Alex Villanueva
Los Angeles County Sheriff from 2018 to 2022
Born
Aug 02, 1963
Birth Place
Chicago
Nationality
United States
About
Alejandro "Alex" Villanueva is an American former law enforcement officer who served as the 33rd sheriff of Los Angeles County, California from 2018 until 2022. He defeated incumbent sheriff Jim McDonnell in the 2018 L.A. County sheriff's race, making him the first to unseat an incumbent in over 100 years. Before becoming sheriff, he was a lieutenant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.