Mayor
Thai Viet Phan representing Ward 1, Councilmember Jessie Lopez of Ward 3, and Councilmember
Johnathan Ryan Hernandez of Ward 5 will each serve four-year terms through 2024.
The installation took place during a virtual special City Council meeting with a prerecorded Oath of Office and video celebration highlighting messages from the new City leaders, words of congratulations from their supporters and community members, and a musical tribute from the Santa Ana Unified School District arts program.
Mayor Sarmiento is believed to be the first Bolivian American Mayor in the United States and Councilmember Phan is the City’s first Vietnamese American Councilmember.
Mayor Sarmiento noted that he and the three new Councilmembers were all either born or raised in Santa Ana.