Valerie Amezcua
Valerie Amezcua is the Mayor of Santa Ana in California. She assumed office on December 13, 2022. Her current term ends on December 8, 2026.
Amezcua is also a member of the Orange County Water District in California, representing District 8. She assumed office on December 21, 2022.
Amezcua ran for re-election for Mayor of Santa Ana in California. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Amezcua completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Municipal elections in Santa Ana are nonpartisan. Amezcua is a Democrat.[1][2][3]
Biography
Valerie Amezcua was born in Orange, California. She graduated from the University of La Verne in 2021.[4] She worked as a supervising probation officer for the Orange County Probation Department from 1986 to 2017.[5][6] She has been affiliated with NHBWA, SCA, OCTA, and SCAG.[4]
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Santa Ana, California (2024)
General election
General election for Mayor of Santa Ana
Incumbent Valerie Amezcua defeated Ben Vazquez in the general election for Mayor of Santa Ana on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Valerie Amezcua (Nonpartisan)  | 59.9 | 44,785 |
 | Ben Vazquez (Nonpartisan) | 40.1 | 29,948 | |
| Total votes: 74,733 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Mayoral election in Santa Ana, California (2022)
General election
General election for Mayor of Santa Ana
Valerie Amezcua defeated Jose Solorio, Sal Tinajero, and Jesse Nestor in the general election for Mayor of Santa Ana on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Valerie Amezcua (Nonpartisan) | 38.5 | 16,095 |
 | Jose Solorio (Nonpartisan) | 27.5 | 11,507 | |
 | Sal Tinajero (Nonpartisan) | 26.5 | 11,078 | |
 | Jesse Nestor (Nonpartisan) | 7.6 | 3,162 | |
| Total votes: 41,842 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Santa Ana Unified Board of Education (2 seats)
Incumbent Valerie Amezcua and incumbent John Palacio defeated Angie Rosario Cano, Arturo Pedroza, and Cecilia Aguinaga in the general election for Santa Ana Unified Board of Education on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Valerie Amezcua (Nonpartisan) | 30.1 | 21,001 |
| ✔ |  | John Palacio (Nonpartisan) | 26.5 | 18,500 |
 | Angie Rosario Cano (Nonpartisan) | 18.7 | 13,057 | |
 | Arturo Pedroza (Nonpartisan) | 16.1 | 11,223 | |
 | Cecilia Aguinaga (Nonpartisan) | 8.5 | 5,914 | |
| Total votes: 69,695 | |||
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2014
The election in Santa Ana Unified featured two seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. There was no primary election.
John Palacio was the only incumbent running for re-election. Palacio and Valerie Amezcua won the two available seats by defeating challengers Everlena Oliver, Cecilia Aguinaga, Shuntele Andrews, Rico Rodriguez, Angie Rosario Cano and Mike Dalati.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  John Palacio Incumbent |
25.1% | 10,582 | |
| Nonpartisan | Valerie Amezcua |
14.7% | 6,203 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shuntele Andrews | 13.1% | 5,537 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rico Rodriguez | 12.6% | 5,320 | |
| Nonpartisan | Angie Rosario Cano | 11.4% | 4,785 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cecilia Aguinaga | 8.8% | 3,696 | |
| Nonpartisan | Everlena Oliver | 7.3% | 3,071 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Dalati | 7% | 2,931 | |
| Total Votes | 42,125 | |||
| Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Official Results for Election ," accessed January 2, 2015 | ||||
Funding
The Orange County Registrar of Voters does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports that were filed by paper in their office. Ballotpedia staffers directly requested this information, but the municipal office refused those requests to make that information public.
Endorsements
Amezcua was endorsed by the Orange County Democratic Party.[7]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Valerie Amezcua completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Amezcua's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- As mayor one focus is securing a strong future for Santa Ana and building upon its numerous strengths, including its embrace of arts and culture, its rich and unique history, and the pride of its people, businesses and community organizations.
- As mayor, I have implemented new ideas to address homelessness issues, foster economic development, and ensure public safety works with the community, I’ve worked with first responders to make neighborhoods safer and built stronger partnerships with our schools and youth programs.
- As mayor , I am dedicated to responsive, equitable, and transparent governance and this characterizes my leadership, and I have been lauded for my effectiveness and accessibility as a public official, embodying a proactive “can-do” attitude to restore trust, hope, and unity in local government and civic life.
Manager and council on policy issues and budget.
Beneficial for the entire city and visitors
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2022
Valerie Amezcua did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Orange County Register, "Santa Ana voters will decide direction of city government – from term limits to political makeup," October 27, 2022
- ↑ New Santa Ana, "Santa Ana’s progressive city council majority is no more," November 17, 2022
- ↑ RRH Elections, "RRH Elections 2022 General Election Previews, Part 1: Local Elections & Miscellany," October 26, 2022
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 13, 2024
- ↑ Valerie Amezcua 2022 campaign website, "Meet Valerie," accessed November 22, 2022
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Valerie Amezcua," accessed November 22, 2022
- ↑ Orange County Democratic Party, "Endorsements," accessed October 22, 2014
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| Preceded by Nelida Mendoza |
Orange County Water District District 8 2022-Present |
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| Preceded by Vicente Sarmiento |
Mayor of Santa Ana 2022-Present |
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| Preceded by - |
Santa Ana Unified Board of Education 2014-2022 |
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