Anaheim City Council

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Anaheim City Council
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Type
Type
Term limits
2 Terms
Leadership
Mayor
Ashleigh Aitken, Democratic
since December 6, 2022
Mayor Pro Tem
Norma Campos Kurtz, Democratic
since December 5, 2023
Structure
Seats7
Political groups
Officially nonpartisan
  •   Democratic (4)
  •   Republican (2)
  •   Independent (1)
Length of term
4 Years
Elections
Single-member districts
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
November 3, 2026
Meeting place
Anaheim City Hall
200 S Anaheim Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92805
Website
Official Website

The Anaheim City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Anaheim, California.

Contents

Structure

The city council is made up of the mayor, who is elected at-large, and six city council members who are elected by-district. Both the mayor and city council members serve four-year terms. All are limited to two consecutive terms, and a person who serves one term as a councilmember followed immediately by one term as mayor is considered to have served two consecutive terms under the term limits provision of the Anaheim city charter.

Anaheim has a council–manager government, in which the council appoints a city manager to oversee the administrative operations of the city, implement the council's policies, and advise the council.

The most recent general election was held in November 2022 for Mayor and council districts 2, 3, and 6; the next elections for these seats will be held in 2026 General elections. The most recent general election for council districts 1, 4, and 5 was last held in November 2020; the next election for these seats will be in 2024. The mayor and city council seats are all officially non-partisan by state law, although most members have a party preference.

Current members

The mayor is presiding officer of the city council and elected at-large. The other members of the city council are elected from single-member districts and currently includes Councilmembers Jose Diaz, Carlos A. Leon, Natalie Rubalcava, Norma Campos Kurtz, Stephen Faessel, and Natalie Meeks. The City of Anaheim has a detailed map of council districts on its website. [1]

DistrictCouncilmemberParty (officially nonpartisan)Entered officeNext election
Mayor Ashleigh Aitken Democratic 20222026
1Jose Diaz Independent 20202024
2Carlos A. Leon Democratic 20222026
3Natalie Rubalcava Democratic 20222026
4Norma Campos Kurtz Democratic 20232024 [a]
5Stephen Faessel Republican 20162024 [b]
6Natalie Meeks Republican 20222026

See also

Notes

  1. Councilmember appointee
  2. Councilmember cannot run again due to term limits

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References

  1. "City Council Districts". Archived from the original on 2017-09-18. Retrieved 28 January 2021.