City Council
Mike Van Gorder
Candidate for City Council Member, Burbank November 3, 2026 election.
Ballot designation: Housing Policy Analyst
Read the 2026 candidate statement (City Clerk, PDF) ↗
View campaign finance filings (City Clerk eFile) ↗
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.