# Daly City City Council

Compare records and positions simply between Teresa Proaño, Rod Daus-Magbual, Pamela DiGiovanni, and 4 more for Daly City City Council at VoteOrElse.com. On the November 3, 2026 California general election ballot. This person holds one of three at-large seats on Daly City's five-member City Council. Terms are four years and staggered. Members vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use citywide. Each year, the council picks one member as Mayor. It also picks another as Vice Mayor. Neither title is separately elected.

- Jurisdiction: City of Daly City
- Election: November 3, 2026 California general election
- Seats: 3
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## On the ballot

- **Teresa Proaño** — City Councilmember / Businesswoman · Incumbent
- **Rod Daus-Magbual** — Councilman / Professor / Non-Profit Director · Incumbent
- **Pamela DiGiovanni** — Daly City Councilmember · Incumbent
- **Thomas A. Nuris** — Attorney
- **Asia Su** — Small Business Owner
- **Tony Bayudan** — Chief of Staff
- **Barry Rodriguez**

A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.

Seven candidates are running for three at-large seats on Daly City's City Council: incumbents Pamela DiGiovanni, Rod Daus-Magbual and Teresa Proaño against challengers Thomas A. Nuris, Tony Bayudan, Asia Su and Barry Rodriguez. Vote for up to three -- no primary.

Daly City's 5-member City Council is elected entirely at large. Every voter citywide chooses among all candidates, not just one district's field. Terms are staggered and last 4 years. Three seats are up this cycle. The other two are not up again until 2028. Mayor Glenn Sylvester holds one of them. Councilmember Juslyn Manalo holds the other, and she is running for county supervisor this year instead. The council picks one of its own members to serve as Mayor each year. It picks another as Vice Mayor. Both are rotating roles, not offices voters elect. An appointed city manager runs the city day to day.

Three sitting members and four challengers are competing for three seats. The seats are at large, and voters may pick up to three. So the real question is less which sitting member to keep. It is more whether any challenger should take one of their places. Nuris and Bayudan each bring deep local institutional experience and well funded campaigns. Su has raised and spent more than anyone else in the field. But Su reports the smallest cash cushion heading into the fall. Rodriguez filed no candidate statement. They report no real campaign money activity.

## Pamela DiGiovanni

Pamela DiGiovanni is a sitting councilmember running for reelection under the ballot designation "Daly City Councilmember." Their own candidate statement credits their term with keeping Seton Medical Center open, implementing hazard pay for grocery and frontline workers during COVID-19, and increasing access to COVID-19 testing and vaccinations. They say they supported Measure Q, which restored a fire engine, expanded public safety, extended library hours, and added children's, teens', and senior programming, and cites collaborating with local, regional, and state partners on senior transportation, water-bill assistance, streetlight outages, and a "pedestrian first" Safe Routes to Schools approach. They say they'll keep libraries, parks, and city services open and accessible, protect Seton Medical Center, and oppose data center development if reelected.

**Strengths:** A completed term with a specific record voters can check. It covers Measure Q's fire engine, hazard pay for frontline workers, and longer library hours.

**Trade-offs:** DiGiovanni's January to June 2026 filing reports zero raised and zero spent. That is a smaller operation than Proaño's, Nuris's, or Su's. It did carry over roughly $1,875 from an earlier cycle.

**Keep in mind:** DiGiovanni and fellow sitting members Daus-Magbual and Proaño are all finishing the same four year term. All three are seeking reelection together. So this race works partly as a verdict on the whole council's work, not just one member.

## Rod Daus-Magbual

Rod Daus-Magbual, 47, is a sitting councilmember running for reelection under the ballot designation "Councilman/Professor/Non-Profit Director." Their own statement says they have served 8 years on the council, including two terms as Mayor, and credits themselves with helping pass legislation bringing K-12 educator housing and mixed-income housing projects to Daly City, expanding youth and women's roles in local government, and championing mental-health services, first-aid training, and cultural programming. They describe themselves as the son of immigrants -- their mother a registered nurse, their father working multiple blue-collar jobs -- and says they are a tenured professor and nonprofit director advancing ethnic studies education, with prior service on the city's Library and Planning Commissions and a current seat on the Westlight Energy Board.

**Strengths:** The longest stated council tenure in the field, at 8 years. That includes two terms as Mayor. Daus-Magbual's own statement also cites a record of passed housing laws.

**Trade-offs:** Their January to June 2026 filing reports zero dollars raised and zero spent. DiGiovanni's filing says the same. Neither sitting member has disclosed fundraising yet, unlike Proaño.

**Keep in mind:** Their statement names backing from councilmembers Juslyn Manalo and Teresa Proaño. It also names Attorney General Rob Bonta, Supervisor David Canepa, and Mayor Glenn Sylvester. That is the kind of backing an eight year incumbent builds up.

