City of Tracy City Council Councilmember Dan Arriola

Dan Arriola was raised in Tracy and graduated from West High School. He headed south for college, attaining the title of valedictorian at UCLA and student body president at USC Law School. He returned back home, where he serves as the first-ever community prosecutor with the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office.

Arriola founded the Young Professionals of Tracy and served on the Tracy Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. His first successful run for elected office was in 2016, when he won a seat on the Tracy Unified School District Board of Trustees.

Arriola was elected to the Tracy City Council in 2018 and then reelected in 2022. Just 29 when he joined the council, he is the first openly LGBTQ elected official in the city’s history.

First elected: Dec. 6, 2018

Day job: Deputy district attorney, San Joaquin County

Other positions held: Tracy Unified School Board Trustee (2016-2018), Tracy Youth Advisory Commission

Alma maters: UCLA (bachelor’s degree, political science), USC Gould School of Law (juris doctor)

Notable quote: “I think that there are a lot of things that we’re working on that are long-term items that simply haven’t quite been addressed because a lot of them take time. Working on the infrastructure, our local economy, public safety, homelessness, those are the types of issues that don’t get done overnight, but we’ve made incredible strides in each of those areas, so I’m looking forward to having a council that has some continuity to continue to address the needs of our community while also including new ideas from new council members.” (Source: Tracy Press)