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Modesto City Council, District 2

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City of Modesto

Modesto City Council, District 2

This person would represent one of Modesto's six City Council districts. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. Modesto is Stanislaus County's largest city and county seat. It has 218,464 residents. A professional city manager runs day-to-day operations. The elected council sets city policy. The Mayor is elected citywide to a 4-year term. The Mayor's seat is not on this ballot. The six council seats are elected by district for staggered 4-year terms. Districts 2, 4, and 5 are up this November.

Incumbent Eric Alvarez is seeking a second term on Modesto's City Council. Alvarez faces two challengers in District 2. They are Jon Rodriguez and Juan Telles. Rodriguez is a merchant mariner. Telles is a nonprofit project coordinator. He runs a grassroots-funded campaign.

Modesto is Stanislaus County's largest city and county seat. About 218,464 people live there, per the 2020 Census. It operates under a council-manager government. An elected City Council sets policy. A professional City Manager runs day-to-day operations. The Mayor is elected at-large citywide and isn't up this cycle. The six Council seats are elected by district to staggered 4-year terms. Districts 2, 4, and 5 are on this November's ballot. District 2 is a genuinely contested three-way race. It is the only one of Modesto's three council seats this cycle to draw more than two candidates.

Both challengers filed on August 6, 2026. That was the day before the filing deadline closed. Alvarez had already filed for re-election in late July. The two challengers' campaigns look very different on paper. Telles built a small, itemized, individually-funded operation. Rodriguez has no campaign committee of any kind on file with the city.

Eric E. Alvarez

Eric E. Alvarez is the incumbent. Their ballot designation is "Modesto City Councilmember." They filed for re-election on July 29, 2026. Their campaign has raised the most money of any District 2 candidate this cycle.

Jon Rodriguez

Jon Rodriguez is a first-time candidate. His ballot designation is "Merchant Mariner." He filed on August 6, 2026. That was the day before the deadline closed. No campaign committee or financial filing was found for him. No news coverage of his candidacy was found either.

Juan Telles

Juan Telles is a first-time candidate. His ballot designation is "Non-Profit Project Coordinator." His campaign filings list his employer as Valley Improvement Projects. That matches the designation. He filed on August 6, 2026. He has run a small, grassroots-funded campaign.

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