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Ryan Coonerty for Mayor of Santa Cruz 2026

This page ran 71 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 1 May 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $3–10K of spend, which makes it the 5,547th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend was on the Democrats’ side. Race: Local. Paid for by Friends of Ryan Coonerty for Mayor of Santa Cruz 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 ↗

71

ads

$6.5K

reported spend, range $3–10K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$50

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

4 May
1 Jun
6 Jul
3 Aug
7 Sep
5 Oct
 Spend still counting
2 Nov

Tone

Attack
13%
Promotional
84%
Informational
3.1%

Share of the 64 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Most attacked

  • The City of Santa Cruz$99
  • Chen Mills$50
  • My opponent$50
  • Workbench$50
  • Ami Chen Mills$50
  • My opponents$50

Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.

Topics

Candidate profile
63%
Infrastructure & energy
55%
Electoral process & turnout
22%
Health
17%
Security, crime & immigration
14%
Social protection
9.4%
Corruption & governance
9.4%
Jobs & youth
9.4%

Spend by race: Local 100%.

Spend by ad language: English 79%.

The costliest ads

The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.

  • Vote Coonerty for Santa Cruz Mayor!

    1 May 2026 · Ryan Coonerty for Mayor of Santa Cruz 2026 · $800 – $899 · 200K+ impressions · Ad Library

  • I love Santa Cruz deeply. I’m running for Mayor so we can fight for our future, together. I would be honored to earn your vote by November 3.

    21 October 2026 · Ryan Coonerty for Mayor of Santa Cruz 2026 · $700 – $799 · 125K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • I would be honored to have your vote for Mayor of Santa Cruz. Vote before or on June 2!

    28 May 2026 · Ryan Coonerty for Mayor of Santa Cruz 2026 · $400 – $499 · 100K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Santa Cruz is a beautiful place, and we’re lucky to call it home. From our parks and beaches to our neighborhoods and public spaces, these places shape our quality of life and bring our community together. As your Mayor, I’ll work hard to keep Santa Cruz clean, safe, welcoming, and beautiful for future generations. I’m Ryan Coonerty and I’m running for Mayor of Santa Cruz. 👋 Vote by June 2 🗳️ 📍 Ocean View Park

    21 May 2026 · Ryan Coonerty for Mayor of Santa Cruz 2026 · $400 – $499 · 100K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • I’m running for Mayor so we can fight for our future – together. Decisions we make today for Santa Cruz will impact the next generation, and beyond. As Mayor, I will: * Fight out-of-scale development, protect neighborhoods and create affordable housing for locals. * End unmanaged encampments through accountability and effective, humane solutions. * Keep neighborhoods and downtown clean, safe and beautiful. * Fill vacant storefronts, create jobs and a permanent Farmers’ Market. * Protect our gre

    21 October 2026 · Ryan Coonerty for Mayor of Santa Cruz 2026 · $100 – $199 · 20K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Santa Cruz is our home — and we need leadership prepared for whatever comes next. From wildfires and floods to severe storms and earthquakes, our community must be ready to respond, recover, and protect the people and places we love. I’ll be ready when the next disaster hits. I’m Ryan Coonerty, and I’m running for Mayor of Santa Cruz. 👋 Vote by June 2 🗳️ 📍 Arana Gulch

    20 May 2026 · Ryan Coonerty for Mayor of Santa Cruz 2026 · $100 – $199 · 35K+ impressions · Promotional · 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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Ryan Coonerty for Mayor of Santa Cruz 2026: political ads on Facebook and Instagram before the 2026 US midterms · Vipima