Oscar Valadez
CA · Chair, Fullerton Planning Commission
Chair of the Fullerton Planning Commission and owner of his family's construction business, with a civil engineering degree from Stanford. His top priorities are police and fire resources and repairing Fullerton roads.
Where Oscar Valadez stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Housing Affordability (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Made the Planning Commission motion to ban sales of flavored tobacco in Fullerton and add new rules for tobacco shops. It passed 3-2. He had voted no on splitting the tobacco and zoning parts into separate votes.
August 27, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: fullerton.legistar.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Made a motion on the Parks and Recreation Commission to spend park development fees on a new Independence Park playground. He then seconded a plan to give staff until the fiscal year's end to find more money for it. That plan failed 3-3.
April 8, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: fullerton.legistar.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 oppose
Voted against reopening the hearing on the 111 West Hermosa Drive townhome project. He then voted yes on the formal denial of the 32 townhomes, five of them set aside for low-income households. The denial passed 3-2.
March 11, 2026Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: fullerton.legistar.com
As Planning Commission chair, made the motion to reject a 32-townhome project at 111 West Hermosa Drive. He cited traffic safety at Hermosa Drive and Harbor Boulevard. It passed 4-1.
February 25, 2026Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: fullerton.legistar.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Made a motion on the Parks and Recreation Commission to spend park development fees on a new Independence Park playground. He then seconded a plan to give staff until the fiscal year's end to find more money for it. That plan failed 3-3.
April 8, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: fullerton.legistar.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Sued in Orange County Superior Court to remove "Parks Commissioner" from rival Jozef Maldonado's listed job title, arguing the unpaid post was not a profession. Under a settlement, Maldonado changed the title to "Chemist" and the court granted the petition.
August 27, 2026
Source: fullertonobserver.com
Was elected chair of the Fullerton Planning Commission in a unanimous roll-call vote.
February 11, 2026
Source: fullerton.legistar.com
Seconded a Planning Commission motion to approve a gas station with a market at 312 North Euclid Street. The motion failed 2-2.
June 11, 2025
Source: fullerton.legistar.com
Cast the only no vote on the Fullerton Transportation and Circulation Commission against keeping early-morning parking limits on Whiting Avenue. The motion to keep the limits passed 4-1.
March 6, 2023
Source: fullerton.legistar.com
Past race Oscar Valadez ran in:
- Member of the City Council, District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Fullerton city, California