City of Cathedral City

Cathedral City Council, District 4

This person holds your district's seat on Cathedral City's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. The term is four years. The council selects one of its own members to serve as Mayor and another as Mayor Pro Tem -- the titles rotate rather than being separately elected.

Ernesto Gutierrez has held the District 4 seat since 2018. The Mayor Pro Tem is running again. He faces David Koslow and Rick Saldivar. Both ran against him in 2022 and lost.

This person holds your district's seat on Cathedral City's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. The term is four years. The council selects one of its own members to serve as Mayor and another as Mayor Pro Tem — the titles rotate rather than being separately elected.

Gutierrez is campaigning on his record: public safety, infrastructure repair, code enforcement, neighborhood beautification, and addressing homelessness. Koslow and Saldivar are both repeat candidates, having also challenged Gutierrez for this same seat in 2022 and lost.

Ernesto Gutierrez

Ernesto Gutierrez joined the Cathedral City Council in 2018. He is now Mayor Pro Tem. He runs on public safety, infrastructure repair, code enforcement, and homelessness. He came from Mexico at age 14. He has owned Tortilla's Restaurant since 1996.

David Koslow

David Koslow is a retired art gallery owner. They ran against Gutierrez for this seat in 2022 and lost. Nothing more about their background or platform was found.

Rick Saldivar

Rick Saldivar is a program specialist at College of the Desert. They work in its Rising Scholars program. It supports formerly incarcerated students. Saldivar ran against Gutierrez for this seat in 2022 and lost. Nothing more about their background or platform was found.

Your pick

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