[{"createTs":"2026-09-29T20:21:27.9145","statement":"<h1 dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center\">STATEMENT OF EMILIANO ARELLANO</h1><h2 dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center\">CANDIDATE FOR MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL</h2><h3 dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center\">CITY OF LYNWOOD GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION</h3><p dir=\"auto\">Age: 26</p><p dir=\"auto\">Occupation: Public Safety Commissioner </p><p dir=\"auto\">I'm Emiliano Arellano, and I'm running for Lynwood City Council to draw on my legal experience to make City Hall more responsive to your needs.</p><p dir=\"auto\">I learned public service by watching my mother, who worked two jobs, and my father, a teacher, spend evenings speaking up at City Council meetings for our neighbors.</p><p dir=\"auto\">As a student at 32nd Street USC Magnet, I founded an organization to feed people experiencing homelessness and support local animal shelters. At Cal State Dominguez Hills, I earned degrees in Public Administration and Environmental Studies and built the campus's urban farm, deepening my commitment to clean, healthy neighborhoods.</p><p dir=\"auto\">At Southwestern Law School, I represented children in dependency court and helped survivors of violence navigate the immigration system during the recent wave of aggressive ICE raids.</p><p dir=\"auto\">Recently, as Chair of Lynwood's Public Safety, Parking &amp; Traffic Commission, I turned an inactive body into one that holds the city accountable, helping fix long-ignored problems like potholes.</p><p dir=\"auto\">As your Councilmember, I'll strengthen public safety, protect immigrant families, expand access to city resources, and make City Hall more responsive and transparent.</p><p dir=\"auto\">I humbly ask for your vote.</p><p dir=\"auto\">Learn more: EmilianoForLynwood.com</p>","editTs":"2026-09-29T20:21:27.914501","language":"EN","status":4,"contestId":10477,"electionId":4348,"candidateId":26521,"publishedBy":69,"statementId":60773,"createdBy":69,"lastChangeBy":69,"publicCandidate":null}]