Stephen Whitburn | |
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President Pro Tempore of the San Diego City Council | |
In office December 10, 2020 –December 6, 2021 | |
Mayor | Todd Gloria |
Council President | Jennifer Campbell |
Preceded by | Barbara Bry |
Succeeded by | Monica Montgomery Steppe |
Member of the San Diego City Council from District 3 | |
Assumed office December 10,2020 | |
Mayor | Todd Gloria |
Preceded by | Chris Ward |
Personal details | |
Born | West Germany |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison (BA) |
Stephen Whitburn is an American politician,activist,and former journalist serving as a member of the San Diego City Council since 2020,representing District 3. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as president pro tempore of the San Diego City Council from 2020 to 2021 under council president Jennifer Campbell.
Whitburn represents the communities of Balboa Park,Bankers Hill/Park West,Downtown,Golden Hill,Hillcrest,Little Italy,Middleton,Mission Hills,Mission Valley West,North Park,South Park,and University Heights.
Whitburn was born in West Germany and grew up in multiple states. [1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and Latin American studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. [2]
Whitburn started working for a radio station as a news reporter in Madison,Wisconsin for nine years before accepting a position for a radio station in San Diego. [3] He then worked as a public affairs manager for the American Red Cross,later taking roles as directors of San Diego Pride and the Southern California chapter of the American Cancer Society. [4] [5]
In 2008,Whitburn ran for the District 3 seat on the San Diego City Council vacated by term-limited incumbent Toni Atkins. He came in second in the June primary behind fellow Democrat Todd Gloria,a staffer for Congresswoman Susan Davis. Gloria went on to defeat Whitburn in the general election with 54.6% of the vote. [6]
After the election,Whitburn served as vice chair of the City of San Diego’s Medical Marijuana Task Force in 2009. [7] In 2010,Whitburn ran for the 4th supervisorial district on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors,seeking to unseat Republican incumbent Ron Roberts. [8] He would have been the first openly gay member of the board of supervisors if elected. [9] Roberts and Whitburn advanced from the primary with 47.3% and 22.3% of the vote,respectively. Roberts went on to defeat Whitburn in the general election. [10]
In 2020,Whitburn ran for the District 3 seat on the San Diego City Council vacated by Chris Ward,who ran to become a member of the California State Assembly representing California's 78th State Assembly district. He finished first in the nonpartisan primary election with 31.1% of the vote before defeating fellow Democrat Toni Duran in the general election with 63% of the vote. [11]
After assuming office in December 2020,Whitburn served as president pro tempore of the San Diego City Council from 2020 to 2021. He ran for re-election in 2024,advancing from the primary election with 52.4% of the vote. [12] He defeated public interest attorney and fellow Democrat Coleen Cusack in the November 2024 general election. [13]
Whitburn introduced a city council ordinance in 2023 that allowed police to remove homeless encampments on public property if city shelter beds are available,which passed in a 5–4 vote. [14] [15] [16] The ordinance became a model for a statewide encampment ban bill that was introduced in the California State Senate the following year. [17]
Whitburn supports income-restricted housing and streamlined regulations to lower costs for housing developers. [18] He was endorsed by the YIMBY Democrats of San Diego,a local pro-housing activist group,in the 2024 election. [19]
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