Ignacio Velazquez
CA
Hollister business owner who served as the city's mayor and later as a San Benito County supervisor. His priorities are stopping housing development on farmland, repairing county roads, and ending deficit spending.
Where Ignacio Velazquez stands, based on their records
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted with a 3-2 majority of San Benito County supervisors to move ahead with new fire service contract terms with Hollister. The county agreed to pay the city about $1.1 million more per year.
March 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: benitolink.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 oppose
As Hollister mayor, asked the city council to put a ban on new home building (a residential building moratorium) on an upcoming agenda. Three of the other four council members said they opposed it.
April 15, 2019Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: sanbenitolive.com
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Was removed from the San Benito County Board of Supervisors by District 5 voters in a recall election, 1,312 votes to 1,279.
June 2, 2026
Source: sanbenito.com
Lost a lawsuit he filed to remove his recall from the June 2026 ballot. A county judge ruled he missed the 10-day deadline to challenge the recall notice.
April 10, 2026
Source: sanbenito.com
At a supervisors meeting, questioned why uniformed firefighters were attending instead of working. Several speakers later asked him to apologize, and he did not.
March 18, 2025
Source: benitolink.com
Was elected San Benito County District 5 supervisor, beating Bea Gonzales 1,161 votes to 875 (57%).
March 5, 2024
Source: benitolink.com
As Hollister mayor, led a petition drive that forced the city council to send its sale of the vacant downtown 400 block to a public vote. He recused himself from the council vote because he owns a neighboring building.
October 2, 2017
Source: sanbenito.com
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Received a warning letter from the state Fair Political Practices Commission. It found that at three 2019 Hollister council meetings he recused himself from a development project but did not list all his financial interests, as the law requires. No fine was issued.
January 26, 2024
Source: fppc.ca.gov
Past race Ignacio Velazquez ran in:
- County Supervisor, District 5, Short Term · November 3, 2026 · San Benito County, California