Contact Vice Mayor Danny Hang
dhang@weho.org
(323) 848-6460

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Vice Mayor Danny Hang was elected to the West Hollywood City Council on November 5, 2024.

Hang became actively involved in West Hollywood when he was appointed as an at-large member of the West Hollywood Disabilities Advisory Board in 2017. He worked hard to address issues affecting people with disabilities, including ADA compliance, transportation, housing, and access to City government and services for people with disabilities. In 2022, he was appointed to serve on the Business License Commission.

Some of Vice Mayor Hang’s legislative priorities include:

• Getting our unhoused neighbors off the streets and into housing with supportive services.
• Building more affordable housing while also protecting and expanding renters’ rights.
• Protecting workers and marginalized groups.
• Uplifting our local businesses.
• Creating a safer and healthier West Hollywood community.

Vice Mayor Hang is a Southern California native who was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley. He is the proud son of Chinese-Vietnamese refugees who fled the Vietnam War in search of hope, freedom, and the American dream. The son of a union worker, Vice Mayor Hang saw firsthand how his father worked long hours as a machinist and became a member of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 725. As such, Vice Mayor Hang is a passionate advocate of professional growth and vocational equity. He believes that workers are the backbone of the most powerful economy in the world and deserve a fair and equitable wage.

As the son of an immigrant small business owner, Vice Mayor Hang watched his mom’s nail salon succeed and slowly serve as an equalizer leading to a pathway to the American middle class for his family. He knows firsthand that small businesses are vital to creating local jobs and growing the West Hollywood economy. Immigrant-owned small businesses are centerpieces of their neighborhoods, and they contribute in a meaningful way to the diversity and vibrancy of the West Hollywood community.

A first-generation college graduate, Vice Mayor Hang graduated from Loyola Marymount University. He received Masters’ degrees in Social Work and Gerontology from the University of Southern California. He now works in disability retirement for Los Angeles County, helping permanently disabled fire and police responders, as well as other county employees.

Vice Mayor Hang was appointed to serve on the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation by the State Bar Board of Trustees. He previously served on the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Asian American & Pacific Islander Advisory Board. He also served on the Executive Board for Asian Democrats of Los Angeles County.

Vice Mayor Hang serves on the West Hollywood City Council Subcommittees for the Laurel House Project and Hart Park Phase II Improvements.

Vice Mayor Hang is a proud member of the West Hollywood community where he resides with his cat Piper.

You may contact West Hollywood City Council offices via email at council@weho.org or by phone at (323) 848-6460.