City of Inglewood

Mayor of Inglewood

This person is Inglewood's chief executive. They manage the city budget and police and fire leadership. They also oversee economic development and housing policy.

Six candidates qualified for the November 3 ballot for Inglewood mayor. Four-term incumbent James T. Butts is one of them. Inglewood's charter requires a majority, so a runoff is possible if nobody gets 50%.

The winner serves a four-year term as Inglewood's chief executive. They propose the budget, direct the police and fire departments, and set the city's direction on development, housing and public safety, working with a four-member City Council.

The choice is largely continuity against change: Butts's fifteen years in office have coincided with SoFi Stadium, the Intuit Dome and the development around them, while every challenger offers a different critique of that record — of who it has benefited, of transparency, or simply that fifteen years is long enough.

James T. Butts

James T. Butts has been Inglewood's mayor since 2011 and is seeking a fifth term. They point to SoFi Stadium and the Intuit Dome, and want growth to help residents. A fifth term would carry them through the city's 2027 Super Bowl and 2028 Olympics.

Fre'Drisha Dixon

Fre'Drisha Dixon is an attorney who founded a family-owned Inglewood law firm. She runs as "Leadership Inglewood Can Trust" and wants more transparency at City Hall. She ran for mayor in 2022 and came within about three points of a runoff.

Arturo Martinez

Arturo Martinez is a 46-year Inglewood resident who has worked over 25 years in technology. He wants to fight displacement by teaching residents about trusts and generational wealth. This is his first run for elected office.

Gloria D. Gray

Gloria D. Gray is Inglewood's District 1 councilmember, elected in 2023. She wants evening meetings, longer comment, and to restore police oversight and add body cameras. She did not file for re-election to her council seat and is running for mayor.

Raina Carrillo

Raina Carrillo is a lifelong Inglewood resident who works on gang intervention and violence prevention. She wants residents to have a stronger voice in City Hall decisions. This is her second mayoral bid, with just under 12% of the vote in 2022.

Joseph Soto

Joseph Soto is a property owner making their third run for mayor since 2010. They want more transparency at City Hall, an independent finance audit, and citywide rent control. They support rent control even though they are a landlord themselves.

Your pick

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

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