Daniel K. Tabor, is an American politician who served as mayor of Inglewood, California, the third African-American to hold the position.

[2] He was a negotiator of the settlement agreement between Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and the LAX Coalition for Economic, Environmental and Educational justice which brought $500 million in investments to local communities.

"[2] On January 24, 2010, the prior mayor of Inglewood, Roosevelt F. Dorn, stepped down from the position and pled guilty the following day to a misdemeanor conflict of interest charge.

[6] In August 2010, Tabor won a runoff election to fill the remainder of Dorn's term[7] besting his nearest opponent, 2nd District Council member Judy Dunlap.

[4] In the November 2, 2010 general election, he earned 43.2 percent of the vote compared with 31.0 percent for the next candidate, James T. Butts Jr.[8] As he did not obtain a majority of the votes cast, a runoff election was scheduled in January 2011.