Tonia Reyes Uranga, a former Long Beach city councilmember, is running for the Southern California Water Replenishment Board Division 3 seat. The nonpartisan race appears on the Nov. 3, 2026, California general election ballot, with four candidates certified to run.
Three other candidates are also seeking the Division 3 seat: Al Austin, Mike Murchison and Tracy Burns, all running as nonpartisan, according to BallotReady election data.
Candidate information
- Name: Tonia Reyes Uranga
- Born: 1954, according to the Historical Society of Long Beach
- Party: Nonpartisan
- Residence: Wrigley neighborhood, Long Beach
- Education: Bachelor's degree in history, University of California, Los Angeles
- Occupation: Principal owner, TRU Consult — Tonia Reyes Uranga Consulting (since 2011), according to BallotReady
Experience and public service
Reyes Uranga served on the Long Beach City Council from 2002 to 2010, according to BallotReady. She also served as a governing board member at the South Coast Air Quality Management District and as a member of the League of California Cities Latino Caucus, according to the Historical Society of Long Beach.
She served as executive director of The Miguel Contreras Foundation from 2011 to 2015. She also chaired the nominating committee at the Coalition for Clean Air from 2014 to 2015, according to BallotReady.
Reyes Uranga serves as council president of LULAC Long Beach, according to her speaker page for the LULAC National Convention 2025. She has served as vice president and, Reyes Uranga says on her X profile, president of the board at Goals for Life. She also serves on the board of directors of the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, Reyes Uranga says on her X profile.
The race is nonpartisan.
The Press Telegram reported in 2019 that Reyes Uranga had lived in Long Beach for 45 years and resided in the Wrigley neighborhood.
Candidate information in this profile is drawn from BallotReady election data, the Historical Society of Long Beach, the Press Telegram, the LULAC National Convention 2025 speaker page and the candidate's X profile. Voters can find more information about this race at BallotReady.org.
