Former mayor of Los Angeles and former leader of the California state assembly. He ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2018, when the state's kingmakers chose Gavin Newsom instead. Mr Villaraigosa ran again in 2026 as one of the "fixer" candidates—those with local governing records—though he had been out of office for more than a decade.
People whose concept of ancient history is the first series of Star Trek may be treated with patience, because it's usually not their fault they were reduced to getting their education from school.