Description: Mayor Garcetti has been honored to serve Vice President Biden as a campaign National Co-Chair, as well as sitting on the Running Mate Selection Committee leading to the Democratic Nomination of California's own Senator Kamala Harris for the Vice Presidency. Garcetti was elected four times by his peers to serve as City Council President, and his Council District was nationally-noted for its revitalization during his tenure. He earned his B.A. and M.A. from Columbia University and studied as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and the London School of Economics. He served as an officer in the U.S. Navy reserve.