About Jason
A Leader Who Listens
District 7 Councilmember Jason Lyon was elected to office in 2022.
He is currently a member of the Council’s Municipal Services committee and Economic Development and Technology committee as well as the ad hoc committee on the development of the former 710 stub. Jason also serves as the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority and as the Mayor’s alternate to the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments.
Jason has led the way on some meaningful reforms—most notably, Pasadena’s plan to reach 100% carbon free energy in Pasadena by 2030. He continues to pursue policies to bring down the cost of housing, and to build a more sustainable and resilient community in the wake of the Eaton Fire.
Jason stands up for our core values of individual liberty, freedom of expression, and democracy. From unconstitutional immigration arrests that rely on racial profiling to draconian cuts to the grants supporting our social safety net programs to demands that Pasadena and other cities pledge to abide by anti-diversity and anti-trans policies, the current administration is challenging the basic foundations of our system. The need for strong local leadership is greater than ever. Jason is a leader committed to real public service.
Prior to his election, Jason held a variety of positions on public and private boards. He was the Chair of the Pasadena Planning Commission, and a member of the Board of Zoning Appeals, the Board of the San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership, and Pasadena’s Historic Preservation Commission. He also served on the boards of several local nonprofits, including Young & Healthy, All Saints Church, and Planned Parenthood Pasadena & San Gabriel Valley.
He is a partner with the historic law firm, Hahn & Hahn, where he practices business litigation with an emphasis in partnership disputes. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Jason holds a Bachelor of Arts in Radio, Television, and Motion Pictures. He worked as a documentary film producer in New York before moving to Southern California in 1998. He later earned his JD from the UCLA School of Law.
A Pasadena resident since 2010, Jason lives in Madison Heights with his husband, the Rev. Tim Hartley, and their son, Wyatt, while older son Noah attends Jason’s alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Their family is active in Pasadena’s schools, churches, and community life, and Jason remains committed to building a stronger, more inclusive city for everyone.
About District 7
District 7 is home to many of Pasadena’s iconic institutions, including the Pasadena Playhouse, Caltech, Pasadena Community College, the Planetary Society, the Langham Huntington Hotel, and the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine.
The South Lake Business Association and the Playhouse Village Association, both in District 7, provide a wealth of shopping and dining opportunities. Our public schools include Hamilton Elementary, McKinley School, and Blair International Baccalaureate School, and independent Schools in the district are St. Philip the Apostle School and Polytechnic School. Two of Pasadena’s oldest and most beautiful neighborhoods, Madison Heights and Oak Knoll, were subdivided in the late 19th century with their oldest homes built in 1890 and 1905 respectively. Known for its walkability and beautiful street tree canopy, District 7 is centrally located with easy adjacency to downtown.
District 7 is bounded by Los Robles, Del Mar, Madison, California, Marengo, Arroyo, the Pasadena Freeway, Orlando, Homet, Roosevelt and Colorado.
