Review note: Carlos Yado for West Covina City Council District 2, Leslie for West Covina City Council, and Carlos Yado (@yadoforwestcovina) may have more bias because they are advocacy voter guides compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.
- content.lavote.gov (opens in a new tab)Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk — General Election Final List of Qualified Candidates to Appear on the Ballot (Election 4348, generated September 2, 2026 at 1:15 PM)
- westcovina.gov (opens in a new tab)City of West Covina — Elected Officials (dated "Term: November 20XX to November 20XX" line for every officeholder; shows Districts 2, 4, 5, City Clerk, and City Treasurer each expiring November 2026, and Districts 1 and 3 expiring November 2028)
- westcovina.gov (opens in a new tab)City of West Covina — Mayor & City Council (council-manager government structure, current roster by district, confirms the city moved to by-district elections in November 2018)
- westcovina.gov (opens in a new tab)City of West Covina — Campaign Disclosure Reports & Public Official Appointments (the City Clerk's own per-councilmember index of filed campaign-finance statements; indexes City Council candidate committees only, not City Clerk/Treasurer. Lopez-Viado's and Wu's committees each show continuous activity back to 2018/2015, but the newest report posted for either as of this retrieval is a 2024 semi-annual statement — no 2026-dated filing for either, and none at all under Carlos Yado's name)
- westcovina.gov (opens in a new tab)City of West Covina — Staff Directory: Mayor Letty Lopez-Viado (official bio: first Mexican-Filipina American elected to the council in 2018, career and community record, degrees, family)
- carlosyado.com (opens in a new tab)Carlos Yado for West Covina City Council District 2 — official campaign website (career background, education, family, and five stated priorities)
- instagram.com (opens in a new tab)Carlos Yado (@yadoforwestcovina) — campaign Instagram account
- leslieforwestcovina.com (opens in a new tab)Leslie for West Covina City Council — official campaign site (Leslie H. Garcia; career as an air-quality scientist, community background, platform; footer names FPPC ID# 1493916 and states "Election on November 3, 2026")
Last updated September 4, 2026.
City of West Covina
West Covina City Council, District 2
This person holds your district's seat on West Covina's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land-use decisions. The term is four years. Council members choose one of their own to serve as mayor, presiding over meetings but casting only one vote like any other member.
Incumbent Mayor Letty Lopez-Viado, on the council since 2018, faces two challengers for District 2. Carlos Yado has 17 years in municipal government. This is his first run for office. Leslie H. Garcia is a first-time candidate and air quality scientist.
This person holds one of five district seats on West Covina's City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land-use decisions. The term is four years. Council members choose one of their own to serve as mayor. The mayor presides over meetings but casts only one vote, like any other member.
Lopez-Viado is campaigning on continuity from nearly a decade in office. She points to community programs she founded and her current seats on regional agency boards. Yado, a first-time candidate, is campaigning on his career-long municipal experience. That work spans public safety, code enforcement, and economic development, under a fiscal-responsibility and public-safety platform. Garcia, also a first-time candidate, is campaigning against data-center development and for tenant protections and immigrant-community safety. Garcia has endorsements from a former West Covina mayor and a sitting West Covina councilmember. The California Working Families Party also backs them.
Letty Lopez-Viado
Letty Lopez-Viado is the incumbent, first elected in 2018 as the council's first Mexican-Filipina American. The council chose her as Mayor for the current term. She founded Film It West Covina and Taste of West Covina. She also sits on the LA County Sanitation Districts and Foothill Transit boards.
Carlos Yado
Carlos Yado is a first-time candidate for elected office. He has spent more than 17 years in city government across Southern California cities. He runs on fiscal responsibility, economic development, and public safety. He also lists parks and community services, and government transparency.
Leslie H. Garcia
Leslie H. Garcia is a first-time candidate who grew up in District 2. They work at the South Coast Air Quality Management District. They oppose data center development and a city surveillance contract. They support tenant protections and small business relief.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.