City of Downey

Downey City Council, District 4

This person holds your district's seat on Downey's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. The term is four years.

Two candidates are running for Downey's District 4 City Council seat. They are Planning Commission chair Carrie Uva and former Public Works Committee member Lissette Rivera. Incumbent Claudia M. Frometa is term-limited and not on the ballot. This is an open seat.

This is the first cycle Downey elects its City Council by district rather than at-large. District 4's seat carries a 4-year term: city ordinances, the budget, and land use, alongside four other district councilmembers. Day-to-day city government runs through an appointed city manager, not any single councilmember.

Neither candidate has held elected office. Uva's record is in the city's land-use process, chairing the Planning Commission; Rivera's is in a citywide advisory committee and community organizing around the fentanyl crisis. Both campaigns name public safety and fiscal responsibility as priorities, so the practical difference is which record — land-use oversight or community-advocacy organizing — a voter weighs more for a general council seat.

Carrie Uva

Carrie Uva chairs the Downey Planning Commission and works as a real estate attorney. She is endorsed by Mayor Claudia Frometa, three sitting councilmembers, and six former Downey mayors. Her platform centers on police recruitment and a balanced budget. It also centers on projects like street repairs and small business permitting.

Lissette Rivera

Lissette Rivera is a small business owner and former citywide Public Works Committee member. She is endorsed by state Sen. Lena Gonzalez, state Treasurer Fiona Ma, and U.S. Rep. Linda Sánchez. She co-founded WOLF, a nonprofit. It has partnered with Downey Unified on fentanyl prevention education. That work has reached more than 23,000 student families.

Your pick

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

This is one race on your ballot. Vote or Else shows every contest you will vote on — Congress, the Legislature, your county, city, and school board — each broken down the same way. Enter your address to see your full ballot.