# South Gate City Treasurer

Jose De La Paz is running uncontested for South Gate City Treasurer. Full ballot at VoteOrElse.com. On the November 3, 2026 California general election ballot. This person manages the city's cash and investments. They report on South Gate's finances. The job is technical, not a policy role. The term is four years.

- Jurisdiction: City of South Gate
- Election: November 3, 2026 California general election
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- Sources last retrieved: August 31, 2026
- Source-objectivity score: 92 out of 100 (Very strong), across 3 cited sources. This grades the mix of sources, not the candidates. Rubric: https://voteorelse.com/about#methodology

## On the ballot

- **Jose De La Paz** — Incumbent

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

Only one candidate qualified for this seat. Incumbent City Treasurer Jose De La Paz, elected in November 2022, appears unopposed for another term — so this contest is settled and your vote here does not change the outcome.

The city treasurer oversees South Gate's cash and investments and reports on the city's financial position — a technical, non-policymaking role. The term is four years.

With no opponent, the useful question is what background De La Paz brings, not who to choose. They have held the office through one full term already, elected in November 2022.

## Jose De La Paz

The incumbent Treasurer, elected in November 2022 and unopposed for another term. Beyond the city's confirmation of their election date, no further biography is published on the city's own site, and no independent press profile was found.

**Strengths:** One full term already in the seat, with no documented controversy found.

**Trade-offs:** Running unopposed means De La Paz's administration of the office faces no organized counter-argument this cycle.

**Keep in mind:** City treasurer is a technical post — cash management and reporting, not policy — so continuity in the seat is close to the whole case for an incumbent running unopposed.

## Sources

1. [City of South Gate — City Clerk's Office: Elections (November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election notice)](https://www.cityofsouthgate.org/Government/Departments/City-Clerks-Office/Elections)
2. [City of South Gate — List of Qualified Candidates, November 3, 2026 General Election (dated 08/18/2026)](https://www.cityofsouthgate.org/files/sharedassets/public/v/2/government/departments/city-clerks-office/elections/documents/list-of-qualified-candidates-nov-3-2026-general-election-2.pdf)
3. [City of South Gate — City Treasurer (office background: Jose De La Paz, elected November 2022)](https://www.cityofsouthgate.org/Government/Departments/City-Treasurer)

## The rest of the ballot

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