Joshua Barron

Candidate for City Council (At-Large), South Gate · City Member/Financial Crimes Investigator

Joshua Barron is a lifelong South Gate resident and a banker with more than 20 years in the field, including roles at Bank of America (check fraud), City National Bank and Manufacturers Bank (BSA), and now a Vice President at Preferred Bank on its Financial Crimes Investigation Team. He served five years as a South Gate Parks and Recreation Commissioner (two as chair) and three years on the Tweedy Mile Advisory Board before being elected to the City Council in November 2022; he became mayor in December 2025. He was charter president of the Kiwanis Club of Southeast Los Angeles, helped launch the SELA College and Career Fair in 2024, and coached and served on the board of the South Gate Junior Athletic Association.

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