Education
Stanford University; University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. Deerfield Academy.
Stanford University; University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. Deerfield Academy.
McDowell opposed expansion of LAX, threatening to sue the Los Angeles City Council. He reached a deal with Los Angeles to develop an alternative to expansion in return for dropping the lawsuit. He also threatened to sue over a plan by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to put a rail yard in El Segundo.
Hobart Kelliston McDowell III is the son of the late Hobart K. McDowell, Junior., and the late Martha Louise Shea He has one son, Kelliston.
He was mayor of El Segundo, California for six years (2004–2010), and served as a member of the city council for twelve years (1998–2010).