John Heilman

John William Heilman[1] is an American municipal politician and city councilmember of West Hollywood, California.

[4] Heilman lost re-election in March 2015, but months later won a special election to fill a seat vacated by Jeff Prang, who resigned to become L.A. County assessor.

[5] Since his earliest days on the city council, one of Heilman's main concerns has been domestic partner rights.

Heilman was instrumental in the establishment of West Hollywood's domestic partnership registration program that permitted city employee partners to register and obtain domestic partner benefits for same-sex couples and seniors, regardless of gender, who are at least 62.5 years old and living together.

Heilman is a past board member of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California.