Valentin Amezquita
City of Huntington Park, Member of the City Council, 4th District
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Overview
Valentin Amezquita is a retired environmental scientist who worked 35 years for the Port of Los Angeles and LADWP.1 His county statement lists public safety, parking solutions and city services among his goals.1 As a former Huntington Park city councilmember, he criticized city spending, including $4 million for soil removal and $8 million transferred to a New York company.2
As a councilmember in 2013, he voted against a towing fee increase.3 He later recorded meetings as an FBI informant for a federal bribery case.3 In 2025, a court rejected his lawsuit to compel a special election and awarded litigation costs to the city.4 In 2016, the FPPC fined him $200 for failing to pay a campaign committee fee.5
Campaign money
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Endorsements
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Sources
- Valentin Amezquita — Huntington Park City Council Candidate 2026, PlayPOTUS. Viewed Thursday, October 15, 2026.
- Huntington Park City Council to meet on Friday as corruption probe prompts protests, CALÓ News. Viewed Thursday, October 15, 2026.
- Informant in FBI bribery case was Huntington Park councilman, Los Angeles Times. Viewed Thursday, October 15, 2026.
- City of Huntington Park Press Release, City of Huntington Park. Viewed Thursday, October 15, 2026.
- FPPC Enforcement Decisions: May 2016 | FPPC, California Fair Political Practices Commission. Viewed Thursday, October 15, 2026.