Skip to main content

San Buenaventura City Council, District 1

This is a sample · See your full ballot

✕

City of Ventura

San Buenaventura City Council, District 1

This person would represent one of Ventura's seven City Council districts. Members vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. Terms are four years. Seats are staggered, so three or four come up every two years. Districts 1, 4, 5, and 6 are up this year. Districts 2, 3, and 7 vote again in 2028. Ventura has no directly elected Mayor. The Council instead picks a member each December to preside for two years.

Liz Campos holds this seat. They are a 32 year Westside resident and a neighborhood advocate. Crawford Coates is their first challenger. Coates is a marketing executive and a Ventura Water Commissioner. They run on infrastructure, parks, and support for local businesses.

This person would represent one of Ventura's seven City Council districts. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use for this Ventura County city of about 110,763 residents (the county seat). The Council appoints a City Manager -- Bill Ayub, a former Ventura County Sheriff, as of this cycle -- to run day-to-day operations. Terms are four years, staggered so three or four seats are up every two years. Ventura has no separately, directly elected Mayor -- the Council selects one of its own members each December to hold the title for a two-year term and preside over meetings. Dr. Jeannette Sanchez-Palacios (District 4, on this year's ballot for re-election) currently holds it, selected by her colleagues in December 2024, with Doug Halter (District 2) as Deputy Mayor.

District 1 covers Ventura's Westside. It's one of four districts up this cycle, alongside Districts 4, 5, and 6; Districts 2, 3, and 7 aren't up again until 2028. Ventura moved from at-large council elections to seven single-member districts in 2018, after a threatened California Voting Rights Act challenge.

Liz Campos

Campos is the sitting councilmember. Their ballot title is City of Ventura Councilmember. They have lived in Ventura for 32 years. They have a long record of neighborhood advocacy. They often speak at Ventura Government Center meetings on constitutional rights issues.

Crawford Coates

Coates lists their ballot title as Marketing Executive and Father. They work at a small public safety technology company. They serve on the Ventura Water Commission. They are raising two children in local public schools. They want road and infrastructure repair, parks, and clean water and air. They also list traffic safety and support for Westside businesses.

Your pick

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

This is one race on your ballot. Vote or Else shows every contest you will vote on — Congress, the Legislature, your county, city, and school board — each broken down the same way. Enter your address to see your full ballot.