Lynda P. Johnson, Mayor Pro Tem

Mayor Pro Tem Lynda P. Johnson was elected to the City Council in April 2022 and was named Mayor Pro Tem in 2025. She has been a resident of Cerritos since 1971.

Boards and Committees

Mayor Pro Tem Johnson serves on the following Internal Ad Hoc Working Groups:

Arts Program
City Charter Review
Legislative
Library
Policy and Procedure
Protocol Manual
Public Safety

Mayor Pro Tem Johnson serves on the following external groups:

California Contract Cities Association Board of Directors
California Contract Cities Association Legislative Policy Committee
California Joint Powers Insurance Authority
Independent Cities Association Board of Directors
League of California Cities and Los Angeles Regional Division Representative
League of California Cities Governance, Transparency, and Labor Relations Policy Committee
League of California Cities Public Safety Policy Committee
Los Angeles County City Selection Committee (Alternate)
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Board of Directors (Districts 2, 3, 18 & 19) (Alternate)
National League of Cities Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials (APAMO) Board Member At-Large
Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board—Policy Board
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Community, Economic & Human Development Committee

Mayor Pro Tem Johnson previously served on the following external groups:

California League of Cities Revenue and Taxation Policy Committee (2023)

Personal and Professional

Mayor Pro Tem Johnson served as a Governing Member of the ABC Unified School District Board of Education from 2011 through 2017.

A 38-year employee of the County of Los Angeles, Mayor Pro Tem Johnson was a Paralegal with the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office for 20 years. She also served as the Field Deputy to Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva from 2021 to 2022. Currently, Mayor Pro Tem Johnson serves as the Special Assistant to Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn.

Mayor Pro Tem Johnson attended ABC Unified School District schools, including Patricia Nixon Elementary School, Haskell Junior High School and Artesia High School.