Santa Fe Springs City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Joe Angel
Zamora
Councilmember; elected November 2024 to a four-year termLos Angeles County election results · Nov 5, 2024
Joe Angel Zamora (Councilmember) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Santa Fe Springs City Council after the election.
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Background
- About
- Lifelong Santa Fe Springs resident who has served multiple terms on the City Council. The city's biography says he has also served as a Planning Commissioner.
- Party
- Nonpartisan race. California Constitution, Article II, Section 6
On the record: Joe Angel Zamora
8 sourced01Sales tax1 sourced position
Voted yes on ratifying Ordinance No. 1160, which raised the local transactions and use tax from 1% to 1.25% after voter approval (passed 5-0, December 2025).
Council voteSanta Fe Springs City Council agenda packet, January 13, 2026 (minutes of December 9, 2025) · Jan 13, 2026
02Police department2 sourced positions
Voted yes on the consent calendar that included adding a Police Chief position to the city salary schedule (passed 5-0, May 2026).
Council voteSanta Fe Springs City Council agenda packet, June 2, 2026 (minutes of May 5, 2026) · Jun 2, 2026
Voted yes on the consent calendar that included the second reading of Ordinance No. 1170, establishing the Santa Fe Springs Police Department in the municipal code (passed 5-0, June 2026).
Council voteSanta Fe Springs City Council agenda packet, July 7, 2026 (minutes of June 16, 2026) · Jul 7, 2026
03Development projects1 sourced position
Voted yes on the consent calendar that included the agreement with Primestor Development to prepare the Downtown Specific Plan (passed 5-0, May 2026).
Council voteSanta Fe Springs City Council agenda packet, June 2, 2026 (minutes of May 5, 2026) · Jun 2, 2026
04Land use rules1 sourced position
Voted yes on Resolution No. 10011, amending the General Plan land use table on floor area ratios (passed 5-0, May 2026).
Council voteSanta Fe Springs City Council agenda packet, June 16, 2026 (minutes of May 12, 2026) · Jun 16, 2026
05Plasma centers1 sourced position
Voted yes on a 45-day urgency moratorium on new blood banks, plasma centers and other specimen donation facilities (passed 4-0 with Mayor Pro Tem Rodriguez absent, August 2026).
Council voteSanta Fe Springs City Council agenda packet, September 15, 2026 (minutes of August 11, 2026) · Sep 15, 2026
06Mayor removal1 sourced position
Removed as mayor by the City Council (4-1, September 2026); he remains a councilmember.
Council voteLos Cerritos Community News · Sep 30, 2026
07Past candidacy1 sourced position
Ran for Santa Fe Springs City Council in 2024 (won).
Council voteLos Angeles County election results · Nov 5, 2024
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