# Rialto (local, San Bernardino County)

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

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

## Key findings
- **Nine candidates for two at-large council seats.** Both incumbents are running: **Ed Scott**, elected and re-elected since 2018, and **Edward Montoya Jr.**, appointed in January 2025. [^1][^2]
- **The council skipped a special election, which would have cost about $650K, and appointed Montoya instead.** It passed over **Ana Gonzalez**, the top finisher among the 2024 non-winners (17.4%). She's on the ballot again. [^2]
- City Treasurer **Edward J. Carrillo** is also running for a council seat. [^1]

## City Council (two seats, at large)
Vote for two. Candidates and ballot designations: [^1]

### Ed Scott (incumbent)
- Rialto city councilman; first won in 2018. [^2]

### Edward Montoya Jr. (appointed incumbent)
- **Key findings:** Army veteran (Iraq and Afghanistan); co-founder and director of the Brotherhood Bridge Foundation, a support network for veterans and first responders. The council appointed him **unanimously** in January 2025 to fill Mayor Joe Baca Sr.'s old seat. [^2]

### Ana Gonzalez (nonprofit executive director)
- Finished third of seven in 2024 for two seats, with **7,209 votes (17.4%)**. The council considered her for the 2025 vacancy but chose Montoya. [^2]

### Edward J. Carrillo (city treasurer)
- Rialto's elected city treasurer. [^1]

### Carl Mayfield (parole agent supervisor)
- I found no independent reporting on this candidate.

### Robert "Bobby" Bustamante (iron worker)
- I found no independent reporting on this candidate.

### Celina Diaz (human resources)
- I found no independent reporting on this candidate.

### Blanca Mondragon (community advocate)
- I found no independent reporting on this candidate.

### Rafael Trujillo (case manager, parent)
- I found no independent reporting on this candidate.

## Sources
[^1]: City of Rialto, 2026 council candidates list. https://www.rialtoca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8769/2026-City-Council-Candidates-List
[^2]: SB County Sentinel, Montoya appointed (Jan 2025). https://sbcsentinel.com/2025/01/rialto/