James T. Butts Jr.

James Thurman Butts Jr. is an American politician, currently serving as the mayor of Inglewood, California. He rose through the ranks of law enforcement in Inglewood during the 1970s and 1980s, eventually becoming a Deputy Chief. He then worked as the Chief of Police in Santa Monica, California from 1991 to 2006. Butts then took a public safety position with Los Angeles World Airports in 2006. He was elected mayor of Inglewood in 2010 and re-elected in 2014 with 84% of the vote. Butts was re-elected in 2018 and 2022, becoming the longest-serving mayor in the history of Inglewood. He led efforts to renovate and reopen The Forum and develop a plan for SoFi Stadium and Intuit Dome in Hollywood Park.

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Early returns in Inglewood's election show Mayor James T. Butts Jr. trailing City Council member Gloria D. Gray, putting the race on track for a March runoff. Two closely contested ballot measures tied to the city's dispute with Hollywood Park, owned by Rams owner Stan Kroenke, were also running narrowly behind. Measure AT, backed by the city, would remove a cap on admission taxes at SoFi Stadium, Intuit Dome and the Forum. Measure BB, backed by the venues, would ban new billboard advertising on public property. The measures stem from a fight over a 20-year digital billboard deal and a court ruling voiding the 2015 development agreement enabling SoFi Stadium.

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