National City Council District 1 · Nov 3, 2026
Luz Molina
Candidate for City Council District 1 (incumbent)
Luz Molina, the incumbent, is running for National City Council District 1 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Cindy Lopez.
Ballots start going out · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayDistrict 1 councilmember and vice mayor, previously elected city clerk. She holds a molecular biology degree from UC Berkeley and served in AmeriCorps.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Councilmember, District 1
- Endorsed by
- Assemblymember David Alvarez; County Supervisors Paloma Aguirre and Monica Montgomery Steppe; Councilmember Marcus Bush; National School District Trustees Michelle Gates, Maria Betancourt-Castañeda, and Alma Sarmiento City of National City
Where Luz Molina stands: positions on the record
Council district budgets2 sourced positions
Voted against the motion giving each council district a $100,000 annual budget (passed 3-2, June 2023).
Council voteSan Diego Union-Tribune · Jun 17, 2023
as reported by inewsource; not a direct quote except the quoted words
Proposed reducing the $100,000 council budgets and said the money has been highly misused.
“That money has been highly misused”
Forum answerinewsource · Aug 31, 2026
Business license tax1 sourced position
Voted with Bush and Morrison to work with the Chamber of Commerce on a revised business-tax measure for a 2027 special election, not the November 2026 ballot (3-2, 2026).
Council voteSan Diego Union-Tribune · Oct 4, 2026
Budget deficit1 sourced position
as reported by inewsource; not a direct quote
Said she would consider cutting excessive city personnel overtime and duplicative work at City Hall.
Forum answerinewsource · Aug 31, 2026
Neighborhood projects1 sourced position
Says she secured $3.4 million for streets and transit and led the fight against a proposed fuel depot.
Own statementCity of National City
What Luz Molina said vs. how Luz Molina voted
Council budgets
In their words
Proposed reducing the $100,000 council budgets and said the money has been highly misused.
Aug 31, 2026 ·as reported by inewsource; not a direct quote except the quoted words ·inewsource · Aug 31, 2026
On the record
Voted against the motion giving each council district a $100,000 annual budget (passed 3-2, June 2023).
Jun 17, 2023 ·San Diego Union-Tribune · Jun 17, 2023
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