City of Encinitas

Encinitas City Council, District 4

This person holds your district's seat on Encinitas's 4-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, alongside the directly elected Mayor. The term is four years.

Marco San Antonio is the appointed incumbent for Encinitas City Council District 4. They face challenger Brad Lefkowits. Whoever gets the most votes on November 3 wins, with no runoff.

This person holds District 4's seat on Encinitas's 4-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land-use decisions, alongside the directly elected Mayor. The term is four years.

This race is a rematch of sorts. When Bruce Ehlers vacated the District 4 council seat after winning the Mayor's race in November 2024, the City Council filled the vacancy by appointment rather than a costly special election. Eight residents applied, including both San Antonio and Lefkowits; after a failed initial motion for Lefkowits and another for a third applicant, the council appointed San Antonio on a 3-1 vote in January 2025, with then-Councilmember Joy Lyndes dissenting. Now the two run-up finalists from that process are on the same ballot, this time before voters directly.

Marco San Antonio

Marco San Antonio is the appointed incumbent, seated January 2025 by a 3-1 council vote. They own One Day Signs, their family's sign business, and volunteer as a reserve firefighter. Critics said their appointment resume called them a "firefighter engineer" instead of a reserve firefighter.

Brad Lefkowits

Brad Lefkowits owns Waves Landscape Design and sits on the city's Urban Forest Advisory Commission. They say they want to bring common sense and collaboration back to City Hall. They were runner-up for the same seat San Antonio won by appointment in January 2025.

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