City of Lawndale

Lawndale City Council

This person holds one of two at-large seats up this cycle on Lawndale'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 Lawndale's two at-large City Council seats. They are incumbents Bernadette Suarez and Pat Kearney. With two candidates for two seats, both will win outright on November 3, 2026.

Council seats carry 4-year terms. The five-member council sets city ordinances, the budget, and land-use policy, with day-to-day operations run by an appointed city manager rather than any single elected official.

With no challenger in the field, the practical question is what each incumbent has done in office rather than which of the two to choose — the two seats are not competing against each other.

Bernadette Suarez

Bernadette Suarez is the incumbent and has served on the council since 2016. She chairs the board of Centinela Youth Services, a South Bay nonprofit. She ran for Mayor in 2024 and finished second to Pullen-Miles.

Pat Kearney

Pat Kearney is the incumbent and a lifelong Lawndale resident. He was already an incumbent seeking reelection in 2018, when his reported age was 66. He has endorsed, and been endorsed by, Mayor Pullen-Miles this cycle.

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

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