Jessica Ancona
CA · Mayor, City of El Monte
Jessica Ancona is Mayor of El Monte and a longtime educator and school administrator who earlier served on the El Monte City School District board. Her priorities are safe neighborhoods and careful city budgeting.
Where Jessica Ancona stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support
Voted against El Monte's $295.5 million 2024-25 city budget, which passed 5-2.
June 11, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: ci.el-monte.ca.us
Voted against El Monte's $199.6 million 2020-21 city budget, which passed 3-2.
August 28, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: ci.el-monte.ca.us
Track record — General
General · 12 records
Voted against having city staff seek public input on ending El Monte's directly elected mayor office. It passed 5-2.
January 14, 2026
Source: ci.el-monte.ca.us
Seconded and voted to appoint Hanna Caceres as El Monte City Treasurer to fill a vacancy. It passed 4-3.
January 27, 2025
Source: ci.el-monte.ca.us
Won re-election as Mayor of El Monte with 51.9% of the vote over Marisol Cortez.
November 5, 2024
Source: results.lavote.gov
Won re-election as Mayor of El Monte with 57.5% of the vote over Maria Morales.
November 8, 2022
Source: results.lavote.gov
Moved to create four council districts plus an elected mayor, which failed 2-3. She then voted against the six-district plan that passed 3-2.
March 1, 2022
Source: ci.el-monte.ca.us
Moved to delay a new City Manager contract, then voted against it. The contract passed 3-2.
February 1, 2022
Source: ci.el-monte.ca.us
Voted against starting El Monte's switch to district council elections on a set timeline, and moved to adopt it without a timeline. The timeline version passed 3-2.
January 11, 2022
Source: ci.el-monte.ca.us
Won election as Mayor of El Monte with 44.0% of the vote, defeating Mayor Andre Quintero.
November 3, 2020
Source: results.lavote.gov
Voted against having the City Attorney study repealing El Monte's own COVID-19 eviction ban in favor of the county's rules. It passed 4-1.
April 21, 2020
Source: ci.el-monte.ca.us
Voted against adopting a voter-initiative commercial cannabis law directly instead of sending it to a public vote. It passed 3-2.
December 3, 2019
Source: ci.el-monte.ca.us
Voted against a deal letting GSC Holding Group grow, make and distribute medical cannabis in El Monte. It passed 4-1.
January 8, 2019
Source: ci.el-monte.ca.us
Won a seat on the El Monte City Council, finishing second of five candidates for two seats with 26.0% of the vote.
November 6, 2018
Source: results.lavote.gov
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Was censured by the El Monte City Council in a 6-1 vote for violating council policies and related misconduct (Resolution No. 10609). She voted no.
June 25, 2025
Source: ca-elmonte2.civicplus.com
Past race Jessica Ancona ran in:
- Mayor · November 3, 2026 · El Monte city, California · incumbent