Alhambra City Council District 5 · Nov 3, 2026
Adele Andrade Stadler
Candidate for City Council District 5 (incumbent)
Adele Andrade Stadler, the incumbent, is running for Alhambra City Council District 5 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Melissa Michelson and Alejandro Covarrubias.
Ballots begin mailing and early voting sites open · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayAlhambra District 5 councilmember first elected in 2018 and a former school board member of 14 years.
Where Adele Andrade Stadler stands: positions on the record
Immigration enforcement1 sourced position
Voted yes on a resolution on the city's response to federal civil immigration activities (passed 5-0, March 2026).
Council voteAlhambra City Council minutes, Mar. 23, 2026 · Mar 23, 2026
Traffic calming1 sourced position
Voted yes on traffic-calming measures for South Almansor Avenue at Park Street and North Marguerita Avenue (passed 5-0, January 2026).
Council voteAlhambra City Council minutes, Jan. 26, 2026 · Jan 26, 2026
Tenant protections1 sourced position
Voted yes on first reading of an ordinance raising required relocation assistance for certain no-fault evictions from one to three months' rent (passed 4-0, June 2026).
Council voteAlhambra City Council minutes, June 22, 2026 · Jun 22, 2026
Data centers2 sourced positions
as recorded in the council minutes; not a direct quote
Did not support a data center in Alhambra as a sustainable community and supported the proposed ballot measure (July 2026).
Own statementAlhambra City Council minutes, July 14, 2026 · Jul 14, 2026
Voted yes on calling a November 3, 2026 election on a ballot measure to ban data centers in the city (passed 5-0, July 2026).
Council voteAlhambra City Council minutes, July 27, 2026 · Jul 27, 2026
Short-term rentals1 sourced position
Voted yes on calling a November 3, 2026 election on a measure applying the 12% transient occupancy tax to short-term rentals (passed 5-0, July 2026).
Council voteAlhambra City Council minutes, July 27, 2026 · Jul 27, 2026
Inclusionary housing1 sourced position
as reported by Colorado Boulevard Newspaper; not a direct quote
Said she would consider raising the inclusionary housing requirement from 15% to 20%.
Forum answerColorado Boulevard Newspaper · Oct 3, 2026
Housing supply1 sourced position
Wants workforce housing for first-year teachers, firefighters and others in the "missing middle" and housing on surplus land and vacant commercial space.
“we could also utilize surplus land and transform vacant commercial spaces, malls, and underutilized church owned land into residential housing”
Own statementAround Alhambra
Council priorities1 sourced position
Would spend less council time on transportation and more on food insecurity.
“Less time with transportation and more time with food insecurity.”
Own statementAround Alhambra
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