Incumbent
Los Angeles City Council District 13 winner election?
$29.4K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
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Overview
Current roleCouncil Member
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
GenderMale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundPolitician
EducationUniversity of California, Irvine — B.A., Criminology, Law and Society (2006)
Notable personal detailsHugo Soto-Martínez is an American labor union organizer and politician serving on the Los Angeles City Council representing District 13 since December 12, 2022. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he is the son of Mexican immigrant street vendors and previously worked in the hospitality industry before becoming a union organizer with UNITE HERE Local 11. He earned a B.A. from the University of California, Irvine and has focused his council tenure on tenant protections and other working-class priorities.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports taxing high-value property sales and using new city tax revenue to fund affordable housing, renter relief, and expanded social services; aligns with labor and progressive groups that favor higher taxes on wealthy individuals and companies to finance public programs.
Healthcare
Hugo Soto-Martinez has a pro-access, pro-worker stance on healthcare rooted in his history as a union organizer who fought for healthcare benefits for hospitality workers and in endorsements from healthcare labor organizations. His public biography and campaign materials emphasize winning healthcare and protections for workers and support from nurses/healthcare unions. There is no explicit campaign-level statement calling for single-payer or Medicare for All in the sourced material reviewed.
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Immigration & Border
Supports sanctuary policies that prohibit city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, has led efforts to expand protections for immigrants (including rapid response networks against ICE raids), and has proposed measures to expand civic inclusion for noncitizens. His public record emphasizes protecting immigrant families from deportation and limiting local assistance to federal immigration enforcement.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and expanding access to abortion and reproductive healthcare; describes the overturning of Roe v. Wade as a catastrophic violation of rights and proposes city actions to protect and provide abortion care for residents and people who come to Los Angeles.
Climate & Energy
Supports environmental justice, expanded public transit and active transportation, and building electrification; has worked to address neighborhood oil drilling and to reduce car-centric uses in community planning. Emphasizes investing in clean transit and sustainability measures while pursuing local pollution accountability and electrification policies.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports non-armed crisis response and expansion of unarmed clinicians for nonviolent 911 calls; backed measures that restrict police use of military-style equipment and has opposed some police funding measures. Focuses on prevention, care-based responses, and police reform without advocating to defund policing entirely.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Hugo Soto-Martinez for Los Angeles City Council District 13 winner election?
Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters
Public endorsement
Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters endorsed Hugo Soto-Martinez for re-election to Los Angeles City Council District 13.
Los Angeles County Democratic Party
Public endorsement
Los Angeles County Democratic Party endorsed Hugo Soto-Martinez for re-election to Los Angeles City Council District 13.
LA Forward
Public endorsement
LA Forward endorsed Hugo Soto-Martínez for re-election to Los Angeles City Council District 13.
Los Angeles Democratic Socialists of America
Public endorsement
Los Angeles Democratic Socialists of America endorsed Hugo Soto-Martinez for City Council District 13.
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