National City Mayor · Nov 3, 2026

Marcus Bush

Candidate for Mayor

9 candidates · 3 seats8 sourced positions

Marcus Bush is running for mayor of National City in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Jacobb Castrejon, Ruble Mitchel Beauchamp and Jose Rodriguez.

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City planner and District 4 councilmember, on the council since 2020. He chaired the National City Planning Commission and was vice mayor in 2022 and 2025.

Occupation (from candidate statement): Councilmember
Endorsed by: Mayor Ron Morrison City of National City
Campaign website: www.bushformayor.com

Mayor Ron Morrison is not running; Councilmembers Marcus Bush of District 4 and Jose Rodriguez of District 2 are running for mayor. San Diego Union-Tribune · Oct 4, 2026

Where Marcus Bush stands: positions on the record

Council district budgets2 sourced positions

Introduced the motion giving each council district a $100,000 annual budget (passed 3-2, June 2023).
Council voteSan Diego Union-Tribune · Jun 17, 2023
Said he would suspend the $100,000 individual councilmember budgets.
Own statementKPBS · Oct 2, 2026

Business license tax2 sourced positions

Voted with Morrison and Molina 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
Backs a reformed business license tax, developed with input from businesses, for a 2027 special election.
“Trust first, then the conversation on reform”
Own statementSan Diego Union-Tribune · Oct 4, 2026

City staffing1 sourced position

Called for a restructuring that targets management positions while preserving rank-and-file jobs.
Own statementSan Diego Union-Tribune · Oct 4, 2026

City-owned land and homeownership1 sourced position

Said he would streamline permitting for condos and townhomes, revive a first-time homebuyer program and look at building affordable homes on city-owned land.
Own statementKPBS · Oct 2, 2026

Bayfront and Port1 sourced position

Praised the Port's approval of the city's Balanced Plan and said he would work to get hotel bids out and the Marina Way realignment built.
Own statementKPBS · Oct 2, 2026

Budget deficit1 sourced position

Said the council approved raises without a plan to pay for them and covered the gap with its reserve.
“They earned them, but we didn’t build a plan to pay for them”
Own statementKPBS · Oct 2, 2026

What Marcus Bush said vs. how Marcus Bush voted

Council budgets

In their words

Said he would suspend the $100,000 individual councilmember budgets.
Oct 2, 2026 ·KPBS · Oct 2, 2026

On the record

Introduced 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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