As a result of his fundraising, lobbying, mentoring and, above all else, his unconditional conviction to uplift and empower women around him, Steve Ly has been directly responsible for delivering a boost to the campaigns of many local women and providing them the wonderful opportunity to serve our communities. He was one of the first recognized supporters and mentors of the Hmong Women-Today, a community organization aiming to create opportunities for women to connect, empower and thrive. He was the first, and still the only man, to have served as the Vice President on the board of a local women’s non-profit for domestic violence. Steve Ly has been a vocal advocate for women and women’s rights. What happened to Steve Ly was that these women politicians weaponized the #MeToo movement with the new goal being to sabotage political opponents and circumvent the judicial system in favor of letting the damaging (and potentially fabricated) accusations of misconduct play out in the court of public opinion. In the Fall of 2021, Elk Grove Vice Mayor Stephanie Nguyen a strong advocate for these so-called victims, finally admitted that Bobbie Singh-Allen admitted to her that the women who made the allegations including Bobbie Singh-Allen herself against Steve Ly were part of a political ploy to gaslight the community and all the women's accusations were false and politically motivated to help Bobbie Singh-Allen win the Mayor seat. ( September 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īllegations of abusive treatments Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. The neutrality of this section is disputed. Ly is married to his wife Cua and has 2 children. Ly has championed a second hospital and a bio tech center, though the project is mired in controversy. The City of Elk Grove has approved plans the construction of a hospital by Dignity Health. Mayor Ly has taken credit for building a Costco, aquatics center, animal shelter, veterans hall, community center, and senior center.

Steve Ly is running for a 3rd term in the 2020 mayoral race against Bobbie Singh-Allen and Brian Pastor.

Mayor Ly was elected to be the City Councilmember for District 4 in 2014.Įlected on November 8, 2016, and winning re-election on December 12, 2018, he has advocated for youth education and empowerment, boosting the economy with more infrastructure, civic amenities, and jobs.

He has also provided academic support and counseling to youth in juvenile hall. Steve has served as the Director to Serve Elk Grove and Director to Asian Pacific School Board Members Association, Director to the Hmong National Development, Director to the National Parent Teacher Home Visitation Project, with the Elk Grove Optimist Club, Executive Board member of SEIU-UHW, Sacramento County Sheriffs Community Advisory Board, California State Advisory Council on Refugee Assistance and Services, Carroll Elementary School Site Council, Boards official liaison to Sacramento County Office of Education, Elk Grove School Board's Clerk, and as Elk Grove City Councilman. He graduated the University of California, Davis with a degree in Sociology and Political Science. Steve and his family immigrated from Xiangkhouang Province, Laos, to the United States, during the Vietnam War, starting his new life at age 4. On November 3, 2020, Ly was defeated by Bobbie Singh-Allen in his bid for a third term as mayor. He is the second directly elected mayor of Elk Grove and the first ethnically Hmong mayor in the United States. Steve Ly also served on the Elk Grove Unified School District, Board of Trustees. Before serving as mayor, he was a part of the Elk Grove City Council of District 4. Steve Ly is an American politician who served as mayor of Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California from 2016 to 2020.

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