"Jerry" Andrews (May 5, 1841 – January 24, 1919) was an American politician who served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1909 to 1913.

[1][2] During his time on the City Council, he introduced a motion to eliminate all brickyards in Victoria Park, which later became the basis of Hadacheck v. Sebastian, a case that was sent to the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 1864, he enlisted in the Union Army as a first sergeant in the 140th Illinois Infantry Regiment, later being discharged months later at Camp Fry.

[1] In April 1909, Andrews was chosen by Mayor George Alexander to be part of the Board Of Police Commissioners.

[7] In December 1909, Andrews ran for Los Angeles City Council after the government was reformed to have an at-large district and a nonpartisan election system.