Harry Sidhu

Harish Singh "Harry" Sidhu (born July 8, 1957) is an American Republican politician and businessman who served as the 46th mayor of Anaheim, California from 2018 to 2022 after winning the office in the 2018 election. He was the first person of color and the first Sikh to serve as mayor of Anaheim. He was a member of the Anaheim City Council from 2004 to 2012 and was mayor pro tempore of Anaheim from 2010 to 2012.

Sidhu resigned as Mayor effective May 24, 2022, in the midst of an FBI investigation for possible corruption involving the sale of Angel Stadium. In August 2023, he pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice for deleting four emails, wire fraud, and making false statements to the FAA and the FBI. In March 2025, he was sentenced to two months in prison and fined $55,000.

Education and early career Sidhu earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Drexel University. He became a U.S. citizen in 1979 He also serves on the board of Friends of United States, an organization that promotes India–United States relations.

Mayoral career

Resignation On May 16, 2022, a filing at the Orange County Superior Court stated that Sidhu was under investigation by the FBI for actions related to the sale of Angel Stadium and registering a personal helicopter at a false out-of-state address. On August 16, 2023, Sidhu agreed to plead guilty to obstruction of justice (for "deleting multiple email messages and documents"), wire fraud, and making false statements to the FAA and the FBI. He admitted to attempting to evade sales tax on the helicopter, providing confidential information to the Angels, and hoping to receive $1 million in independent expenditures from the team if they bought Angel Stadium.

State Assembly

Mayor

Personal life

Sidhu is of Punjabi descent. He emigrated from India.