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Concord City Council, District 3

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City of Concord

Concord City Council, District 3

This person holds your district's seat on Concord's City Council. The council has five members. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. They also appoint the city manager who runs day to day government. The council elects its own Mayor and Vice Mayor each year. Each of those roles is a one year term. There is no separate Mayor of Concord contest on this ballot. Council seats are staggered. Districts 1, 3, and 5 are up this cycle. Districts 2 and 4 follow in 2028. The term is four years.

Four candidates are running for Concord City Council District 3. They are Don Seta, Robyn Kuslits, Dena Acosta Beere, and Douglas Lezameta. This is an open seat. None of the four is the sitting District 3 incumbent. Whoever gets the most votes on November 3 wins outright, with no runoff.

This person holds District 3's seat on Concord's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, plus appointing the city manager who runs day-to-day government. Concord's council elects its own Mayor and Vice Mayor from among its five district members each year rather than voters choosing a separate citywide mayor. The term is four years.

Seta is running largely on a long civic-service and military resume -- a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with multiple advanced degrees and several current director-level roles in local civic organizations -- built around a three-part platform of fiscal discipline, public safety, and parks. Kuslits, Acosta Beere, and Lezameta's campaigns could not be independently characterized in this pass beyond each candidate's filed occupation.

Don Seta

Don Seta is a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel. Their campaign site says they hold a Doctorate in Business Administration from Alliant International University. They also hold a Master's in Systems Management from USC. And they hold a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley. They list director or officer roles with the Concord Ambassadors and the Concord Historical Society. They also list the Concord Diablo Rotary Club and the American Legion's Aerospace Commission of California. They are also vice chair of the city's Measure X Community Advisory Board. Their platform has three parts. They call for fiscal discipline and transparency, which they call "Serve the Community." They support police and emergency services, with a focus on street safety along the Monument corridor. They call this "Safety Today." They also call for park maintenance, especially at Lake Ellis, paired with environmental stewardship. They call this "Green Future."

Robyn Kuslits

Robyn Kuslits's occupation is listed as "Substitute Teacher" on the county's candidate roster. No campaign website, news coverage, or further biography was found for them despite a thorough search.

Dena Acosta Beere

Dena Acosta Beere's occupation is listed as "Community Volunteer" on the county's candidate roster. A likely campaign website address redirects to a parked page rather than a working site. No other campaign website, news coverage, or further biography was found for them. This was despite a thorough search.

Douglas Lezameta

Douglas Lezameta's occupation is listed as "Small Business Owner" on the county's candidate roster. No campaign website, news coverage, or further biography was found for them despite a thorough search.

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