Rebeca G. Armendáriz

Candidate for City Council Member, Gilroy, District 6

Rebeca Armendariz is a fourth-generation Gilroy resident, the daughter and granddaughter of farmworkers, and a mother of three. She attended Gavilan College. She served on the Gilroy Planning Commission from 2016 to 2020, as well as on the city's Housing Advisory Committee, Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee, and Parks & Recreation Commission. She was elected to the Gilroy City Council in November 2020, representing the city's east side (now District 6), and served through 2024. She works as a business representative for a labor union (CEMA/Operating Engineers Local 3). She is a co-founder of Gilroy Growing Smarter, a group that advocates for responsible housing growth, and is a founding board member and current president of CARAS, a nonprofit that works with young people on life skills, leadership development and positive decision-making.

In her official candidate statement, Armendariz says the city needs to invest in district infrastructure such as 'improved street lighting and landscaping, and pedestrian and traffic safety initiatives,' arguing that when residents are proud of their neighborhood 'no matter which side of town we live on, our whole City benefits.' As a co-founder of Gilroy Growing Smarter, she advocates for building housing responsibly so that both younger generations and long-time residents can afford to stay and put down roots in Gilroy.

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