City Council - District 1

Contact Info:

City Hall
1243 National City Blvd
National City, CA 91950
(619) 336-4231
(619) 510-5587
lmolina@nationalcityca.gov

Biography

Luz Molina is the City Council representative for District 1.  District 1 encompasses the Westside, Old Town National City, and the portside communities. National City has been home for most of her life, and she has lived in District 1 since childhood.

Councilmember Molina is driven to serve National City and its residents by a deep appreciation for the city and a sense of responsibility to uplift the community that has formed her. She is inspired by generations of successful National City residents who are dedicated to this city and make it a better place.

Councilmember Molina stands with our working families, supports expanding housing opportunities, works to bring in more businesses with quality jobs, is focused on environmental issues, and strives to address the public’s concerns collaboratively with fellow members of the council. She continues to build up our communities for a National City for All.

She was educated by National City’s public schools, attending Otis Elementary, National City Middle and Sweetwater High School. Today, she entrusts the future of her three children to the same school districts that nurtured her. She completed the Resident Leadership Academy series which was instrumental to her growth as an empowered community member.

Before her election to the City Council, Luz Molina served as City Clerk from 2020 to 2022, being the last elected City Clerk for the city. She successfully advocated to National City voters to update the role to a hired full-time staff position. Previously, she was a member of the Parks & Recreation & Senior Citizens Advisory Committee for four years. She also participated as a Governor-appointed member of the California Board of Accountancy where her role was to protect consumers of public accounting services. Locally, she volunteers with Olivewood Gardens and the award-winning Kitchenista program.

Her career is in academic research administration and works in the management of federal grants issued to UCSD for its pursuits in science. She worked in the biotech industry for many years, focused on the generation of new medicines for clinical study.

She earned a degree in Molecular Biology from UC Berkeley, and also served in AmeriCorps as a health access coordinator in Salt Lake City, Utah.