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Santa Fe Springs City Council

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City of Santa Fe Springs

Santa Fe Springs City Council

This person holds one of three seats up this cycle. Santa Fe Springs' City Council has five members. Seats are elected at-large to four-year terms, with no term limit. They vote on the city budget, zoning rules, and other city laws. The council picks one of its own members to serve as Mayor each year. An appointed city manager runs daily operations.

Santa Fe Springs is electing three City Council seats on November 3, 2026. Six candidates qualified, and incumbents Juanita Martin, Annette Rodriguez, and Bill Rounds are seeking reelection. They are challenged by first-time candidates Johnny Hernandez, Julian Jackson, and Odalys Valladares.

Each winner serves a 4-year term on Santa Fe Springs' 5-member City Council, with no limit on how many terms a member may serve. They vote on the city budget, zoning and land-use rules, and municipal ordinances -- including this year's council vote to stand up the city's own police department by 2028. The council rotates the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem titles among its own members each year rather than electing them directly, and day-to-day operations run through an appointed city manager.

All three incumbents have active, continuously fundraising 2026 campaign committees; none of the three challengers has formed one, and only Valladares has a reachable platform statement. The choice comes down to how much weight you put on continuity from three sitting members against a fresher field with far less campaign infrastructure behind it.

Johnny Hernandez

Johnny Hernandez is a first-time City Council candidate whose ballot title is Retiree. No campaign platform statement was found for them. They have not filed a campaign committee for this election.

Julian Jackson

Julian Jackson is a first-time City Council candidate whose ballot title is MPA. No campaign platform statement was found for them. They have not filed a campaign committee for this election.

Juanita Martin

Juanita Martin is a sitting City Council member seeking reelection. No campaign platform statement was found for Martin. Martin's campaign has taken contributions from PACs and out-of-area LLCs.

Annette Rodriguez

Annette Rodriguez is Santa Fe Springs' sitting Mayor Pro Tem and council member. No campaign platform statement was found for Rodriguez. Rodriguez's campaign committee, active since 2018, filed its mid-year report on time.

Bill Rounds

Bill Rounds, listed as William on some documents, is a sitting council member. No campaign platform statement was found for Rounds. Rounds's campaign has taken contributions from PACs and out-of-area LLCs.

Odalys Valladares

Odalys Valladares is a business owner who runs a Farmers Insurance agency in Whittier. Valladares's campaign site says they want leadership that listens and puts people first. Their new campaign committee is funded mostly by a personal loan and two late contributions.

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