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Joe LaCava
2020 - Present
2028
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Joe LaCava is a member of the San Diego City Council in California, representing District 1. He assumed office on December 14, 2020. His current term ends on December 11, 2028.
LaCava won re-election to the San Diego City Council to represent District 1 in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the general election was canceled.
LaCava completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in San Diego, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Diego City Council District 1
Incumbent Joe LaCava won election outright in the primary for San Diego City Council District 1 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joe LaCava (Nonpartisan)  | 100.0 | 24,283 |
| Total votes: 24,283 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for LaCava in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in San Diego, California (2020)
General election
General election for San Diego City Council District 1
Joe LaCava defeated Will Moore in the general election for San Diego City Council District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe LaCava (Nonpartisan) | 61.0 | 42,613 |
| Will Moore (Nonpartisan) | 39.0 | 27,250 | ||
| Total votes: 69,863 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Diego City Council District 1
The following candidates ran in the primary for San Diego City Council District 1 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe LaCava (Nonpartisan) | 24.1 | 10,335 |
| ✔ | Will Moore (Nonpartisan) | 16.4 | 7,054 | |
| Aaron Brennan (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 6,399 | ||
 | Sam Nejabat (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 5,884 | |
 | Lily Zhou (Nonpartisan) | 9.1 | 3,910 | |
 | James Rudolph (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 3,505 | |
| Harid Puentes (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 3,340 | ||
 | Louis Rodolico (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 2,484 | |
| Total votes: 42,911 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joe LaCava completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by LaCava's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Joe graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in engineering. While working in the private sector he served as civil engineer and project manager on projects ranging from infrastructure to housing. More recently, Joe guides local organizations on public policy.
He has been a dedicated community advocate over the past 20 years, sitting on more than 30 civic boards, planning groups and commissions.- We must keep San Diegans safe by fully staffing police, fire, and lifeguards and ensuring they have the equipment and facilities they need.
- We must address homelessness and deliver real housing solutions.
- We must address our infrastructure backlog while meeting our climate action goals and achieving Vision Zero.
I have delivered results across the District and across the City. Paving La Jolla Parkway, funding the South University City Library, working with UCSD, paving 32 blocks in Del Mar Heights, traffic safety improvements in Carmel Valley & Pacific Highlands Ranch, and protecting recreation facilities in Pacific Beach, to name a few.
City-wide, I have focused on supporting our police, firefighters, and lifeguards; protecting our shoreline parks from street vendors and scooters; securing $6 million for housing; achieving the goals of our Climate Action Plan, addressing homelessness, and so much more.
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2020
Joe LaCava did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate San Diego City Council District 1 |
Officeholder San Diego City Council District 1 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Barbara Bry |
San Diego City Council District 1 2020-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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