Review note: Councilmember Alejandra Avila (Facebook) and Jean M. Ayala, Baldwin Park City Council (Facebook) may have more bias because they are advocacy voter guides compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.
- baldwinpark.com (opens in a new tab)City of Baldwin Park — Certified List of Qualified Candidates, General Municipal Election, November 3, 2026
- baldwinpark.com (opens in a new tab)Baldwin Park City Clerk — Election Information
- baldwinpark.com (opens in a new tab)Baldwin Park — City Council
- baldwinpark.com (opens in a new tab)Baldwin Park — Document Center: FPPC Reports (460/470s, 497s, 700s, 806s)
- losangelesblade.com (opens in a new tab)Los Angeles Blade — Los Angeles County 2022 Midterm results updated
- facebook.com (opens in a new tab)Councilmember Alejandra Avila (Facebook) — re-election campaign announcement
- facebook.com (opens in a new tab)Jean M. Ayala, Baldwin Park City Council (Facebook) — re-election campaign announcement
Last updated August 31, 2026.
City of Baldwin Park
Baldwin Park City Council
This person holds one of two at-large seats up this cycle on Baldwin Park's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. The term is four years.
Three candidates qualified for two of Baldwin Park's five at-large City Council seats. The election is November 3. Incumbents Alejandra Avila and Jean M. Ayala are both seeking re-election. Their one challenger is Jeanette Cardoza.
The two winners each serve a four-year term on Baldwin Park's five-member, at-large City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land-use decisions citywide. Baldwin Park doesn't directly elect a mayor — the five councilmembers choose a Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem from among themselves each year, on a rotating basis set by a 2022 ballot measure.
Two of the three candidates already hold the seats up this cycle, so the choice is less about council experience than whether voters want to keep the current representation or bring in Cardoza, the field's only candidate who has never served on the council.
Alejandra Avila
Alejandra Avila has served on Baldwin Park's City Council since 2018. They were re-elected in 2022. The council later chose Avila as Mayor. They are described as the city's first Latina mayor. No 2026 platform could be confirmed beyond their filing.
Jean M. Ayala
Jean M. Ayala won a Baldwin Park City Council seat in 2022. They work as a teacher. The council later chose Ayala as Mayor Pro Tem. No 2026 platform could be confirmed beyond their filing.
Jeanette Cardoza
Jeanette Cardoza works in human resources. They are the only newcomer in this field of three. No 2026 platform could be confirmed beyond their filing. Cardoza is the only alternative to the two sitting members.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.