CA · Candidate
April Verlato
RCandidate
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: U.S. House · California's 28th District
Biography
April Verlato is the Republican nominee for California's 28th Congressional District. An attorney and businesswoman born and raised in Arcadia, she was elected to the Arcadia City Council in 2016 and has served as the city's mayor. She ran against Rep. Judy Chu in 2024 and is running again in 2026.[1][2]
Verlato was born and raised in Arcadia, California.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from UCLA and a law degree from Southwestern School of Law, and she has worked as a businesswoman and an attorney.[1]
She was elected to the Arcadia City Council in 2016 and began serving as the city's mayor in 2020.[1] Her campaign website, as excerpted by Ballotpedia, says she led the revitalization of Downtown Arcadia and was a founding board member of the Downtown Arcadia Improvement Association, a Community Benefits District, and that as mayor she supported the 2018 creation of the San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust Fund.[1] In the November 2024 general election she was the Republican candidate for the 28th District, which Chu won.[2]
- 1.April Verlato · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.California's 28th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
