City of Diamond Bar

Diamond Bar City Council, District 1

This person holds your district's seat on Diamond Bar's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use.

Incumbent Mayor Steve Tye has been on the council since 2005. He is now in his fifth term as mayor. He faces Ruben Torres. Torres is a U.S. Bank employee making his first run for office. They are running for the District 1 seat.

This person holds one of five district seats on Diamond Bar's City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land-use decisions. The term is four years. Council members choose one of their own to serve as mayor and mayor pro tem, presiding over meetings but casting only one vote like any other member.

Tye is campaigning on continuity: two decades on the council, a record fifth term as mayor, and a resume built on prior service on the Planning Commission and Parks and Recreation Commission. Torres is campaigning on six stated priorities — economic development, public safety, infrastructure, open space, homelessness, and civic engagement — framing himself as a first-time candidate who does his homework rather than a career politician.

Steve Tye

Steve Tye is the incumbent, first elected to the council in November 2005. He was reelected in 2009, 2013, 2018, and 2022. He now serves his fifth term as mayor. Before the council, he served on the Planning Commission and Parks and Recreation Commission. He works as an insurance broker.

Ruben Torres

Ruben Torres works for U.S. Bank and is making his first run for office. He is running on economic development, public safety, infrastructure, open space, homelessness, and office hours. He calls himself "not a politician" but "a neighbor who shows up."

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