Ed Delgado

Candidate for Assembly District 60

Ed Delgado is a Republican who wants the seat for District 60. The vote is set for November 3, 2026. He faces the sitting member, Democrat Corey Jackson. Delgado now sits on the Moreno Valley City Council. His seat is District 2. He won it in 2021. He spent 25 years at the Riverside County Sheriff's Office. He rose to Assistant Sheriff there. He ran the jail system, three jails in all. He was Corrections Academy Coordinator. He also led Advanced Officer Training. He has since retired. Before police work, Delgado served in the Coast Guard. That term ran 10 years. Four were on active duty. Six were in the reserves. He worked at a Search and Rescue post in Massachusetts. He served on a ship in Hawaii. His last post was Port Security Unit 311. It was based in San Pedro, California. He holds a bachelor's degree in Workforce Education. It is from Southern Illinois University. He holds a master's in management too. It is from the University of Redlands. He is a certified jail manager. He teaches at Moreno Valley College now. He teaches classes on police leadership there. He has coached youth softball and baseball. He served on a county panel for young offenders. He now sits on a public safety panel. It is run by a state cities group. He and his wife, Laurie, have lived in Moreno Valley 30 years. They raised three kids there. In the June 2, 2026 primary he received 16,898 votes (25.1%) to Jackson's 40,189 (59.8%); fellow Republican Ron Edwards received 10,119 (15.1%). Home: Moreno Valley, California. Occupation: Moreno Valley City Council member, District 2; retired Assistant Sheriff, Riverside County Sheriff's Office; teaches at Moreno Valley College. Prior office: current officeholder, Moreno Valley City Council, District 2, won in 2021; this is his first run for the state Assembly.

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