Oxnard City Council District 2 · Nov 3, 2026
Gabe Teran
Candidate for City Council District 2 (incumbent)
Gabe Teran, the incumbent, is running for Oxnard City Council District 2 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Lizanne Nañez.
Mail ballots sent to active registered voters · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayDistrict 2 councilmember who has served as Oxnard's mayor pro tem in 2025 and 2026. Since 2022 he has run a business in health education, youth development and advocacy training.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Councilmember/Educational Trainer
- Campaign website
- gteran.brizy.site
Where Gabe Teran stands: positions on the record
Budget1 sourced position
Voted yes on adopting the city's 2026-27 operating and capital budget (passed 6-1, June 2026).
Council voteOxnard City Council minutes, 2026-06-16 · Jun 16, 2026
Homelessness1 sourced position
Voted yes on a one-year, $3.2 million agreement with Mercy House to run the Oxnard Navigation Center shelter (passed 6-1, June 2026).
Council voteOxnard City Council minutes, 2026-06-01 · Jun 1, 2026
Ormond Beach power plant2 sourced positions
Voted no on seeking state approval of an agreement to convert the Ormond Beach power plant to battery storage with $45 million for South Oxnard (passed 4-3, Nov. 2025).
Council voteOxnard City Council minutes, 2025-11-18 · Nov 18, 2025
Voted yes on a resolution opposing a third extension of the Ormond Beach power plant past Dec. 31, 2026 (passed 6-0-1, April 2025).
Council voteOxnard City Council minutes, 2025-04-29 · Apr 29, 2025
Renter protections3 sourced positions
Voted yes on the first reading of a tenant anti-harassment ordinance (passed 6-1, April 2025).
Council voteOxnard City Council minutes, 2025-04-29 · Apr 29, 2025
Voted yes on amendments to the just-cause eviction ordinance and rules for the rent stabilization ordinance (passed 6-1, April 2025).
Council voteOxnard City Council minutes, 2025-04-29 · Apr 29, 2025
Voted yes on rules for landlord fair-rate-of-return petitions under the rent stabilization ordinance (passed 5-2, Feb. 2026).
Council voteOxnard City Council minutes, 2026-02-03 · Feb 3, 2026
Youth1 sourced position
Lists investing in youth as a priority, saying it can reduce later need for juvenile justice, intervention and drug treatment services.
“Investing in today's youth can reduce - or even prevent - our need in the future for services such as the juvenile justice system, costly intervention programs, and drug treatment.”
Own statementGabe Teran campaign site
Past candidacy1 sourced position
Ran for Oxnard City Council District 2 in 2022 (won).
Council voteVentura County Elections · Nov 8, 2022
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