## Teresa Proaño

Teresa Proaño is the sitting Vice Mayor and a councilmember running for reelection under the ballot designation "City Councilmember/Businesswoman." Born at Mary's Help Hospital (now Seton Medical Center) and a lifelong Daly City resident and public-school graduate, Proaño and their husband raised three children in the city. Their own statement credits their term with supporting full staffing for police and fire, the Vista Grande Drainage Basin Project, Serramonte Library and citywide road repaving, small-business support, expanded affordable housing, strengthened senior services at the Bayshore, Doelger, Gellert, and Lincoln community centers, and expanded childcare and early-learning access. Professionally they have worked 27 years at Duggan's Serra Mortuary in Daly City, and list more than 40 years of local volunteer work spanning the Hillside Homeowners Association, the Friends of Seton Foundation, the Daly City Chamber of Commerce, and the city's Recreation and Planning Commissions.

**Strengths:** The fullest civic record in the field, more than 40 years of volunteer leadership. It spans homeowners', service, and faith groups. Proaño has completed a term and holds the Vice Mayor title.

**Trade-offs:** Their statement lists many projects they supported rather than one signature effort they led. That makes their own share of the work harder to separate from the full council's.

**Keep in mind:** Of the three sitting members Proaño has raised the most this cycle. Their own filing reports $29,771 through June 30, 2026. They also report the largest cash balance in the field, at $24,772 on hand.

## Thomas A. Nuris

Thomas A. Nuris is an attorney who has practiced law in Daly City since 1978 and, per their own statement, has lived in the city since childhood, attending its public schools and raising three sons there with their wife. Nuris lists an extensive record of local institutional service: Trustee of the Jefferson Union High School District, Commissioner on both the city's Personnel Board and Planning Commission, Trustee of the San Mateo County Community College District, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Seton Medical Center, President of the Daly City Property and Landowners Association, and President of the Daly City-Colma Chamber of Commerce. Their stated priorities are a safe, clean environment and services -- schools, medical facilities, libraries, and recreation -- alongside economic development to expand the city's tax base.

**Strengths:** The longest work and civic record in Daly City of anyone here. They have practiced law since 1978. They have held several past local roles, including a term on the county community college board.

**Trade-offs:** Their statement does not say when their listed roles ended or which they still hold. So it reads more as a career summary than a platform tied to today's priorities.

**Keep in mind:** They report the second most money raised this cycle, at $36,504 through June 30, 2026. They also report the second largest cash balance, at $25,016. That is a well funded campaign for a first time council candidate.

## Tony Bayudan

Tony Bayudan is Chief of Staff to San Mateo County Supervisor David J. Canepa, a role they say they've held for ten years, and Vice Chair of Daly City's Personnel Board. Their own statement, written as the son of Filipino immigrants whose family has lived in Daly City since 1977, centers on housing, healthcare, and grocery affordability, and pledges a City Hall "less focused on political games." They name endorsements from state Senator Scott Wiener, Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, and sitting Councilmember Juslyn Manalo.

**Strengths:** A decade of hands on county government staff work plus an appointed city commission seat. That gives them direct exposure to how county and city government both work.

**Trade-offs:** Bayudan filed their intention statement June 15, 2026 and their organization statement July 2, 2026. Both come after the January to June reporting period. So no filing is on record for them yet.

**Keep in mind:** They name backing from a sitting state senator and an assemblymember. No other candidate's statement claims that broad a set of elected backers, sitting members included.

## Asia Su

Asia Su is a small-business owner who has raised their child in Daly City for nearly 20 years, per their own statement. They frame their candidacy around community engagement -- multilingual outreach, neighborhood meetings, and advisory groups reflecting the city's diversity -- and lists priorities of civil rights, public safety, local-business support, and fiscal accountability, without naming a specific past initiative or endorsement.

**Strengths:** The most active fundraising and spending operation in the field this cycle. Su raised $59,190 and spent $60,970 through June 30, 2026. That included a paid campaign consultant.

**Trade-offs:** Their spending has outpaced their fundraising. That left just $2,245 in cash on hand as of June 30. It is the smallest balance of any candidate who filed, by a wide margin.

**Keep in mind:** Their filing also reports a $2,000 gift from their committee to a candidate committee. That committee is in an unrelated Alameda County District Attorney race. That sits alongside their own campaign spending.

## Barry Rodriguez

Barry Rodriguez qualified for the ballot by filing nomination papers, dated August 3, 2026, per San Mateo County's certified candidate roster and the city's own list of nominees. They filed no candidate statement -- the city's list marks their statement "None filed" -- and the roster records no ballot designation for them.

**Strengths:** No independent source describes any record, background, or platform for Rodriguez. Their name and filing date on the certified roster are all there is.

**Trade-offs:** Voters have no statement, platform, or public record to weigh for them at all. Every other candidate in this field offers something.

**Keep in mind:** They filed Form 470, the short form. It is for a candidate who does not expect to raise or spend more than $2,000. Five of their six opponents filed the detailed Form 460. That points to a small, likely self funded campaign.

