Candidate · November 3, 2026
April A. Verlato
On the ballot for U.S. House · California's 28th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $700
- cash on hand
- $655
- issues with public statements
- 7
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · California's 28th District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Republican1, |
| Status | Challenger |
| How it's decided | Under California's top-two system, only the two candidates who received the most votes in the June 2, 2026, primary, regardless of party preference, appear on this general-election ballot.1, |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
April Verlato was born and raised in Arcadia, majored in political science at UCLA and earned a law degree from Southwestern School of Law.4 In 2000 she took over her father's law practice, which handles personal injury, estate planning, probate and trust litigation.4 She was elected to the Arcadia City Council in 2016, has served as Arcadia's mayor, and has served as vice president of the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments.4
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running because Californians want to stop inflation, rebuild the economy and keep the nation and its neighborhoods secure, and that her experience as a businesswoman, attorney and mayor prepares her for the job.5
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websiteverlatoforcongress.com1,
2 - Campaign websiteverlatoforcongress.com5,
6 - Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=615516098441205
- X (Twitter)twitter.com/AprilVerlato5
- Instagraminstagram.com/AprilVerlato5
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Taxes and Budget
Her campaign website says she supports legislation to control mandatory spending and would address the national debt through responsible budgeting, targeted spending reviews and work across party lines.7
Her campaign website says she opposes tax increases and is committed to revitalizing the provisions of Proposition 13.7
Crime, Policing and Prisons
Her campaign website says she helped organize support for a lawsuit against a zero-bail policy.7
Her campaign website says that in each year of her two terms on the Arcadia City Council she voted to support every plan, ordinance and budget request from the police chief.7
Foreign Policy and Defense
Her campaign website says she supports strengthening America's military.7
Veterans
Her campaign website says she wants more veterans' clinics and a major veterans' medical center in the San Gabriel Valley.7
Housing
Her campaign website says that as mayor she pushed for better mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities and supported the San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust Fund.7
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.8
| Raised | $700 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $7,882 |
| Cash on hand | $655 |