Santa Fe Springs City Council · Nov 3, 2026
John
Mora
John Mora (Santa Fe Springs City Council Member) 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 and councilmember who has a chiropractic business in the city. The city's biography says he is a former city employee and has served as a Planning Commissioner.
- Party
- Nonpartisan race. California Constitution, Article II, Section 6
On the record: John Mora
7 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
06Past 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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