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Colton City Council, District 3

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City of Colton

Colton City Council, District 3

This person would hold your district's seat on Colton's four-member City Council. All four seats are elected by district. Members vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. Terms are four years and staggered, so not every district is up each November. Colton's Mayor is a separate office, elected directly and citywide to a four-year term. The Mayor's race is also on this November's ballot.

Incumbent Luis S. González faces challenger Eugene Valdez for Colton's City Council District 3 seat. Whoever gets the most votes on November 3, 2026 wins outright. There is no primary or runoff.

This person would hold District 3's seat on Colton's 4-member, district-elected City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. Terms are four years, staggered so only some districts are up in any given November -- Colton's Mayor is separately, directly elected citywide (also on this November's ballot).

González, a councilmember since 2014 and a 40-year music and world-history educator, is running on continuity and a long record of local civic-founding work. Valdez, a first-time candidate, has no committee or civic-board record found in this pass, beyond a 2024 city planning document naming them behind a proposed community mural in South Colton.

Luis S. González

Luis S. González is Colton's incumbent District 3 councilmember. He was first elected in 2014, then representing District 4. He was reelected in 2018, and again in 2022 to the renumbered District 3. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati, earned in 1981. He spent 40 years as a music and world history educator. He founded "City Talk," Colton Area Museum Day, and the Colton Youth Leadership Program. He has written two books on local history and writes regularly for the Colton Courier. His filed ballot designation is "Retired Educator."

Eugene Valdez

Eugene Valdez is a first-time candidate challenging incumbent Luis S. González for the District 3 seat. They requested no ballot designation. The only independent record found for them is a July 2024 city planning document. It names them as the person behind a proposed community mural sign for South Colton. The sign is meant to honor historical local businesses and deter graffiti.

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