City of El Monte

El Monte City Council, District 2

This person holds one of six district seats on El Monte's City Council. The council also has a separately elected Mayor, for 7 members total. They vote on the budget, land use, and city laws. The term is four years. An appointed city manager runs day-to-day operations.

Martin Herrera was the only candidate to qualify for El Monte's District 2 council seat. He runs unopposed on the November 3 ballot. It is his second term.

The winner takes a 4-year term on El Monte's 7-member City Council. They cast one vote alongside the separately elected Mayor and five other district councilmembers on the budget, land use, and city ordinances. Day-to-day city operations run through an appointed city manager, not the council directly.

With no opponent, this isn't really a choice between candidates — the meaningful information is how Herrera has already used the seat, including a January 2026 vote that put him in the minority on how El Monte structures its own elected offices.

Martin Herrera

Martin Herrera is the incumbent District 2 councilmember, first elected in November 2022. He is now seeking a second term unopposed. The city has not posted a biography for him beyond his term dates. No campaign finance committee was found under his name.

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