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Greg Martinez for Chula Vista City Council District 1
This page ran 42 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 1 May 2026 and 27 October 2026. Meta reports $12–17.4K of spend, which makes it the 3,293rd largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend took no side. Race: Local. Paid for by Martinez for Chula Vista City Council District 1 2026.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗
42
ads
$14.7K
reported spend, range $12–17.4K
0.0%
of spend on federal races
$250
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 41 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- My opponent$4.3K
- the people whose campaigns he helped run$1.6K
- my opponent and the entire Chula Vista City Council$1.5K
- my opponent and the City Council$750
- The incumbent$350
- Councilwoman Carolina Chavez$250
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Local 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 98%.
The costliest ads
The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU GOT A 70% RAISE? A proposal before the Chula Vista City Council would have increased councilmembers’ pay from about $65,000 to $110,000 a year. The proposal was put forward with NO PUBLIC INPUT and NO REVIEW FROM ANY CITY COMMISSIONS. My opponent supported moving the proposal forward. But Chula Vista residents fought back. I joined community leaders and residents in speaking out against the huge pay increase—and after strong public opposition, the Council backed dow
4 October 2026 · Greg Martinez for Chula Vista City Council District 1 · $2.5–3K · 175K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
HE WAS THEIR 2022 CAMPAIGN MANAGER. Jesus Cardenas was a major political operative in South Bay politics, and his consulting firm worked on Chula Vista campaigns during the 2022 election cycle. He later pleaded guilty to felony fraud charges. The question voters deserve answered today is simple: What relationship, if any, remains between Cardenas and the people whose campaigns he helped run? Chula Vista residents deserve transparency about who is advising, financing, and influencing the peop
7 October 2026 · Greg Martinez for Chula Vista City Council District 1 · $1–1.5K · 100K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Police Chief Roxana Kennedy sued my opponent and the entire Chula Vista City Council alleging defamation, harassment, and invasion of privacy. That should concern every resident. We need leadership that supports public safety, restores trust in city government, and puts Chula Vista residents first. I won’t play politics with public safety. Vote Greg Martinez for Chula Vista City Council District 1 2026
4 October 2026 · Greg Martinez for Chula Vista City Council District 1 · $1–1.5K · 90K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
I'm a 20 year Chula Vista resident, homeowner, business owner and family man. I'm a financial expert and independent voice for you, the citizens and not outside special interests.
2 May 2026 · Greg Martinez for Chula Vista City Council District 1 · $800 – $899 · 80K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
CPA, business owner, and father of three who have only ever known Chula Vista as our home. My family and I have proudly lived here for over 20 years. I’m running for City Council in District 1 because I care about our community and our future. My focus: ✔️ Public Safety ✔️ Affordability ✔️ Infrastructure & Budgeting ✔️ Addressing Homelessness These are real issues impacting our neighborhoods every day. I’m your neighbor—and I’ll always put residents first.
1 May 2026 · Greg Martinez for Chula Vista City Council District 1 · $800 – $899 · 70K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Remove the taint of corruption from the Chula Vista City Council. My opponent got her start in politics in Tijuana – infamous for political corruption. My opponent’s 2022 campaign manager pleaded guilty to a felony. Some say he is still running her campaign now that he’s out of jail. I’m Greg Martinez. I have no political debts to pay. **Vote Greg Martinez for Chula Vista City Council.**
17 October 2026 · Greg Martinez for Chula Vista City Council District 1 · $700 – $799 · 20K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.
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