Review note: No cited source describes the candidates; add descriptive coverage to lift the cap.

uploads.rov.sbcounty.gov (opens in a new tab)San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters -- "Offices Up for Election, November 3, 2026, General Election": the City of Hesperia section lists exactly three offices -- Member, City Council, Districts 2, 3, and 4 -- each a single seat with a 4-year term, and no Mayor contest.
uploads.rov.sbcounty.gov (opens in a new tab)San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters -- statewide "Report_CandidateList.pdf" candidate-filing report: the City of Hesperia section (pages 144-150) names all nine qualified 2026 candidates across Districts 2, 3, and 4 with their filed ballot designations and incumbency flags, and shows Jacqueline Maheata "Chaplian" Tahauri as the only one of the nine who did not file a candidate statement.
hesperiaca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Hesperia -- City Clerk's "Election Information" page: states the nomination period, the three offices up for election (Districts 2, 3, and 4, each a 4-year term ending November 2030), the full key-dates calendar, that "the incumbent candidate in District 4 has not pulled papers, and is not seeking reelection" (hence the 5-day filing extension), and that Hesperia moved from at-large to by-district elections in 2017 with district lines last redrawn April 5, 2022 -- Districts 2, 3, and 4 are up this cycle, Districts 1 and 5 next in 2028.
hesperiaca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Hesperia -- City Clerk's own "Certified List of Candidates, November 3, 2026 General Election": names all nine qualified candidates across Districts 2, 3, and 4 with their filed ballot designations, independently corroborating the county's own candidate-filing report name for name.
hesperiaca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Hesperia -- "City Council" page: lists all five current councilmembers by district -- confirming Allison Lee (District 2) and Cameron Gregg (District 3) as sitting incumbents, and that the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem titles belong to District 4's Brigit Bennington and District 5's Josh Pullen respectively, rather than to a separately elected citywide office.
netfile.com (opens in a new tab)City of Hesperia's own NetFile-hosted public campaign-finance portal (aid=HES), queried by candidate name for the three District 4 candidates: Erin Baum's committee has filed a Form 410 and two Form 501s but no itemized Form 460; Darrel A. Sauceda Jr. and Leticia "Letty" Cisneros have each filed only a Form 501, with no Form 410 and no itemized financial disclosure.

Last updated August 31, 2026.

City of Hesperia

Hesperia City Council, District 4

This person would hold your district's seat on Hesperia's City Council. The council has five members, all elected by district. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. An appointed City Manager runs day-to-day operations. Terms are four years and staggered. Districts 2, 3, and 4 are up this cycle. Districts 1 and 5 are next up in 2028. Hesperia has no separate, citywide elected Mayor. Instead, two council members hold the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem titles. The council picks them from among its own members.

Three people are running for Hesperia's open District 4 seat. They are Erin Baum, Darrel A. Sauceda Jr., and Leticia "Letty" Cisneros. It is open because Mayor Brigit Bennington did not file to run again.

This person would hold District 4's seat on Hesperia's 5-member, fully district-elected City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, under a council-manager government where an appointed City Manager runs day-to-day operations. The term is four years, ending in November 2030. Hesperia has no separately elected, citywide Mayor -- the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem titles are instead held by two of the five district councilmembers themselves, chosen from among their own ranks. District 4's outgoing member, Brigit Bennington, currently holds the Mayor title; her departure from the council means that title's future is unsettled along with the seat itself, though this dataset does not speculate on how the council will resolve either.

Baum's filed designation, "Retired City Administrator," is the most specific occupational claim among the three -- though no independent record naming which city or agency she administered was found in this pass. Sauceda's designation is "Small Business Owner"; Cisneros's is "Real Estate Agent." None of the three has a current city board, commission, or prior elected-office record found in this pass.

Erin Baum

Erin Baum is running for the open District 4 seat. Their ballot title is "Retired City Administrator." No record shows which city or agency they worked for, or when.

Darrel A. Sauceda Jr.

Darrel A. Sauceda Jr. is running for the open District 4 seat. Their ballot title is "Small Business Owner." No further record of their business or platform was found.

Leticia "Letty" Cisneros

Leticia "Letty" Cisneros is running for the open District 4 seat. Their ballot title is "Real Estate Agent." No further record of their business or platform was found.

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