Jose Ugarte
Nonpartisan · California · 2026Top priorities
- Building housing in District 9
- Bringing a Metro rail line to the district
- Affordability and community services for South LA residents
Per the campaign site.
Biography
Ugarte was born in Oaxaca, Mexico and brought to Los Angeles as a toddler, growing up in a working class household in South Los Angeles and attending its public schools, per the campaign site. He worked on wage advocacy for the Los Angeles Federation of Labor and the citywide minimum wage campaign, served as a special aide in the Assembly Speaker's office, and has worked in a Los Angeles City Council office since 2013 on food access, parks funding and community safety programs, per the campaign site.
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