South El Monte City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Gloria
Olmos
Mayor; term expires November 2028City of South El Monte · Dec 3, 2025
Gloria Olmos (Mayor) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the South El Monte City Council after the election.
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Background
- About
- Gloria Olmos is South El Monte's directly elected mayor and a former Valle Lindo School Board member.
- Party
- Nonpartisan race. California Constitution, Article II, Section 6
On the record: Gloria Olmos
5 sourced01Elected mayor2 sourced positions
joint argument signed by Mayor Gloria Olmos and Councilmember Manuel Acosta
Signed the ballot argument against Measure RM, which would end the directly elected mayor.
Keep our right to vote and elect our Mayor.”
Own statementArgument Against Measure RM (City of South El Monte)
Voted no on placing a measure to replace the elected mayor with a council-selected mayor on the November 2026 ballot (passed 3-2, July 2026).
Council voteSouth El Monte Resolution No. 26-058 (July 21, 2026) · Jul 21, 2026
02Cannabis buffer1 sourced position
Voted no on Ordinance 1287, allowing commercial cannabis in the manufacturing zone and cutting the buffer from neighboring jurisdictions to 350 feet (passed 3-2, Feb. 2026).
Council voteSouth El Monte Ordinance No. 1287 (adopted Feb. 17, 2026) · Feb 17, 2026
03Term limits1 sourced position
joint argument signed by Mayor Gloria Olmos and Councilmembers Rudy Bojorquez, Hector Delgado, Larry Rodriguez and Manuel Acosta
Signed the ballot argument urging a yes vote on Measure CL, four four-year lifetime term limits for the council.
Vote YES on Measure CL for reasonable four-term limits”
Own statementArgument in Favor of Measure CL (City of South El Monte)
04Censure of the mayor1 sourced position
Censured by the City Council (3-1, with Olmos abstaining, March 2026).
Council voteSan Gabriel Valley Tribune · Apr 5, 2026
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