City of Citrus Heights

Citrus Heights City Council, District 2

This person would hold one of three Citrus Heights City Council seats this cycle. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. An appointed City Manager runs daily operations. The term is four years. The five-member council picks one member to serve as Mayor for a year. This is a district council seat, not a separate mayor's office.

Two candidates are running for this Citrus Heights City Council seat. MariJane Lopez-Taff holds the seat now and wants a second term. Lopez-Taff is also the council's Mayor. Charles Stone is a first-time challenger and a retired law enforcement officer.

Citrus Heights' City Council has five members, each elected from one of five districts, under a council-manager government with an appointed City Manager. Councilmembers set city ordinances, the budget, and land-use decisions. The term is four years. The council itself selects one member to serve a rotating, one-year term as Mayor -- Lopez-Taff currently holds that title, but it is separate from this District 2 seat and returns to a council vote regardless of who wins here.

Whoever gets more votes wins outright -- there is no primary and no runoff. This election fills three of Citrus Heights' five council seats (Districts 2, 4, and 5); Districts 1 and 3, elected in Nov. 2024, are not up again until 2028.

MariJane Lopez-Taff

MariJane Lopez-Taff won this District 2 seat in 2022. They now serve the council's rotating one-year term as Mayor. They run on safe streets, economic development, and the quality of K-12 education. They work as a Programs Manager at a local nonprofit focused on education. They represent the city on nine boards and committees.

Charles Stone

Charles Stone is a first-time candidate. Their ballot title is Retired Law Enforcement. No agency or department is named. No other background or platform was found for them.

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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.

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