Incumbent
Hugo Soto-Martinez
Los Angeles City Council District 13 winner election?
$28.0K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
Voters choose the office holder.
Overview
Current roleCouncil Member
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
GenderMale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundLos Angeles City Councilmember (District 13)
EducationUniversity of California, Irvine (B.A.)
Notable personal detailsHugo Soto-Martinez is a labor union organizer and politician who has served on the Los Angeles City Council representing District 13 since 2022. He previously worked as a labor organizer with UNITE HERE Local 11 and has emphasized tenant protections and immigrant-related policies in office. He earned a B.A. from the University of California, Irvine.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports raising certain local fees and taxes (for example updating a decades-old property assessment fee and proposing vacancy/empty-home penalties) to fund city services and expand preventive public spending; favors using public procurement and city dollars to support workers and community services rather than expanding law‑enforcement budgets.
Healthcare
Supports expanding access to healthcare through city-level public services and protections, including expanding reproductive healthcare access and creating trained, unarmed care and mental-health response teams. Background as a union organizer emphasizes winning healthcare benefits for workers and endorsing healthcare worker organizations.
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Immigration & Border
Supports strong immigrant protections and sanctuary policies, opposes cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, and has introduced measures to protect immigrants from deportation and expand immigrant political participation. Advocates city actions to shield residents from ICE raids and has proposed allowing noncitizen voting in local elections.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and expanding access to abortion and other reproductive health services in Los Angeles and backing city efforts to provide and advertise abortion access to people who come to the city for care. Advocates for local measures to protect reproductive rights amid national restrictions.
Climate & Energy
Supports environmental justice, expanding public transit and protected bike lanes, accelerating building electrification, and addressing neighborhood oil drilling and pollution sources. Advocates clean-air and clean-water improvements and investments in transit and active transportation within Los Angeles.
News
Hugo Soto-Martinez is being mentioned in coverage of the Los Angeles City Council races as part of a local election guide. The reporting focuses on district contests, key issues, and campaign spending, including outside spending and attack mail. The summary does not provide any specific new action or statement from Soto-Martinez himself.
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