D’Andre Lampkin launches Ontario City Council District 3 campaign

D’Andre Lampkin has launched his bid for Ontario City Council District 3 ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026 election, centering his campaign on public safety, growth, transparency and community engagement. The Ontario Planning Commissioner and longtime resident is also promoting a development transparency dashboard for voters to review planning records.

Why it matters: - Lampkin is running in a local election that will shape how Ontario handles growth, neighborhood planning, public safety and access to city information. - The campaign’s focus on transparency and public records could affect how residents follow development decisions and question city planning. - Lampkin enters the race with experience in planning, law enforcement, emergency management and nonprofit work, which he is using to appeal to District 3 voters.

What happened: - D’Andre Lampkin officially launched his campaign for Ontario City Council District 3 ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026 election. - Lampkin is an Ontario Planning Commissioner and a 17-year Ontario resident. - Lampkin qualified for the District 3 ballot earlier this year. - His campaign says its priorities are public safety, responsible growth, infrastructure, government transparency and community engagement.

The details: - Lampkin said he is running to keep listening to residents and focus on neighborhood quality of life. - As a Planning Commissioner, Lampkin reviews land use, development and long-term planning issues. - During the campaign, Lampkin has joined neighborhood listening walks and met with residents about traffic, road conditions, public safety, development and other local concerns. - Lampkin has more than two decades of law-enforcement and public-safety experience as a Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff. - He is a California POST-certified Academy Instructor with experience in emergency management, disaster preparedness, major-event planning and interagency coordination. - Lampkin founded the D’Andre D. Lampkin Foundation in 2017. - The foundation supports education, food security, health and wellness, youth development, emergency preparedness, disaster response and civic engagement. - The foundation says its programs have provided food assistance to more than 1,100 families and supported higher-education scholarships and disaster recovery efforts. - Lampkin also serves as vice chairman of the Los Angeles Region Community Recovery Organization and has taken part in emergency preparedness and recovery efforts. - In September, Lampkin’s campaign launched the Ontario Development Transparency Dashboard, an independent online resource that organizes publicly available planning and development records. - The dashboard lets residents review development information and access underlying public records when available. - The dashboard is not an official City of Ontario website. - More information is available on LampkinForOntario.org.

Between the lines: - Lampkin is trying to combine public safety credentials with a pro-transparency message, a common local-campaign strategy when development and growth are front-of-mind issues. - The dashboard signals that the campaign wants to make information access a core election issue, not just a policy talking point. - The emphasis on listening sessions and neighborhood walks suggests the campaign is trying to build a visible ground operation in District 3.

What's next: - Lampkin plans to keep meeting District 3 residents and attending community events in the months before the election. - Voters in Ontario City Council District 3 will decide the seat on Nov. 3, 2026. - The campaign is likely to keep using the transparency dashboard and in-person outreach as part of its closing pitch.