Michael Woo
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Michael "Mike" Woo (Traditional Chinese: 胡紹基; Simplified Chinese: 胡绍基; pinyin: Hú Shàojī, 1951-) is a California politician and professor. He served as the first Asian American on the Los Angeles City Council from 1985 to 1993. Woo chaired the Citywide Planning commission, until 1993 when he became the first Asian American to run for the mayor of a major city (among those else in consideration would be Chicago, New York, San Francisco, etc.), against Richard Riordan. In the wake of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, Woo and Bill Clinton, who was running for president, endorsed one another's candidacies. Riordan, the much wealthier and more prominent candidate, defeated Woo garnering 54 percent of votes to Woo's 46 percent. Clinton later appointed him Western States Director of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Michael Woo currently serves as a member of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, where his main focus has been ensuring parking requirements are so extensive and to be a disincentive to transit use. He also teaches introductory course Urban Planning and Development at the University of Southern California. His primary interest is transportation issues, particularly in China, where he started a Smart Growth China program.
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| Preceded by Peggy Stevenson |
Los Angeles City Council 13th district 1985—1993 |
Succeeded by Jackie Goldberg |
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