Andrew Sandoval
CA · Salinas City Council Member, District 5
North Salinas council member since 2022 and a former Santa Rita Union School District board member, raised by immigrant small-business owners. He supports keeping rent stabilization and renewing the Measure G sales tax.
Where Andrew Sandoval stands, based on their records
Supports
Housing Affordability (4 records)
Opposes
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (3 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support · 3 oppose
Publicly opposed Measure H, which repeals Salinas rent stabilization, and backed renewing the Measure G sales tax. He said the city could do better at building residents' trust in how it spends the money.
September 18, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: montereycountynow.com
Cast the only no vote on Salinas's mid-year budget changes and extra spending requests. They passed 6-1.
March 24, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Moved to have staff prepare a November 2026 ballot measure extending Salinas's 1-cent Measure G sales tax. It passed 7-0.
March 24, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Cast the only no vote on new Salinas sewer rates for 2025-2030, which raise what residents pay. They passed 6-1.
September 23, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Voted no on extending a city contract with a private company to clear homeless encampments. It passed 4-3.
September 24, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Seconded and voted for an ordinance raising pay for the Salinas mayor and city council members. It passed 5-1.
January 23, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 oppose
Cast the only no vote on an ordinance updating Salinas's ban on camping on public property and limiting storage of belongings there. It passed 5-1.
February 24, 2026Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 4 support
Publicly opposed Measure H, which repeals Salinas rent stabilization, and backed renewing the Measure G sales tax. He said the city could do better at building residents' trust in how it spends the money.
September 18, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: montereycountynow.com
Voted no on the ordinance repealing Salinas's rent stabilization, just-cause eviction, tenant anti-harassment and rental registry laws. It passed 5-2.
June 3, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Voted for Salinas's rent stabilization and tenant protection ordinances, including just-cause eviction rules. They passed 5-0, with two members recused.
September 24, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Seconded and voted for Salinas's 2023-2031 Housing Element, the city's state-required plan for where new homes can be built. It passed 6-0.
December 5, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Cast the only no vote on a deal letting Taylor Fresh Foods develop two city-owned downtown parking lots. It passed 5-1.
December 2, 2025
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Moved to send the rent-control repeal to voters on the November 2026 ballot after residents filed a referendum against it. The motion passed 4-3.
September 23, 2025
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Seconded and voted for a plan to fill the vacant District 3 council seat by appointment until a November 2024 special election. It passed 4-3.
April 23, 2024
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Won a public records lawsuit he filed against Hartnell College over an administrator's emails; a state appeals court upheld his win.
February 28, 2023
Source: montereycountynow.com
Voted no on renewing the Monterey County Tourism Improvement District, which charges a fee on hotel stays to fund tourism promotion. It passed 5-2.
January 24, 2023
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Was elected to Salinas City Council District 5, unseating incumbent Christie Cromeenes in their second race against each other.
November 8, 2022
Source: montereycountynow.com
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Was censured by the Salinas City Council for social media posts mocking colleagues and for breaking the council's conduct rules at meetings.
January 13, 2026
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Past race Andrew Sandoval ran in:
- Member, City Council, District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Salinas city, California · incumbent