Robert Pullen-Miles
CA · Mayor of Lawndale
Robert Pullen-Miles is Lawndale's mayor and has served the city for more than 22 years as a planning commissioner, council member and mayor. He points to new businesses and $6 million in state funding, and backs housing and hotel development.
Where Robert Pullen-Miles stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (5 records), Housing Affordability (4 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Proposed a contractor transparency rule and seconded its approval. Contractors seeking Lawndale building permits must now disclose state licensing board investigations. It passed 5-0.
December 2, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Voted to adopt Lawndale's 2026-27 operating and capital improvement budget. It passed 4-0, with one member absent.
June 1, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Proposed a $100,000 shop-local rebate using federal pandemic relief money, then seconded a version limited to residents' home-improvement purchases. It passed 5-0.
September 16, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 5 support
Seconded extending the city's contract with Southwest Patrol for private security patrols in Lawndale. It passed 3-1.
June 15, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Voted to add $101,500 a year to create a new city Public Safety Officer position. It passed 5-0.
November 17, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Voted with a 5-0 council to endorse Proposition 36, the state measure raising penalties for repeat theft and some drug crimes.
July 15, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Voted for an ordinance raising penalties for street vending without a city business license or permit. It passed 3-2.
April 3, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com
Voted to raise fines for illegal fireworks to $2,500 for a first offense and $5,000 for repeat offenses. It passed 5-0.
December 19, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 oppose
Voted with a 5-0 council to endorse Proposition 36, the state measure raising penalties for repeat theft and some drug crimes.
July 15, 2024Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 4 support
Voted with a 5-0 council to have Lawndale join the South Bay Regional Housing Trust, which helps fund building affordable housing in the region.
December 15, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Voted for city rules letting owners split residential lots and build up to two homes on each, under state law SB 9. It passed 4-0, with one abstention.
May 1, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com
Voted to rezone three Prairie Avenue lots from commercial to apartment use for a planned 10-unit apartment building. It passed 5-0.
April 4, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com
Seconded an emergency ordinance banning home and business evictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic (Urgency Ordinance 1170-20). It passed 5-0.
April 6, 2020Supports Housing Affordability
Source: cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Spoke at the Metro board meeting and sent a letter backing the Hawthorne Boulevard route for the C Line light rail extension through Lawndale. Metro chose that route.
February 2, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Seconded approval of permanent traffic circles and speed humps on West 147th Street, with $63,000 for a traffic consultant and a public meeting. It passed 4-0.
August 18, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Voted to keep contracting with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for policing, rather than study a city police force. It passed 4-1.
November 17, 2025
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Made the motion to plan a 2026 Hispanic Heritage Festival after a colleague proposed canceling city events because of immigration enforcement activity. It passed 3-1.
August 18, 2025
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Was sworn in for another two-year term as Lawndale mayor after the November 5, 2024 city election.
December 16, 2024
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Made the motion on a 30-day amnesty program to help homeowners bring unpermitted structural work up to code.
October 7, 2024
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Voted to raise City Council pay starting after the November 2024 election. It passed 4-1.
November 6, 2023
Source: cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com
Voted to ban new car washes along the Hawthorne Boulevard business corridor. It passed 5-0.
March 6, 2023
Source: cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com
Endorsed Assemblymember Tina McKinnor for the 61st Assembly District after ending his own campaign against her. McKinnor endorsed his re-election as mayor.
October 13, 2022
Source: wavepublication.com
Lost the June 7, 2022 special election for California State Assembly District 62 to Tina McKinnor, 47.5% to 52.5%.
June 7, 2022
Source: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov
Voted with a 4-0 council to adopt new development impact fees charged on new building projects in Lawndale.
September 7, 2021
Source: cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com
Was appointed with Councilmember Hofmann-Gorman to a new City Council subcommittee on Metro's plan to extend the C Line light rail through Lawndale.
March 15, 2021
Source: cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com
Was recommended by the South Bay Cities Council of Governments for reappointment to Metro's South Bay transit governance council, which oversees local bus service.
November 29, 2007
Source: libraryarchives.metro.net
Past race Robert Pullen-Miles ran in:
- Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Lawndale city, California · incumbent