- coronaca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Corona — Election Information page: November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election, Districts 1, 4 and 5, declared candidate list, nomination period and write-in dates
- coronaca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Corona — Mayor & City Council page: current officeholder roster by district (confirms Districts 1-5, general-law city, council-manager government)
- coronaca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Corona — Local Ballot Measures / redistricting history page: the switch from at-large to five single-member council districts under Measure N (2016)
- coronaca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Corona — Vice Mayor Wes Speake official biography
Last updated August 31, 2026.
City of Corona
Corona City Council, District 5
This person holds your district's seat on Corona's City Council. The council has five members. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. The term is four years. The council does not elect its Mayor and Vice Mayor by separate citywide vote. Instead the council assigns those titles from among its own district-elected members. An appointed city manager runs day to day operations.
Three people are running for this District 5 council seat. Vice Mayor Wes Speake is the incumbent. He faces Robert Mirshafiee and Rory Connell.
The winner serves a four-year term on Corona's five-member City Council, which sets city ordinances, adopts the budget, and decides land use citywide. The council doesn't elect its Mayor and Vice Mayor by separate citywide vote — those are titles the council assigns from among its own district-elected members — and day-to-day operations run through an appointed city manager.
Speake is running on nearly two full terms already served, including a year as Mayor. Neither Mirshafiee nor Connell holds elected office or has a documented public record in this pass, so the practical choice is between continuity with Speake's tenure and a challenger whose views are not yet publicly established.
Wes Speake
Wes Speake is the incumbent in District 5. He is also Corona's Vice Mayor. He was first elected in November 2018 and reelected in 2022. His stated focus areas are infrastructure, housing, economic development, and regional transportation planning.
Robert Mirshafiee
Robert Mirshafiee is a declared candidate for District 5. No background information about them was found.
Rory Connell
Rory Connell is a declared candidate for District 5. No background information about them was found.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.