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City of Cathedral City · Statewide General Election

Cathedral City Treasurer

Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.

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On the ballot

This person oversees the city's cash and investments and reports on Cathedral City's financial position -- a technical, non-policymaking role. A 4-year term.

Incumbent City Treasurer Greg Jackson, first elected in 2022, seeks reelection against Shelley Kaplan, a former Cathedral City councilmember, for the citywide Treasurer seat.

This person oversees the city's cash and investments and reports on Cathedral City's financial position — a technical, non-policymaking role. A 4-year term.

Unlike the council seats, City Treasurer is elected citywide rather than by district. Jackson is seeking a second term; Kaplan, who previously served on the City Council, is seeking to move into the treasurer's office.

Greg Jackson

Greg Jackson has served as Cathedral City's elected Treasurer since 2022 and is seeking a second term. No independent biography or platform statement beyond his current officeholding, as reported by the city's own Mayor & Council page and the Desert Sun, was found in the time available for this profile.

Strengths

Incumbency and existing experience with the Treasurer's specific, technical duties — overseeing the city's cash and investments.

Trade-offs

No independently reported platform or record beyond his officeholding was found in the time available for this profile.

Keep in mind

As a non-policymaking financial office, voters may weigh continuity and competence here differently than they would a council seat.

Shelley Kaplan

Shelley Kaplan is a former Cathedral City councilmember and chairs the board of directors of the Cathedral City Senior Center. No independent biography or platform statement beyond that background, as reported by the Desert Sun, was found in the time available for this profile.

Strengths

Prior elected experience on the City Council, plus current nonprofit-board leadership at the Cathedral City Senior Center.

Trade-offs

No independently reported platform specific to the Treasurer's financial duties was found in the time available for this profile.

Keep in mind

Her prior council service was a policymaking role; Treasurer is a narrower, technical one — voters may want to weigh whether that experience transfers.

Source review: Very strong (90/100) · 3 cited sources

Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.

  • voteinfo.net (opens in a new tab)Riverside County Registrar of Voters — 2026 Annual Election Calendar (lists every November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election office by city, including "City of Cathedral City: City Council District 3 / District 4 / District 5 / City Treasurer")
  • desertsun.com (opens in a new tab)The Desert Sun — "See who's running for mayor and city council in Coachella Valley" (Tom Coulter and Sam Morgen, Aug. 13, 2026; names every qualified candidate in each Cathedral City council/treasurer race with a one-line occupation/background note)
  • web.archive.org (opens in a new tab)City of Cathedral City — Mayor & Council (official roster: Mayor Raymond Gregory/District 5, Mayor Pro Tem Ernesto Gutierrez/District 4, Councilmembers Lamb/District 1, Ross/District 2, Gordon/District 3, plus City Treasurer Greg Jackson)

Last updated August 31, 2026.