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Jose Ugarte

City Council District 9 · Nov 3, 2026

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Ballot order 2 in the certified City Council District 9 field. This is stronger than a filing record: the cited City Clerk list explicitly certifies the general field.

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CITY CLERK CERTIFIED
Candidate
Jose Ugarte
Office
City Council District 9
Election
Nov 3, 2026 general municipal election
Ballot order
2
Occupational designation
Community Outreach Director
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Jose Ugarte aims for a better LA City Council District 9, focusing on community growth, affordable housing, and public services.

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Current occupation

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Community Outreach Director
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Prior employment

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His political journey began with the Los Angeles Federation of Labor
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he joined the office of Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, serving as a Special Aide.
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In 2013, Jose joined the office of Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price
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educated in LA’s public schools
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helped on Jerry Brown’s gubernatorial campaign.
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working on President Barack Obama’s campaign in Nevada
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standing with labor unions during the high-stakes recall of Governor Scott Walker in Wisconsin.
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Building Housing in CD 9
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Let's Bring a Metro Line to CD 9!
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Transportation & street safetyLet's Bring a Metro Line to CD 9!Archived source located
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  • Environment & clean waterworking on efforts to protect our environment and bring clean water access to communities right here in South Central.
  • Affordable housingmaking sure we build more affordable housing so families can stay here and not get pushed out.
  • Immigrant communitiesworked closely with immigrant families who contribute every day while navigating systems that aren't always built for them.
  • Community coalitionDistrict 9 has always been strongest when we stand united across Black and Brown communities
  • Public serviceFor more than a decade, I've continued that work here in Council District 9.

