El Monte City Council District 2 · Nov 3, 2026
Martin Herrera
Candidate for City Council District 2 (incumbent)
Martin Herrera, the incumbent, is running for El Monte City Council District 2 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, unopposed.
Vote-by-mail ballots mailed by the county · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
Today- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Incumbent Councilmember
Martin Herrera (District 2) and Julia Ruedas (District 3) are the only candidates on the ballot for their seats. LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk: Final list of qualified candidates, Nov. 3, 2026
Where Martin Herrera stands: positions on the record
Censure1 sourced position
Voted yes on a resolution censuring Mayor Jessica Ancona (passed 6-1, June 2025).
Council voteEl Monte City Council minutes, June 25, 2025 · Jun 25, 2025
Elected mayor3 sourced positions
Voted no on directing staff to do community outreach and prepare ballot measures to eliminate the elected mayor, city clerk and city treasurer (passed 5-2, Jan. 2026).
Council voteEl Monte City Council minutes, Jan. 14, 2026 · Jan 14, 2026
Voted yes on tabling indefinitely a proposed June 2026 ballot measure to make the city clerk and city treasurer appointed (passed 7-0, Feb. 2026).
Council voteEl Monte City Council minutes, Feb. 25, 2026 · Feb 25, 2026
as quoted by the San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Said a sample survey showed the community did not want the change, and thanked colleagues for joining him in tabling it.
“After performing a sample survey of our community on this matter, it was discovered the community did not desire such a change at this point in time”
Own statementSan Gabriel Valley Tribune · Feb 26, 2026
Police staffing1 sourced position
Voted yes on increasing the police department's sergeant positions from 16 to 18 (passed 6-1, Feb. 2026).
Council voteEl Monte City Council minutes, Feb. 25, 2026 · Feb 25, 2026
Data centers2 sourced positions
Voted yes on a 45-day urgency moratorium on new data center land use applications (passed 7-0, Mar. 2026).
Council voteEl Monte City Council minutes, Mar. 18, 2026 (special meeting) · Mar 18, 2026
Voted yes on extending the data center moratorium by 10 months and 15 days (passed 7-0, Apr. 2026).
Council voteEl Monte City Council minutes, Apr. 22, 2026 · Apr 22, 2026
Immigration1 sourced position
Voted yes on an urgency ordinance restricting the use of city-owned or city-controlled property (passed 7-0, Mar. 2026).
Council voteEl Monte City Council minutes, Mar. 18, 2026 (adjourned regular meeting) · Mar 18, 2026
Homelessness1 sourced position
Voted yes on leasing the Hilda Solis Rose Court to Union Station Homeless Services for the Homekey program (passed 7-0, June 2026).
Council voteEl Monte City Council minutes, June 17, 2026 · Jun 17, 2026
Garvey bus lanes1 sourced position
Voted yes on a resolution approving peak-hour bus lanes, transit signal priority and bus shelter upgrades on Garvey Avenue (passed 5-2, Aug. 2026).
Council voteEl Monte City Council minutes, Aug. 26, 2026 · Aug 26, 2026
Budget1 sourced position
Voted yes on the FY 2026-27 budget totaling $275 million, including a $116.7 million General Fund (passed 7-0, June 2026).
Council voteEl Monte City Council minutes, June 17, 2026 · Jun 17, 2026
Past candidacy1 sourced position
Ran for El Monte City Council, District 2, in 2022 (won).
Own statementLA County Registrar-Recorder · Nov 8, 2022
What Martin Herrera said vs. how Martin Herrera voted
Elected mayor
In their words
Said a sample survey showed the community did not want the change, and thanked colleagues for joining him in tabling it.
Feb 26, 2026 ·as quoted by the San Gabriel Valley Tribune ·San Gabriel Valley Tribune · Feb 26, 2026
On the record
Voted no on directing staff to do community outreach and prepare ballot measures to eliminate the elected mayor, city clerk and city treasurer (passed 5-2, Jan. 2026).
Jan 14, 2026 ·El Monte City Council minutes, Jan. 14, 2026 · Jan 14, 2026
Voted yes on tabling indefinitely a proposed June 2026 ballot measure to make the city clerk and city treasurer appointed (passed 7-0, Feb. 2026).
Feb 25, 2026 ·El Monte City Council minutes, Feb. 25, 2026 · Feb 25, 2026
Also running for City Council District 2
No one else is running for this seat.
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