City of Montebello

Montebello City Council, District 5

This person holds your district's seat on Montebello's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, land use, and the budget.

Councilmember Ric Alonzo was appointed to the District 5 seat in January 2025. Alonzo is running for their first election to the seat. Alonzo faces James Santana, a small-business owner and former Parks and Recreation Commission chair.

Whoever wins takes office in December for a four-year term on Montebello's five-member City Council, which sets city ordinances, decides land-use and development matters, and adopts the annual budget — work shared with the other four district representatives and the city staff who run day-to-day operations.

Like the District 4 race next door, this pits an appointed incumbent making their first appeal to voters against a first-time candidate with a different kind of city experience — an appointed council seat against service on an advisory commission. Both district priorities and citywide council powers are on the ballot here.

Ricardo "Ric" Alonzo

Ric Alonzo is the appointed District 5 councilmember, an engineer appointed in January 2025. They point to a new police resource center and repaved streets in South Montebello. They say they will continue that work and have not yet won a Montebello election.

James Santana

James Santana is a small-business owner and homeowner in Montebello. Santana chaired the city's Parks and Recreation Commission and founded a civic group, MontebelloUnited. They say they will hold monthly office hours and create a commission for seniors and caregivers.

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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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