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Mayor and longtime community leader Valerie Amezcua announced her reelection campaign for Santa Ana Mayor today. The election is in November 2024.

In announcing her campaign, Mayor Amezcua released the following statement:

“I’m running for reelection because I love Santa Ana and our city’s residents deserve a Mayor who will continue to listen to them and work hard to deliver results at City Hall. As Mayor, I have implemented new ideas to reduce homelessness and build housing, I’ve worked with first responders to make neighborhoods safer, and built stronger partnerships with our schools and youth programs. As mayor, I know the things that make our city special, and I understand what can be done to improve the quality of life for our residents. I’m excited to officially launch my reelection campaign.”

Prior to serving as Mayor, Valerie Amezcua served as a member of the Santa Ana Unified School District Board for eight years. On the school board, she served as the board’s President or Vice President for five of the eight years she was on the board.

Over the course of her two terms on the School Board, she implemented commonsense reforms aimed at improving graduation rates, increasing campus safety, and expanding parent involvement.

Professionally, Valerie had a 30-year career with the Orange County Probation Department. She retired in 2017 as a Supervising Probation Officer. Her long record of community involvement includes having served on the Board of Directors for the National Hispanic Business Women’s Association, and on both the City of Santa Ana’s Human Relations Commission and Early Prevention & Intervention Commission.

Valerie is a native of Santa Ana and a graduate of the University of La Verne. She is the proud mother of Mike Melendrez and the proud wife of Sam Marin. She was recognized in 2017 by the Orange County Register as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People for her work on the Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education.