Imelda Padilla

Imelda Padilla
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the Los Angeles City Council
from the 6th district
Assumed office
July 5, 2023
Preceded byNury Martinez
Personal details
Born1987 (age 3738)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
California State University, Northridge (MA)

Imelda G. Padilla (born 1987) is an American politician who is currently a member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 6th district since 2023. She had previously ran for the Los Angeles Unified School District's Board of Education for the 6th district, losing to Kelly Gonez in the runoff election.

Elected in the 2023 Los Angeles special election to replace Nury Martinez, Padilla previously worked as a community relations manager.