Los Angeles City Council District 1 winner
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NOV 7, 2026
General Election
Voters choose the office holder.
Overview
Current roleNonprofit executive
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundNonprofit executive
EducationCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills — B.A., Physical Education (2005)
Notable personal detailsRaul Claros is a Los Angeles nonprofit executive and civic appointee who ran for Los Angeles City Council District 1 in 2026. He has served as a City of Los Angeles appointee on the Police Permit Review Panel and as a commissioner on the Commission for Community and Family Services. Claros previously worked as an athletic director in charter schools and as a field representative in the California State Assembly.
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Economy & Taxes
The candidate emphasizes fiscal responsibility, protecting taxpayer dollars, redirecting wasteful spending toward core services, and supporting small-business growth through microgrants and streamlined permitting. The platform calls for audits, transparency in budgeting, and investments in housing, homelessness services, and public safety but does not propose explicit tax increases or cuts. Overall, positions on taxation levels or major redistributive tax changes are not specified.
Healthcare
Supports expanding publicly funded mental health, substance-use treatment, and on-site supportive healthcare services connected to housing and homelessness responses; prioritizes coordinating wraparound services and funding to increase access to care for district residents. Emphasizes connecting outreach and case management to healthcare and expanding transitional housing with on-site supportive services.
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Immigration & Border
Supports Los Angeles’ sanctuary city policies, opposes local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, and advocates funding legal defense and Know Your Rights resources for immigrants. Also endorses a pathway to citizenship for law‑abiding immigrants while emphasizing public safety and distinguishing between criminal actors and working immigrants.
Climate & Energy
Raul Claros has partnered with and accepted sponsorships from Southern California Gas and has publicly supported SoCalGas-backed projects such as the Angeles Link hydrogen initiative that present fossil-fuel-industry involvement in local energy work. His public materials emphasize local cleanups, housing, and community issues rather than aggressive emissions targets or Green New Deal–style policies, and his ties to the gas industry indicate a preference for industry-partnership and transitional approaches over strict fossil-fuel phase-outs.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate supports focusing law-enforcement resources on traditional public-safety threats rather than immigration enforcement and has advocated for armed city park rangers and tougher on-the-ground responses in problem parks. He has expressed skepticism about some harm-reduction programs and emphasizes increased enforcement and public-safety presence in district parks and public spaces.
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