Ernest Gutierrez


Ernest Gutierrez is the former mayor of El Monte, California. He is a registered Democrat.

Career

Gutierrez was elected to the El Monte City Council in 2001 and was elected mayor two years later in 2003. He has been re-elected two times.

Controversy

Gutierrez was the subject of negative publicity throughout 2008. He was accused of being intoxicated at a city-sponsored event, implementing improvements on the street on which his girlfriend, Graciela Solano, lives, and being arrested for domestic violence.