Santa Ana City Council
Who sits on the Santa Ana city council, how long they've served, when each seat is next on the ballot — and how each member has actually voted, item by item, from the official record.
mixed · mayor: directly-elected · term limits: Councilmembers: maximum of three (3) four-year terms. Mayor: maximum of four (4) two-year terms. (Confirmed on santa-ana.org/elections.) · on the Nov 2026 ballot: Mayor (2-year term) and Councilmember Ward Seats 2, 4, and 6 (each 4-year term), on the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election ballot. (Confirmed on santa-ana.org/elections: 'the Mayor, for a term of two (2) years; and three (3) Councilmember Ward Seats (Ward Nos. 2, 4, and 6)'.)
Vote records digitized from 2024-01-16 to 2026-07-21 (52 meetings, 2,432 individual votes). Sources: official minutes and meeting records linked on every line.
Benjamin Vazquez
David Penaloza
Jessie Lopez
Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Phil Bacerra
Thai Viet Phan
Valerie Amezcua
Recent divided votes
| Date | Item | Outcome | Voted no | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | Santa Ana Police Department's Annual Military Equipment Use Report for 2025-26 | 5-2 passed | Johnathan Ryan Hernandez, Benjamin Vazquez | record |
| 2026-07-07 | Agenda Item No. 5 - Appoint Giovanni Chavez to Rental Housing Board | 5-2 passed | Johnathan Ryan Hernandez, Benjamin Vazquez | record |
| 2026-07-07 | Agenda Item No. 12 - Memorandum of Understanding with Republic Services | 5-1-1 passed | Jessie Lopez | record |
| 2026-07-07 | Agenda Item No. 19 - Density Bonus Agreement No. 2026-04 - SWC Alton & Raitt Residential Development | 6-1 passed | Phil Bacerra | record |
| 2026-07-07 | Agenda Item No. 20 - Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. NS-3097 | 5-2 passed | Jessie Lopez, David Penaloza | record |
| 2026-07-07 | Agenda Item No. 22 - Ballot Measure to Remove Sunset on Local Sales Tax | 5-2 passed | Jessie Lopez, David Penaloza | record |
| 2026-06-16 | Item No. 20, Dissolve Arts and Culture Commission and Other Commissions | 5-2 passed | Jessie Lopez, David Penaloza | record |
| 2026-05-19 | Motion to limit public speaking time to one minute | 4-3 passed | David Penaloza | record |
| 2026-05-19 | moved to limit public speaking time to one minute, seconded by Councilmember Lopez. The motion carried, 4-3, by the following roil call vote | 4-2 passed | Johnathan Ryan Hernandez, Benjamin Vazquez | record |
| 2026-05-05 | Agenda Item No. 24 - Resolution and Appropriation Adjustment Accepting Additional FY 2024 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program Funds | 5-1-1 passed | Johnathan Ryan Hernandez | record |
| 2026-05-05 | the recommended action for Agenda Item No. 25, seconded by Councilmember Vazquez. The motion carried, 6-1, by the following roll call vote: | 5-1 passed | Phil Bacerra | record |
| 2026-04-21 | Substitute Motion regarding Agenda Item No. 27 | 4-3 passed | Johnathan Ryan Hernandez, Jessie Lopez, Benjamin Vazquez | record |
| 2026-04-21 | ority Meeting to the next meeting, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Penaloza. The substitute motion carried, 4-3, by the following roll call vote: | 4-2 passed | Johnathan Ryan Hernandez, Jessie Lopez | record |
| 2026-03-17 | o approve the recommended action for Agenda Item No. 8, seconded by Mayor Amezcua. The motion carried, 5-2, by the following roil call vote: | 5-2 passed | Jessie Lopez, David Penaloza | record |
| 2026-02-03 | Agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for the Implementation of the Drone as a First Responder System and Patrol Drone Purchase for the Police Department (Substi | 2-5 failed | Valerie Amezcua | record |
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