City Council
Mike Van Gorder
Candidate for City Council Member, Burbank November 3, 2026 election.
Ballot designation: Housing Policy Analyst
Stated priorities from the candidate’s campaign website
Background
His ballot designation 'Housing Policy Analyst' is consistent with his official 2024 candidate statement, in which he described himself as a Housing Policy Analyst for SEIU Local 1000, holding a Master's degree in Housing and Community Economic Development from UCLA, and a Burbank parent with a child attending Burbank Unified schools. City of Burbank City Clerk - Candidate Statement, Mike Van Gorder ↗ · 2024-08-09
Van Gorder is a repeat candidate: he previously ran for Burbank City Council in the November 5, 2024 election (at-large). Ballotpedia documents that 2024 candidacy. Ballotpedia - Mike Van Gorder (2024) ↗ · 2024
Where the candidate stands
On his 2026 campaign site, Van Gorder lists focus areas: addressing the housing crisis and expanding housing opportunities; lowering costs (naming gas, grocery, housing, and childcare); strengthening worker power; safeguarding public education; protecting the character of neighborhoods; and, in his words, 'stand up to ICE and other bullies seeking to divide us.' Van Gorder for Burbank City Council (official campaign site) ↗ · 2026
Experience & community involvement
During the 2024 cycle he appeared in Burbank City Council candidate forums alongside other candidates, including a Streets For All Burbank mobility debate on September 12, 2024, and the League of Women Voters (Glendale/Burbank) forum on October 8, 2024. (Both are 2024-cycle events, not yet confirmed for 2026.) Streets For All - Burbank Mobility Debate ↗ · 2024-09-12
Compiled from public sources listed above · Last reviewed August 24, 2026
Source
Candidacy verified from the City Clerk certified list. Burbank Votes lists every candidate the same way, from official records only — no rankings, ratings, or commentary.