Every election news item OurGilroy tracks for the November 3, 2026 ballot — local press coverage, candidate announcements, measure updates and radio appearances — newest first. Sourced from the Gilroy Dispatch, Patch and other local outlets, campaign channels, and a daily automated news scan.
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Brad Starks (3)
Christina Tovar (7)
Diana Sanchez Bentz (5)
Elizabeth Bracco (4)
Fred Tovar (4)
Joseph Garcia (4)
Rebeca Armendariz (15)
Tom Cline (7)
Measure B — Gilroy hotel tax (TOT… (1)
September 2026
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2026-09-26A campaign Facebook video promoted her as one of the judges for the 11th Annual Tamal Festival & Car Show, a CARAS-organized downtown Gilroy community event held Sept. 26, 2026.
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2026-09-22The South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council's published 2026 November Endorsements page (as of Sept. 22, 2026) lists a sole endorsement of Diana Sanchez Bentz for Gilroy City Council District 4. Organizational endorsements are reported here as sourced facts; OurGilroy does not endorse candidates.
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2026-09-16The Dispatch's first candidate-profile installment covered District 4, but the paper notes Sanchez Bentz had not submitted a biography or candidate statement for publication as of press time; only Fred Tovar's ran.
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2026-09-03At its September 3, 2026 meeting, the Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee voted to endorse Diana Sanchez Bentz in the District 4 race, according to the party's published meeting recap. (The party endorsed one candidate in each of Gilroy's three council districts.)
August 2026
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2026-08-27The Spotlight's profile of the eight-candidate field: Sanchez Bentz, 67, is a Gilroy native, a 40-year paralegal professional at the law firm Paul Hastings LLP, chair of the city's Open Government Commission, and a District 4 resident of more than 30 years. She names infrastructure, poor lighting, conditions at low-income housing such as Alexander Station, and public safety among her priorities: “If we are able to increase public safety personnel and get mental health, drug abuse services, we can hopefully reduce the number of people who come to Gilroy for drugs and end up on the streets.”
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