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COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS25 records
  1. Los Angeles County Democratic Party
  2. La Opinión
  3. Los Angeles Sentinel
  4. CHIRLA Action Fund
  5. Dolores Huerta Action Fund
  6. Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians
  7. 2026 Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction*
  8. Los Angeles County Young Democrats
  9. South Central Los Angeles Democratic Club
  10. Avance Democratic Club
  11. Chicano Latino Immigrant Democratic Club of Los Angeles County
  12. Southern California Armenian Democrats
  13. Trojan Democrats
  14. California College Democrats
  15. Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce's L.A. Jobs PAC
  16. Central City Association
  17. Asian Democrats of Los Angeles County
  18. Abundant Housing Los Angeles
  19. YIMBY Los Angeles
  20. Housing Action Coalition
  21. New Frontier Democratic Club
  22. Armenian National Committee of America - Western Region
  23. Latino Victory Fund
  24. Blue Wave Democratic Club
  25. Women Leading Change Democratic Club
LABOR UNIONS119 records
  1. United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 112
  2. Los Angeles/Orange County Building & Construction Trades Council
  3. United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP)
  4. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721
  5. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees District Council 36
  6. Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART) Local 105
  7. International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 12
  8. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 11
  9. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 18
  10. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 40
  11. Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 575
  12. Los Angeles County Stentorians - Association of African Americans at the County of LA Fire Department
  13. United Farm Workers
  14. California International Alliance of Theatrical State Employees (IATSE) Council
  15. United Food & Commercial Workers Western States Council
  16. United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 5
  17. United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 8
  18. United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 99
  19. United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 135
  20. United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 324
  21. United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 648
  22. United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 711
  23. United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 770
  24. United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1167
  25. United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1428
  26. United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1442
  27. United Steel Workers District 12
  28. United Steelworkers (USW) Local 675
  29. District Council of Iron Workers of the State of California
  30. Ironworkers Local 416
  31. Ironworkers Local 433
  32. Southern California Pipe Trades District Council 16
  33. United Association (UA) Local 78
  34. United Association (UA) Local 114
  35. United Association (UA) Local 230
  36. United Association (UA) Local 345
  37. United Association (UA) Local 364
  38. United Association (UA) Local 398
  39. United Association (UA) Local 403
  40. United Association (UA) Local 460
  41. United Association (UA) Local 484
  42. United Association (UA) Local 582
  43. United Association (UA) Local 709
  44. United Association (UA) Local 761
  45. International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) Southern California District Council
  46. International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) Local 13
  47. International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) Local 20 - Chemical Processing & Packaging
  48. International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) Local 26 - Warehouse Distribution & Security
  49. International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) Local 29 - Longshore & Marine Clerks
  50. International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) Local30 - Miners
  51. International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) Local 46 - Longshore & Marine Clerks
  52. International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) Local 56 - Environmental Hazardous Materials
  53. International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) Local 63 - Marine Clerks Association
  54. International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) Local 63 - Office Clerical Unit
  55. International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) Local 65 - Los Angeles Port Police Association
  56. International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) Local 68 - Los Angeles Port Pilots Association
  57. International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) Local 94 - Foremen/Walking Bosses
  58. Inland Boatmen's Union (IBU), Marine Division
  59. Teamsters Joint Council 42
  60. Teamsters Local 14
  61. Teamsters Local 63
  62. Teamsters Local 166
  63. Teamsters Local 186
  64. Teamsters Local 396
  65. Teamsters Local 399
  66. Teamsters Local 481
  67. Teamsters Local 495
  68. Teamsters Local 542
  69. Teamsters Local 572
  70. Teamsters Local 630
  71. Teamsters Local 631
  72. Teamsters Local 683
  73. Teamsters Local 848
  74. Teamsters Local 896
  75. Teamsters Local 952
  76. Teamsters Local 986
  77. Teamsters Local 996
  78. Teamsters Local 1699
  79. Teamsters Local 1932
  80. Teamsters Local 2010
  81. Teamsters Local 2118
  82. Southern California District Council of Laborers
  83. Laborers (LiUNA!) Local 16
  84. Laborers (LiUNA!) Local 89
  85. Laborers (LiUNA!) Local 220
  86. Laborers (LiUNA!) Local 300
  87. Laborers (LiUNA!) Local 345
  88. Laborers (LiUNA!) Local 585
  89. Laborers (LiUNA!) Local 652
  90. Laborers (LiUNA!) Local 724
  91. Laborers (LiUNA!) Local 783
  92. Laborers (LiUNA!) Local 1184
  93. Laborers (LiUNA!) Local 1309
  94. Laborers (LiUNA!) Local 1414
  95. Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
  96. Carpenters Local 213
  97. Carpenters Local 323
  98. Carpenters Local 562
