Traci Park has announced that she will run for reelection in 2026.
Councilwoman Traci Park, who was elected to Los Angeles City Council in 2022 has formally opened her campaign for the June 2026 election. Running as the incumbent for her Council District 11 seat, she raised more than $100,000 in the first 24-hours after her announcement.
Park said the support came from neighbors, small business owners, firefighters and regular people who feel their concerns are being heard.
“I’m overwhelmed with the early responses I have received in support of our campaign to return common sense and sanity to Los Angeles City Hall,” she said. “There is a silent majority of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents in Council District 11 who are tired of government appeasing and placating the loudest and most outrageous special interest voices.
“Our constituents support our firefighters and police officers and desperately want safe and livable neighborhoods,” she said. “That’s been my priority over my first two years in office.”
Park first won her seat on the City Council in the 2022 elections after unseating Mike Bonin, who opted not to run for re-election, and defeating Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-backed candidate Erin Darling.
Prior to her election to the Los Angeles City Council, Park spent decades as a municipal law attorney and was inspired to run for office after seeing the failures of her predecessor and the negative impact his policies had on her Venice neighborhood and the surrounding Council District 11 communities.
One of her first promises was to clean up the environmentally sensitive Ballona Wetlands from the destruction done by people who were illegally camping in that area, which she did. Bit by bit, she has tackled quality of life issues for residents. She has been instrumental in moving the Palisades Dog Park forward.
The Councilwoman also earned the support of firefighters.
LAFD Captain II and President of United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Freddy Escobar said, “Traci Park has set the bar for how a Los Angeles City Councilmember should advocate for her constituents, clean up dangerous homeless encampments, and fight for public safety in CD11 and throughout Los Angeles. She is what right looks like in City Hall and our LA City Firefighters need to keep leaders like her in office. That’s why I’m proud to personally contribute to her re-election and plan to get firefighter unions from throughout California to support her efforts once again.”
A longtime municipal law attorney before entering public office, Park was inspired to run for the council after witnessing what she described as the failures of her predecessor and the negative impacts on her Venice neighborhood and surrounding communities. Her approach prioritizes results and putting people over politics.