Editing El Cajon, California (section)

==Government==
Until 2012, El Cajon was a [[general law city]] operating under a council-manager system. In June 2012, the voters adopted a city charter, changing its status to chartered city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/voters/Eng/archive/201206bull.pdf|title=Presidential Primary Election, Tuesday, June 5, 2012|work=San Diego County Registrar of Voters|access-date=October 26, 2013}}</ref> El Cajon is governed by a five-member [[El Cajon City Council|city council]], on which the mayor also sits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.el-cajon.ca.us/about/elected_officials.html |title=Elected officials |work=City of El Cajon |access-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029184413/http://www.ci.el-cajon.ca.us/about/elected_officials.html |archive-date=October 29, 2013  }}</ref> Starting in 2018, four councilmembers are elected from single-member districts and the mayor is elected at-large.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityofelcajon.us/your-government/elected-officials/district-elections-information|title=District Elections Information {{!}} El Cajon, CA|website=www.cityofelcajon.us|access-date=December 26, 2019}}</ref>

On October 24, 2013, Mayor Mark Lewis resigned his position after coming under criticism for remarks he made about El Cajon's [[Assyrian Americans|Chaldo-Assyrian]] community. Many notable figures including Congressman [[Juan Vargas]] and Neighborhood Market Association President [[Mark Arabo]] called for his resignation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/nov/13/tp-council-names-wells-el-cajons-new-mayor/|title=Council names Wells El Cajon's new mayor|last=Pearlman|first=Karen|date=November 13, 2013|work=San Diego Union Tribune|access-date=May 7, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508025945/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/nov/13/tp-council-names-wells-el-cajons-new-mayor/|archive-date=May 8, 2014}}</ref> Lewis resigned shortly after due to health issues.<ref>{{cite news|title=El Cajon Mayor Mark Lewis resigns|last=Pearlman|first=Karen|date=October 24, 2013|work=San Diego Union Tribune}}</ref> On November 12, the city council appointed Councilman Bill Wells, who had been serving as mayor [[Pro tempore|pro tem]]. The vote of the council was 4–0; Wells recused himself.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbs8.com/story/23952498/el-cajon-appoints-mayor-before-packed-crowd|title=El Cajon appoints mayor before packed crowd|last=Alford|first=Abbie|date=November 12, 2013|work=CBS-8|access-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> He was elected to a full four-year term as mayor in November 2014 and re-elected in November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=City Council {{!}} El Cajon, CA |url=https://www.elcajon.gov/your-government/elected-officials/city-council |access-date=June 25, 2023 |website=www.elcajon.gov}}</ref>

In 2024, councilmembers were Gary Kendrick (district 1), Michelle Metschel (district 2), Steve Goble (district 3), and Phil Ortiz (district 4). All council terms end in December 2024 except for Kendrick's, which ends in December 2026.

El Cajon's city manager is Graham Mitchell.

===State and federal representation===
In the [[California State Legislature]], El Cajon is in {{Representative|casd|39|fmt=sdistrict}}. The northern half of the city is in {{Representative|caad|78|fmt=adistrict}}, and the southern half of the city is in {{Representative|caad|79|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Final Maps |url=https://www.wedrawthelinesca.org/final_maps |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=We Draw the Lines CA |publisher=2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission}}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], El Cajon is in {{Representative|cacd|51|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Final Maps |url=https://www.wedrawthelinesca.org/final_maps |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=We Draw the Lines CA |publisher=2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission}}</ref>