Special election · 2-year term
Karina Macias · Nancy Martiz · Karina Miketta
Nonpartisan · Source-linked · Updated Aug. 29, 2026
Know your district.
Compare the people.
Seven candidates qualified for Huntington Park’s first district-based City Council election. Explore their public records, public accounts and news coverage.
NOV032026
ContestsDistricts 2, 4 & 5
Seats3
Qualified7 candidates
FormatBy district
Qualified slate received
The filing lists 3 candidates in District 2, 2 in District 4 and 2 in District 5.
Your district
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Full term · 4 years
Graciela Ortiz · Valentin Amezquita
Full term · 4 years
Arturo Flores · Celia Beatriz Rivas
Only Districts 2, 4 and 5 elect councilmembers in 2026. Districts 1 and 3 are not council contests in this election.
Current officeholders
Current City Council
Review the five current officeholders, how they entered the council, their election and leadership history, and links to official City biographies.
Evidence review
City & council report card
This preliminary civic scorecard comes from the shared research chat and is not an official government rating. It weighs public safety, finances, infrastructure, economic development, governance and individual tenure. Citywide conditions cannot be attributed to one councilmember alone.
Huntington Park municipal government61/100D+ / C−
Mixed to below-average results, with positive reserves and infrastructure investment offset by socioeconomic challenges and unresolved aquatic-center oversight.
| Section | What the data showed | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Public safety | Violent-crime rate declined about 14% from 2023 to 2024. | |
| City finances | Audited FY2024 statements show a $7.21M total General Fund balance, including $3.61M unassigned. This corrects the older $16M figure cited in the shared chat. | |
| Population | Census estimate declined about 6.1% from 2020 to 2025. | |
| Income & poverty | Median household income about $60,000; poverty about 18.3%. | |
| Education | About 8.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. | |
| Economic development | The City identifies jobs, workforce, small business and business attraction as high-priority needs. | |
| Police resources | FY2025–26 police budget about $26.9 million; roughly 82% for personnel. | |
| Technology & operations | City reports CAD/RMS, IT rebuilding and new ERP implementation. |
| Rank | Councilmember | Score | Grade | Tenure context |
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Follow the record
Aquatic Center / Operation Dirty Pond
The District Attorney describes an ongoing public-corruption investigation into potential misuse of aquatic-center funds. A vote, search warrant or mention in an investigation does not establish criminal guilt.
Original project ceiling$24.5M
Paid to JT Construction≈ $9.24M
City says lacks clear deliverables$6.4M+
| Official | 2019 award | 2020 soil payment | 2020 rebid | 2023 $2.5M | DA search list |
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| Candidate | District | Documented record | Individual link |
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A changing council
From at-large to districts
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