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City of Arvin

Arvin City Council

This person holds one of three at-large council seats up this cycle in Arvin. Arvin's government has a directly elected Mayor plus four Councilmembers. The Mayor's seat is not up until 2028. One of the four council seats is also not up this cycle. Councilmembers vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. An appointed city manager runs day-to-day operations. The term is four years.

Six candidates are running for three at-large seats on Arvin's City Council. They are Gabriel Garcia, Jose Luis Garcia Jr., Lissette Medina, Nora Perez, Susanna Reyes, and Anabel "Quintino" Rubio. Voters can pick up to three. There is no primary. None of the six is a sitting incumbent.

Arvin's elective officers are a directly elected Mayor plus four at-large Councilmembers, all serving staggered 4-year terms; the Mayor's seat isn't up until 2028, and one of the four Council seats isn't up this cycle either. Winners join that continuing councilmember and the Mayor to make five votes on city ordinances, the budget, and land-use decisions. Day-to-day operations run through an appointed city manager.

One of the three seats up this cycle sat vacant from fall 2024, leaving the council deadlocked 2-2, until an August 2025 special election among Tim Tarver, Anabel "Quintino" Rubio, and Henry R. Oliver; the city's current roster shows Tarver holding it, but he does not appear on this cycle's certified list despite saying in 2025 he'd run again "regardless of the outcome." The Clerk's own Notice of Offices and Nominations states no incumbent filed for any of the three seats up this cycle -- an entirely open field of six challengers, so there's no sitting record to weigh for any of them. One name, Susanna Reyes, also closely resembles sitting Councilmember Susana Reyes; this dataset could not confirm whether that's the same person or a coincidental match, and does not guess -- see their own profile below.

Gabriel Garcia

Gabriel Garcia is one of six candidates for Arvin's three open seats. The city's certified sheet lists only their name and email. It gives no job or platform.

Jose Luis Garcia, Jr.

Jose Luis Garcia, Jr. is one of six candidates for Arvin's three open seats. The city's certified sheet lists only their name and email. It gives no job or platform.

Lissette Medina

Lissette Medina is one of six candidates for Arvin's three open seats. The city's certified sheet lists only their name and email. It gives no job or platform.

Nora Perez

Nora Perez is one of six candidates for Arvin's three open seats. The city's certified sheet lists only their name and email. It gives no job or platform. Their last name matches Mayor Pro Tem Jaime Perez. The first names differ. No link between them was found.

Susanna Reyes

Susanna Reyes is one of six candidates for Arvin's three open seats. The city's certified sheet lists only their name and email. It gives no job or platform. Their name is close to that of sitting Councilmember Susana Reyes. It is not confirmed that they are the same person.

Anabel "Quintino" Rubio

Anabel "Quintino" Rubio has lived in Arvin since age one. She is Director of Nutrition Services at Vineland School District. She has held that job more than 23 years. She lost a 2025 special election for City Council. She runs this cycle as a non-incumbent.

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