Alejandra Gutierrez Running for Reelection to Santa Barbara City Council
Gutierrez Is Looking to Get Elected in November to a Second Term to Represent Her Home Eastside District
Santa Barbara City Council’s Eastside District representative Alejandra Gutierrez officially announced her reelection campaign in front of a crowded room of supporters at Validation Ale Friday night. Gutierrez, who was born and raised in Eastside Santa Barbara, was elected to her first term in 2019 and will be facing off against two challengers in the upcoming November 2024 election.
In the speech announcing her candidacy, Gutierrez told the story of her unlikely journey to City Hall. Her father, Jose Luis — who was in attendance at the event — came from Mexico when he was young, and when he had children of his own, he made sure to instill in them a sense of American civic responsibility by showing them the importance of voting.
“My dad and I, we had a tradition,” she said. “We would go out voting.”
