I will also fight to ensure that we are combatting our homelessness crisis by providing wraparound mental health services and creating the renter and mortgage relief trust fund to assist struggling homeowners and renters.

I am passionate about protecting our environment, keeping our neighborhoods safe, and addressing the homelessness crisis with a focus on making housing more affordable.

Yes, now more than ever we need experienced leadership to lead us out of these turbulent times.

• Governmental Organization • Higher Education • Housing and Community Development • Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy • Water, Parks, and Wildlife

No.