Ron Bautista

About this race

Your county's legislative and governing board. Sets the county budget and property-tax rate, makes zoning and growth decisions, and funds roads, parks, emergency services and other county services.

1 candidate ran for Hudson County Commissioner (district including Hoboken and part of Jersey City) in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Only voters in this district.

About Ron Bautista

Community reinvestment, JPMorganChase. A Hoboken resident and community organizer who grew up in the city. He holds a master's from George Washington University and degrees from New Jersey City University and Hudson County Community College, and is a former board member of Bike Hoboken and the Hudson River Waterfront Conservancy. He previously ran for Hoboken mayor (2017) and for this District 5 seat in 2020 and 2023.

What they say they'll focus on:

• Affordability for District 5 residents
• Affordable housing on publicly owned land
• Countywide right to counsel for tenants
• County budgets that reflect community needs
• Safer streets

In their own words: Patch questionnaire

Summarized in our words from source 1, source 2, checked October 2026. Not an endorsement.

Where they stand

Strongly left, AI estimate from their own website (94% confidence).

How we got this: our AI model read their campaign site and placed Ron Bautista by the policy positions stated there. It is never told the candidate's party. The positions it found: immigration (strongly left) (details under Issue by issue).

94% confidence means the positions it found pointed clearly and consistently one way. We show an AI estimate only at 70% or higher, and it's less certain than a voting record or donor score. How AI estimates work · the exact instructions it follows

Issue by issue

AI-estimated from their own website, never told the candidate's party. The percentage is the AI's confidence in which way that stance leans. An issue appears only when the AI finds a clearly stated position (it must be at least 60% sure they took one) and is at least 70% confident in its direction; otherwise we leave the issue out. The exact instructions

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Quick answers

What party is Ron Bautista?

Ron Bautista is running as a Democrat.

What does the Hudson County Commissioner (district including Hoboken and part of Jersey City) seat do?

Your county's legislative and governing board. Sets the county budget and property-tax rate, makes zoning and growth decisions, and funds roads, parks, emergency services and other county services.

Is Ron Bautista liberal or conservative?

On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Ron Bautista is strongly left, AI estimate from their own website (94% confidence). This is an AI estimate and less certain than a published score.

Should I vote for Ron Bautista?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare Ron Bautista's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.