Gordon Hahn

Who was Gordon Hahn?

Gordon R. Hahn was a member of the Los Angeles City Council and California State Assembly in the mid-20th Century.

While on the council, he cast the decisive vote that brought the Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles and was instrumental in the appointment of Gilbert Lindsay, who became the first African American on the city council.

His brother, Kenneth Hahn, was Los Angeles County supervisor for 40 years. After Kenneth suffered a stroke in 1987, Gordon was his field deputy until Kenneth retired in 1992.