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Anaheim City Council, District 3

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City of Anaheim

Anaheim City Council, District 3

This person holds your district's seat on Anaheim's 6-member district-elected City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, alongside the citywide-elected mayor. The term is four years.

Natalie Rubalcava holds this seat now. She faces challenger Elia Renteria-Garcia. The top vote getter on November 3 wins outright. There is no runoff.

This person holds District 3's seat on Anaheim's 6-member City Council. Council seats are elected by district. The mayor is elected citywide. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use in central Anaheim. The term is four years.

Rubalcava is running for a second term. She points to a business council and local media career before office. She frames her first term around homelessness, public safety, and fiscal responsibility. Renteria-Garcia is a first-time candidate. They bring a nonprofit background, a different lens than Rubalcava's business and media career.

Natalie Rubalcava

Rubalcava is the incumbent. Voters elected her to District 3 in November 2022. She served as mayor pro tem in 2023. She is a fourth generation Anaheim resident. She was chief operating officer of the Orange County Business Council. She was also associate publisher at the Southern California News Group. She names homelessness, public safety, and worker protections as priorities. She also names youth safety, mental health, and fiscal responsibility.

Elia Renteria-Garcia

Elia Renteria-Garcia is a nonprofit development director. This is their first run for elected office. They cite two decades of victim advocacy and community service. Their priorities are housing stability, public safety with prevention, and seniors and quality of life.

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