Sharon Kwan
Incumbent
City of Arcadia, Member of the City Council, 2nd District
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Overview
Sharon Kwan is a District 2 council member.1 She was elected in 2022.2 She served as mayor until February 2026.3 Before office, she led the Rancho Santa Anita Property Owners Association and served on local boards.1 She is a small business owner.1
Her campaign says she proposed discussing then-Mayor Wang's foreign connections before Wang's guilty plea.4 She urged the council to review members' ties to a China-linked media firm.5 She voted against the 2026-27 budget, calling it a deferral of costs.6 She opposed a drug rehab center and an 11% sales tax.4 The council censured her in 2025 for decorum violations; she claimed retaliation, but a court upheld the censure.7
Campaign money
No summary of their campaign filings yet. They are posted by City of Arcadia.
Endorsements
- Reform California8
Sources
- Council Member Sharon Kwan - Arcadia, CA, City of Arcadia. Viewed Thursday, October 15, 2026.
- 3 new Arcadia council members sworn in, along with new mayor, HeySoCal.com. Viewed Thursday, October 15, 2026.
- February 2026, City of Arcadia. Viewed Thursday, October 15, 2026.
- Sharon Kwan for Arcadia City Council, Sharon Kwan campaign. Viewed Thursday, October 15, 2026.
- Arcadia council denies members' requests for transparency hearings, HeySoCal.com. Viewed Thursday, October 15, 2026.
- Kwan: Arcadia budget doesn't show 'full picture' of city's finances, HeySoCal.com. Viewed Thursday, October 15, 2026.
- Court quashes lawsuit challenging Arcadia council censure, HeySoCal.com. Viewed Thursday, October 15, 2026.
- Reform California Voter Guide: Los Angeles County, Reform California. Viewed Thursday, October 15, 2026.