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Phil Bacerra
Phil Bacerra is a member of the Santa Ana City Council in California, representing Ward 4. He assumed office on November 19, 2019. His current term ends on December 8, 2026.
Bacerra ran for re-election to the Santa Ana City Council to represent Ward 4 in California. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Bacerra completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Phil Bacerra earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California in 1999.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Santa Ana, California (2022)
General election
General election for Santa Ana City Council Ward 4
Incumbent Phil Bacerra defeated Amalia Mejia in the general election for Santa Ana City Council Ward 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Phil Bacerra (Nonpartisan)  | 53.3 | 4,406 |
 | Amalia Mejia (Nonpartisan) | 46.7 | 3,865 | |
| Total votes: 8,271 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Santa Ana, California (2019)
General election
Special general election for Santa Ana City Council Ward 4
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Santa Ana City Council Ward 4 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Bacerra (Nonpartisan) | 27.4 | 3,815 |
 | Manuel Escamilla (Nonpartisan) | 26.4 | 3,666 | |
 | Beatriz Mendoza (Nonpartisan) | 23.9 | 3,324 | |
| Gale Oliver Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 1,424 | ||
 | Jennifer Oliva (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 1,154 | |
| Brandon Sisco (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 525 | ||
| Total votes: 13,908 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Santa Ana City Council Ward 4
Roman Reyna defeated Phil Bacerra in the general election for Santa Ana City Council Ward 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Roman Reyna (Nonpartisan) | 55.8 | 29,863 |
| Phil Bacerra (Nonpartisan) | 44.2 | 23,613 | |
| Total votes: 53,476 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Phil Bacerra completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bacerra's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Councilmember Bacerra is the son of a union grocery store manager and a waitress. He was born and raised in Orange County, where he attended local schools and worked as a busboy at his uncle’s restaurant in Santa Ana – Pop’s Cafe.
Graduating from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science degree in Urban Planning, Councilmember Bacerra went on to work for various city government agencies. He has been using that city government experience to help small businesses succeed and increase access to high-quality housing.
Councilmember Bacerra previously served for over five years on the Santa Ana Planning Commission. He has also served on the City’s General Plan Advisory Group and the Historic Resources Commission.
In his spare time, Councilmember Bacerra enjoys volunteering and contributing to the charitable efforts of the Santa Ana Elks, mentoring students from his alma mater, and assisting his high school alumni association in awarding scholarships to deserving students. He also enjoys watching baseball, hockey, and USC football .
Councilmember Bacerra and his wife, Wendy, have lived in South Santa Ana for many years.- Take real action on the homeless.
- Protect our community by increasing resources for our Police and Fire Departments.
- Create economic opportunities by actively advocating for business-friendly policies.
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2019
Phil Bacerra completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bacerra's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Phil was unanimously appointed to serve on the City's Planning Commission. He has also served on the City's General Plan Advisory Group and the Historic Resources Commission. Phil has also served two terms as an appointed member of the Orange County Transportation Authority's Citizens Advisory Committee.
Phil enjoys volunteering his time contributing to the charitable efforts of the Santa Ana Elks, mentoring students from his alma mater, and assisting his high school alumni association in awarding scholarships to deserving students.
Phil and his wife Wendy have lived in Santa Ana for many years. They are parishioners at the historic Church of the Messiah in Downtown Santa Ana and currently live in South Santa Ana.- Solve our homeless crisis
- Improve public safety
- Bring investment to our community
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Santa Ana City Council Ward 4 |
Officeholder Santa Ana City Council Ward 4 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 4, 2022
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Santa Ana City Council Ward 4 2019-Present |
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