Jacob Castillo
Zillah City Mayor
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About the Office
The Mayor is the chief executive officer of the municipality. They often preside over council meetings and may have the power to hire and fire heads of municipal departments.
Term Length
4 years
Election Date
Nov 4, 2025
About Me
Party
nonpartisan
Occupation
Business owner
Fun Fact
I flew for the airlines
Past Experience
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My Top Issues
Community involvement in decision-making
The community needs a voice and how things are done here. I will bring back the community planning group.
Community cleanup events
I have a junk removal business and have been doing community cleanups for the past six years. We need to start clean sweep Zillah
Investing in park maintenance and improvement
We have a lot of community members that enjoy our parks and recs, but it has been a disaster when we had a good manager step down due to our current administration
Who I'm Running Against
Scott Carmack (Republican Party)
Hey Mayor, who takes credit for everything good and throws everyone else under the bus when things go wrong
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