El Centro, CAVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

El Centro City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Rick Lopez

Candidate for City Council

8 candidates · 2 seats2 sourced positions

Rick Lopez is running for El Centro City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 8 candidates are running for 2 seats.

Report an error

Vote-by-mail ballots begin mailing · Mon, Oct 5, 2026

Today

Spent just over 30 years with the Border Patrol, half of them at the command staff level.

Occupation (from candidate statement)
Retired/Law Enforcement

Get your El Centro ballot cheat-sheet

Candidates, positions and dates in one email, sent now.

One email now. We only email again if you ask. No ads, never sold.

Where Rick Lopez stands: positions on the record

Police and fire funding1 sourced position

  • Wants to identify funding to strengthen the police and fire departments.

    “Both police and fire in the city are understaffed, so I hope to work together on the city council to identify the funding that we can start enhancing both departments to provide public safety”

    Own statementKYMA · Sep 29, 2026

Homelessness1 sourced position

  • Proposes a choice of daytime or nighttime shelter and an authorized, secured homeless campground.

    “I think if we give them a choice between daytime shelter or nighttime shelter and an authorized homeless campground that has security, then we can get them off the streets”

    Own statementKYMA · Sep 29, 2026

Also running for City Council

All 8 El Centro candidates →

Every claim here links to its source and was checked against it before publishing. How this guide works →

Take your ballot with you

Who is on your ballot, where each candidate stands, and the dates that matter, in one email you can carry to the polls. Sent right now.

One email now. We only email again if you ask. No ads, never sold.

See something wrong? Report an error

Something wrong or missing? Tell us what and where, with a link to a source if you have one. Reports feed the next verification run.