Jill Gayaldo
Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Rocklin
Jill Gayaldo has served on the Rocklin City Council since 2018 and was re-elected in 2022 to a term through 2026. She served as Mayor in 2021 and 2025. She retired in 2018 as director of transportation for the Elk Grove Unified School District, where she oversaw more than 200 employees and an annual budget of roughly $14 million, and was honored with the district's administrator of the year award and the Sacramento Clean Cities Coalition's lifetime achievement award for championing clean-air and alternative-fuel initiatives. She is a Rocklin small-business owner and former commercial landlord, and she currently chairs the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG).
Positions in brief
Gayaldo says her business and public-sector background gives her a well-rounded view for tackling city challenges, and she highlights police, fire, and parks service along with support for small businesses and continued fiscal conservatism.
As a Rocklin small-business owner and former commercial landlord, Gayaldo says she brings a well-rounded perspective to city challenges, and points to continuing to provide high-quality police, fire, and parks service and supporting local small businesses as priorities. Coverage of her time as mayor also highlights her focus on honoring Rocklin's history as new residents move in, saying she wants to be "that link from where we came from." No detailed campaign issues page was found for her current re-election bid beyond this record.
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