## Sources

1. [San Mateo County ACRE -- Roster of Candidates, Qualified Candidates Only, November 3, 2026 General Election (CFMR009), dated 2026-08-25: the county's own certified candidate list, naming all 7 qualified Daly City City Council candidates for the single at-large contest 'City of Daly City Member, City Council,' Vote for 3, flagged 'On Ballot: Yes'](https://smcacre.gov/system/files/2026-08/52_candidateroster0825.pdf)
2. [City of Daly City -- official City Council page: confirms a 5-member council elected entirely at-large to staggered 4-year terms, names the 5 sitting members (Mayor Glenn R. Sylvester, Vice Mayor Teresa G. Proaño, Councilmembers Juslyn C. Manalo, Dr. Rod Daus-Magbual, and Pamela DiGiovanni), and states that Mayor and Vice Mayor are chosen by the council from among its own members, with the term expiring and rotating every November](https://www.dalycity.org/409/City-Council)
3. [City of Daly City -- 2026 Municipal Election page: confirms the 3 Councilmember seats up (Daus-Magbual, DiGiovanni, Proaño, each a 4-year term), lists all 7 qualified candidates (Bayudan, Daus-Magbual, DiGiovanni, Nuris, Proaño, Rodriguez, Su) with their nomination and qualification dates, filed occupations, and campaign websites/emails, and links each candidate's official Candidate Statement -- 6 filed one, Rodriguez filed none](https://www.dalycity.org/1325/2026-Municipal-Election)
4. [Tony Bayudan's official 200-word Candidate Statement, filed with and published by the Daly City City Clerk](https://www.dalycity.org/DocumentCenter/View/13513)
5. [Rod Daus-Magbual's official 200-word Candidate Statement, filed with and published by the Daly City City Clerk](https://www.dalycity.org/DocumentCenter/View/13500)
6. [Pamela DiGiovanni's official 200-word Candidate Statement, filed with and published by the Daly City City Clerk](https://www.dalycity.org/DocumentCenter/View/13507)
7. [Thomas A. Nuris's official 200-word Candidate Statement, filed with and published by the Daly City City Clerk](https://www.dalycity.org/DocumentCenter/View/13501)
8. [Teresa Proaño's official 200-word Candidate Statement, filed with and published by the Daly City City Clerk](https://www.dalycity.org/DocumentCenter/View/13502)
9. [Asia Su's official 200-word Candidate Statement, filed with and published by the Daly City City Clerk](https://www.dalycity.org/DocumentCenter/View/13508)
10. [City of Daly City -- City Council Campaign Statements index: lists every candidate's individual FPPC filing history (Forms 410/460/470/497/501); confirms Rodriguez filed only a Form 470 (short form, under $2,000) and that Bayudan's committee paperwork (Form 501 filed 6/15/26, Form 410 filed 7/2/26) postdates the Jan.-June 2026 reporting period](https://www.dalycity.org/1107/City-Council-Campaign-Statements)
11. [Rod Daus-Magbual's own filed FPPC Form 460 (semi-annual, Jan. 1-June 30, 2026), via the City of Daly City's own Campaign Statements index -- reports $0 in contributions and $0 in expenditures for the period](https://www.dalycity.org/DocumentCenter/View/13442)
12. [Pamela DiGiovanni's own filed FPPC Form 460 (semi-annual, Jan. 1-June 30, 2026), via the City of Daly City's own Campaign Statements index -- a handwritten, hand-filled scan reporting $0 in contributions and $0 in expenditures for the period, with a beginning cash balance of roughly $1,875 carried over from an earlier cycle; the exact ending balance after a small bank-fee deduction is not fully legible in the scan](https://www.dalycity.org/DocumentCenter/View/13480)
13. [Thomas A. Nuris's own filed FPPC Form 460 (semi-annual, Jan. 1-June 30, 2026), via the City of Daly City's own Campaign Statements index -- itemized $36,503.89 in total contributions and $11,487.92 in total expenditures, ending with $25,015.97 cash on hand, with named individual donors](https://www.dalycity.org/DocumentCenter/View/13445)
14. [Teresa Proaño's own filed FPPC Form 460 (semi-annual, Jan. 1-June 30, 2026), via the City of Daly City's own Campaign Statements index -- itemized $29,771.08 in total contributions and $4,999.35 in total expenditures, ending with $24,771.73 cash on hand](https://www.dalycity.org/DocumentCenter/View/13409)
15. [Asia Su's own filed FPPC Form 460 (semi-annual, Jan. 1-June 30, 2026), via the City of Daly City's own Campaign Statements index -- itemized $59,190 in total contributions and $60,969.74 in total expenditures, including a paid campaign consultant and a $2,000 contribution to an unrelated Alameda County District Attorney committee, ending with $2,245.26 cash on hand](https://www.dalycity.org/DocumentCenter/View/13512)

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