LISSETTE RIVERA is NOT fit for public office
On September 17, 2025, at a Special Council Meeting, Lissette Rivera was removed from the chambers by Downey Police due to disorderly conduct.
If elected, will she be triggered like this every time a public speaker says something she finds uneasy? Is this someone who would rightfully represent the character of our community? Is this someone who should oversee our $335 million annual budget? The answer is clearly NO!!
An elected public servant is held to a higher standard because we expect much more of them. We expect them to remain calm and make the right decision even when everything around us seems to fall apart. Lissette Rivera has demostrated more than once she is not capable to doing that.
...AND AGAIN on another occasion on October 26, 2021, Lissette Rivera caused a scene at another council meeting. Please play the audio above and listen for yourself.
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Does she represent the character of our community?
Is this someone who should oversee our $335 million annual budget?
The answer is clearly NO!!
Financial disclosures reveal that Lissette Rivera has not been upfront with Downey residents.
She claims to be for the community, yet 75% of her campaign’s monetary contributions come from sources outside of Downey.
Source: mandatory financial disclosures filed with Downey City Hall, 9/24/26.
Worst of all, she claims to be anti-ICE, yet her campaign accepted thousands of dollars from federal agents employed by Homeland Security.
Source: mandatory financial disclosures filed with Downey City Hall, 9/24/26.
She complains on social media about downtown Downey, yet her campaign accepted thousands of monetary contributions from owners of bars in downtown Downey.
Source: mandatory financial disclosures filed with Downey City Hall, 9/24/26.
But WAIT there's more....
Public records show Lissette Rivera has voted in only 3 of the past 10 elections!
Can we really trust her to perform her council duties when she can’t even take the time to vote?
DOWNEY DESERVES BETTER!
Lissette Rivera’s disorderly conduct and questionable judgement have led to:
A unanimous vote by the Board of Directors of the Downey Chamber of Commerce to remove her as an Ambassador due to “unbecoming conduct”.
Source: reported on the Talking Downey podcast.
The blocking of her appointment to the a city commission due to “behavior concerns that could reflect negatively on the City”.
Source: council meeting minutes from January 27, 2026.
She caused a review and update to the City’s Code of Ethics.
Source: council meeting minutes from May 26, 2026.