  99. Carpenters Local 619
  100. Carpenters Local 661
  101. Carpenters Local 714
  102. Carpenters Local 721
  103. Carpenters Local 805
  104. Carpenters Local 909
  105. Carpenters Local 951
  106. Carpenters Local 1607
  107. International Union of Painters & Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 36
  108. Local 52
  109. Local 86
  110. Local 510
  111. Local 636
  112. Local 823
  113. Local 831
  114. Local 1036
  115. Local 1136
  116. Local 1247
  117. Local 1399
  118. Local 1991
  119. Alliance of South Asian American Labor
LOCAL LEADERS77 records
  1. Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price
  2. Los Angeles City Councilmember Heather Hutt
  3. Los Angeles City Councilmember Tim McOsker
  4. Los Angeles City Councilmember Adrin Nazarian
  5. Los Angeles City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez
  6. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (Ret.)
  7. Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto
  8. Congressmember Jimmy Gomez
  9. Congressmember Diane E. Watson (Ret.)
  10. Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
  11. Senator Steve Bradford (Ret.)
  12. Senator Vanessa Delgado (Ret.)
  13. Senator Isadore Hall II (Ret.)
  14. Senator Richard Polanco (Ret.)
  15. Assemblymember Jose Solache
  16. Assemblymember Mike Gipson
  17. Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez
  18. Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez
  19. Assemblymember Mike Fong
  20. Assemblymember Jessica Caloza
  21. Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur
  22. Assemblymember Avelino Valencia
  23. Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria
  24. Assemblymember Anamarie Avila Farias
  25. Speaker Emeritus Anthony Rendon (Ret.)
  26. Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (Ret.)
  27. Assemblymember Wendy Carillo (Ret.)
  28. Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez (Ret.)
  29. Assemblymember Jerome Horton (Ret.)
  30. Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis
  31. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna
  32. Los Angeles County Assessor Jeff Prang
  33. Los Angeles Unified School Board President Scott Schmerelson
  34. Los Angeles Unified School Board Member Nick Melvoin
  35. Los Angeles Community College District Trustee Andra Hoffman
  36. Los Angeles Community College District Trustee David Vela
  37. Alhambra Vice Mayor Adele Andrade Stadler
  38. Bellflower Councilmember Victor Sánchez
  39. Bell Gardens Mayor Miguel De La Rosa
  40. Bell Gardens Councilmember Jorgel Chavez
  41. Bell Gardens Councilmember Dr. Francis De Leon Sanchez
  42. Bell Gardens Councilmember Marco Barcena
  43. Beverly Hills Councilmember Mary Wells
  44. Compton Mayor Emma Sharif
  45. Compton Mayor Pro Tem Michelle Chambers (Ret.)
  46. Cudahy Mayor José González (Ret.)
  47. Cudahy Vice Mayor Christian Hernandez (Ret.)
  48. Downey Mayor Pro Tem Horacio Ortiz
  49. Downey Councilmember Mario Trujillo
  50. El Monte Mayor Jessica Ancona
  51. Hawthorne Mayor Alex Vargas
  52. Huntington Park Vice Mayor Eduardo Martinez
  53. Huntington Park Councilmember Karina Macias
  54. Huntington Park Mayor Graciela Ortiz (Ret.)
  55. Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts, Jr.
  56. Inglewood Councilmember Gloria D. Gray
  57. La Puente Councilmember David Argudo
  58. Lawndale Mayor Robert Pullen-Miles
  59. Maywood Councilmember Eddie De La Riva
  60. Maywood Councilmember Frank Garcia
  61. Montebello Mayor Salvador Melendez
  62. Monterey Park Mayor Henry Lo
  63. Monterey Park Councilmember Thomas Wong
  64. Monterey Park Councilmember Jose Sanchez
  65. Paramount Mayor Brenda Olmos
  66. Metro Water District Vice Chair & Central Basin Municipal Water District Division 4 Director Juan Garza
  67. Long Beach City College Trustee Uduak-Joe Ntuk
  68. Pasadena City College Trustee Alton Wang
  69. Pasadena City College Trustee Ryan Liu
  70. Rancho Santiago Community College District Trustee Dr. Tina Arias Miller
  71. Paramount School Board Member Yesenia Cuarenta
  72. Compton Unified School Board Trustee Dr. Ayanna E. Davis
  73. Garvey School Board Member Andrew Yam
  74. South Central Neighborhood Council President Johnny Andrade
  75. Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council President* Julianne Burg
  76. Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council Secretary* Samantha Burg
  77. Water Replenishment Board Member & District 2 Director Robert Katherman
COMMUNITY & FAITH LEADERS19 records
  1. Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder of United Farm Workers & Civil Rights Leader
  2. Michele Reed, SEIU 2015 Region 1 Executive Board Member & Elected Los Angeles County Democratic Party Central Committee Member, 57th Assembly District
  3. Patt Sanders, Vice Chair of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party
  4. Jimmie Woods-Gray, Chair of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party (Ret.)
  5. Pastor William D. Smart Jr., President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of California
  6. Pastor Thembekila Coleman-Smart, Christ Liberation Ministries
  7. Pastor Oliver E. Buie, Bel-Vue Community Presbyterian Church
  8. Pastor Douglas Nelson, True Zion Missionary Baptist Church
  9. Pastor Dr. R.A. Williams, Jr., McCoy Baptist Church & Founder/President of WHW Ministers Conference
  10. Pastors Shep Crawford & Dr. Shalonda Crawford, Experience Christian Ministries
  11. Pastors Carlos Rincon & Ampara Rincon, Centro de Vida Victoriosa Church
  12. Reverend Dr. James D. Key, Second Baptist Church
  13. Pastors Dr. Matthew Nesbittt & Dr. Latasha Nesbitt, Deeper Church Los Angeles
  14. Pastor Patricia Strong Fargas, Mt. Salem-New Wave Christian Church
  15. Reverend K.W. Tulloss, President of Baptist Ministers Conference of Los Angeles and Southern California (Ret.)
  16. Reverend Reginald Payne, President of California's Western Baptist State Convention
  17. Reverend Dr. J. Benjamin Hardwick (In Loving Memory), Praises of Zion Missionary Baptist Church
  18. Reverend Doctor William Sale Epps (In Loving Memory), Second Baptist Church
  19. Jorge Hernandez Rosas, 2026 Primary Former City Council District 9 Candidate
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