Los Angeles City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Hugo Soto-Martinez
Councilmember, District 13; won the June 2, 2026 primary with 68.42% of the voteLA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk: June 2, 2026 Primary Election results
Hugo Soto-Martinez (Councilmember, District 13) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Los Angeles City Council after the election.
Los Angeles City Councilmember for District 13.
Where Hugo Soto-Martinez stands: positions on the record
Encampments2 sourced positions
Voted no on designating new LAMC 41.18 no-camping locations in Council District 6 (passed 11-4, May 2026).
Council voteOfficial Action of the Los Angeles City Council, Council File 26-4118-S5 (May 19, 2026) · May 19, 2026
As reported by the Los Angeles Times
Led the August 2026 vote to rescind 12 camping bans in his district, calling the bans ineffective.
“Displacing our neighbors from block to block, or in many cases from district to district, doesn’t help them find housing,”
Own statementLos Angeles Times · Aug 19, 2026
Rent1 sourced position
Voted yes on the Dec. 12, 2025 final council vote on the Rent Stabilization Ordinance annual rent increase item (passed 12-2).
Council voteLos Angeles City Clerk
Housing near transit1 sourced position
Voted yes on the March 24, 2026 council action on the SB 79 (Wiener) impacts report (13-0).
Council voteLos Angeles City Clerk
Measure ULA1 sourced position
Voted yes on the ballot measure giving homes hit by the Palisades Fire a one-time exemption from the Measure ULA tax (adopted 13-1, July 2026).
Council voteOfficial Action of the Los Angeles City Council, Council File 26-1100-S9 (July 1, 2026) · Jul 1, 2026
Police1 sourced position
Voted no on about $2.7 million to hire 130 more LAPD recruits in 2025-26 (passed 9-4, Jan. 2026).
Council voteKFI AM 640 · Jan 21, 2026
What Hugo Soto-Martinez said vs. how Hugo Soto-Martinez voted
Anti-camping zones
In their words
Led the August 2026 vote to rescind 12 camping bans in his district, calling the bans ineffective.
Aug 19, 2026 ·As reported by the Los Angeles Times ·Los Angeles Times · Aug 19, 2026
On the record
Voted no on designating new LAMC 41.18 no-camping locations in Council District 6 (passed 11-4, May 2026).
May 19, 2026 ·Official Action of the Los Angeles City Council, Council File 26-4118-S5 (May 19, 2026) · May 19, 2026
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