# Redlands (local, San Bernardino County)

URL: https://www.californiapeople.org/local/redlands

- title: Redlands
- type: city
- jurisdiction: City of Redlands
- region: East Valley

## Key findings
- **Only District 1 is contested.** Incumbent **Denise Davis** faces **Andrew "Andy" Hoder** and **Douglas Gonzales**. Mario Saucedo (District 3) and Paul Barich (District 5) are unopposed. [^1]
- **Redlands Unified** has contested board races in Trustee Areas 1 and 2, covered under school districts.

## Council District 1
### Denise Davis (incumbent)
- **Key findings:** Re-elected in 2022, when she ran as the incumbent. Master's in social and cultural psychology from the London School of Economics; founded the Redlands Youth Council and the Climate Policy Council. [^2]
- In 2022 she was endorsed by the city's firefighters' and police associations, the Inland Empire Labor Council and Rep. Pete Aguilar. Priorities then: homelessness, affordable housing and public safety funding. [^2]

### Andrew "Andy" Hoder
- **Key findings:** Ran in 2022 too, as the self-described "dissenter." Chaired the city's Street Tree Committee and led a large homeowners association for over a decade. [^3][^2]
- Argues the council should follow voters on growth, citing the 2020 defeat of Measure G (a rewrite of the city's voter-approved growth limits) and wants police staffing to keep pace with growth.

### Douglas Gonzales
- I found no independent reporting on this candidate.

## Council District 3
### Mario Saucedo (incumbent)
- Unopposed. [^4]

## Council District 5
### Paul Barich (incumbent)
- Unopposed. [^4]

## Sources
[^1]: Community Forward Redlands, 2026 election. https://www.communityforwardredlands.com/election2026/
[^2]: Community Forward Redlands, District 1 candidates in their own words (2022). https://communityforwardredlands.substack.com/p/in-their-own-words-district-1-city
[^3]: Redlands Community News, Hoder (2022). https://www.redlandscommunitynews.com/news/government/candidate-andy-hoder-wants-to-be-the-dissenter/article_8f6768f4-350f-11ed-9a5e-479287ee9db7.html
[^4]: Community Forward Redlands, incumbents unchallenged (July 2, 2026). https://www.communityforwardredlands.com/two-redlands-city-council-incumbents-remain-unchallenged-as-filing-period-nears/