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Richmond City Councilmember Claudia Jiménez appears to have entered the city's mayoral race, posting a campaign announcement graphic to her Facebook page early Wednesday morning, setting up a potential intra-party contest with incumbent Mayor Eduardo Martinez, both members of the Richmond Progressive Alliance, ahead of the June 2, 2026, primary election.
The bilingual graphic, posted in English and Spanish, showed Jiménez alongside the words "Claudia Jiménez for Mayor / Para la Alcaldía — Richmond, CA." Jiménez did not respond to requests for comment.
Jiménez, who represents District 6, is originally from Colombia, where she worked as an architect designing affordable housing. Jiménez was first elected to the Richmond City Council in 2020.
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