Candidates for City Council
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Who's currently in office
Learn about who represents you in Santa Rosa.
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Candidates and elected officials with this symbol took the GoodParty.org Pledge, promising to serve people first, independent of both major parties and big-money interests.
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Eddie AlvarezDistrict 1Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Mark StappDistrict 2Nonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026 - View profile
Dianna MacDonaldDistrict 3Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Jeremy NewtonDistrict 5Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Caroline BañuelosDistrict 5Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Jeff OkrepkieDistrict 6Nonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026 - View profile
Natalie RogersDistrict 7Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
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About City Council
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
No person shall be eligible to hold office as a member of the Council, unless he or she is a registered voter of the City at the time the person's nomination papers are issued and is, at the time of assuming office, an elector of the City.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee shall not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25). Petition signature requirement is Each candidate shall be proposed by not less than 20 nor more than 30 voters in a city of 1,000 registered voters or more
- Filing period
- July 13, 2026 - August 7, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the county clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 435 Fiscal Dr, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
- Filing phone
- 707-565-6800
- Step 3
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