Former Los Angeles School District Superintendent Austin Beutner announced Monday that he is running for mayor of Los Angeles.
Beutner, who was named LAUSD superintendent in My 2018, said in post on X that he is looking to “get LA back on track.”
“I’m running for LA Mayor. After 17 years in public life, I’ve learned how to get things done and how special LA is,” Beutner said. “But our city is adrift, and it’s time for us to work together to get LA back on track.
Beutner also has served as deputy mayor of the City of Los Angeles, publisher of the Los Angeles Times, co-chair of the LA 2020 Commission and the L.A. Unified Advisory Task Force and founded Vision To Learn.
The 65-year-old former investment banker became a jobs advisor to then-Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who is running for California governor, in 2010 before being named deputy mayor. He became LA Times publisher in 2014 before he was ousted by Tribune Publishing Co.
Three years later he took over to lead the LAUSD and stepped down in 2021. His tenure included the tumult of the COVID pandemic, which led to campus closures and online instruction, and a teacher’s strike in 2019.
Beutner is a graduate of Dartmouth College with a bachelor’s degree in economics.
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I’m running for LA Mayor. After 17 years in public life, I’ve learned how to get things done and how special LA is. But our city is adrift, and it’s time for us to work together to get LA back on track. Visit https://t.co/ZjSEvpdLml to join our campaign. https://t.co/sqELZPW5g1
— Austin Beutner (@austinbeutner) October 13, 2025