Jose Ugarte
Nonpartisan · CA
Jose Ugarte is a longtime South Los Angeles council aide running for City Council District 9, the seat being vacated by Curren Price. An immigrant from Oaxaca, Mexico, he has worked in the district's City Hall office since 2013, rising to deputy chief of staff for Councilmember Price with a focus on housing, public safety, and constituent services. He led the June 2026 primary with about 39% and faces community organizer Estuardo Mazariegos in the November runoff.
Campaign Finance Information — Member of the City Council, District No. 9
Campaign Finance Information · Member of the City Council, District No. 9 · November 3, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Raised
- $510,157
- Spent
- $536,119
- Cash on hand
- $112,951
- Public funds
- $136,044
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- Retired$63,345
- Owner$18,000
- Consultant$16,143
- Homemaker$13,905
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- CEO$13,500
- Attorney$10,600
- Council Aide$8,157
- President$6,949
- Teacher$5,850
- Real Estate Agent$5,750
- Unemployed$5,500
- Manager$4,950
- Executive Director$4,500
- Realtor$4,050
- Cook$4,000
- Nurse$3,900
- Vice President$3,879
- Partner$3,500
- Student$3,500
- Principal$3,190
Direct contributions by size
- $5,000+$7,155
- $1,000-$4,999$360,000
- $500-$999$98,507
- $250-$499$25,592
- $100-$249$24,036
- $1-$99$867
Spending by outside groups
Money spent on this race by outside groups — such as PACs and super PACs — not by the candidate's own campaign. This spending is not coordinated with the candidate's campaign and does not go directly to the candidate.
Outside money spent supporting this candidate: $1,067,152
Groups that spent money supporting this candidate (5)
- COMMITTEE TO EXPAND THE MIDDLE CLASS CANDIDATE COMMITTEE SPONSORED BY AIRBNB, INC$302,000
Airbnb money: the short-term-rental company supplied all $15.0M this committee raised this cycle. · transparencyusa.org · en.wikipedia.org
- California Apartment Association Housing Solutions Committee$232,522
Landlord money: funded entirely by the California Apartment Association, the statewide group for rental-housing owners. · data.lacity.org · caanet.org
- Working Californians, Sponsored by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 18$166,370
Sponsored by IBEW Local 18, the union for more than 9,500 public-sector electrical workers. · data.lacity.org · ibewlocal18.org
- FIX LOS ANGELES PAC SUPPORTING CALANCHE, UGARTE & PARK FOR CITY COUNCIL 2026$143,948
Hotel money: the state hotel group's fund, hotel owner Pebblebrook and developer Lightstone. · data.lacity.org · calodging.com · pebblebrookhotels.com
- Labor and Community in Support of Jose Ugarte 2026$141,930
Union money: led by IBEW Local 11 (electricians) and UFCW Local 770 (grocery workers), plus police-union cash. · data.lacity.org · ibew11.org · ufcw770.org
Member communications
Money organizations — such as unions or trade associations — reported spending to talk to their own members about this candidate. Disclosed separately from outside spending, and it does not go to the candidate.
Spent supporting this candidate: $1,271
Source: Los Angeles City Ethics · 2026 cycle · data.lacity.org
Track record
General
· 2 records
Worked in Los Angeles City Hall for the 9th Council District since 2013, rising to deputy chief of staff for Councilmember Curren Price, managing district projects and constituent services with a focus on housing and public safety in South Los Angeles.
June 9, 2026
Source: thelalocal.org · researched July 3, 2026
Worked for more than a decade in Los Angeles government, joining Councilmember Curren Price's staff after Price's election and eventually becoming his chief deputy, handling district projects and constituent services.
April 14, 2026
Source: laist.com · researched July 11, 2026
Elections
- Member of the City Council, District No. 9 · November 3, 2026 · Los Angeles city, California
Profile last researched July 3, 2026.