# Foster City Council, District 2 Stacy Jimenez is running uncontested for Foster City Council, District 2. Full ballot at VoteOrElse.com. On the November 3, 2026 California general election ballot. This person would hold one of five district seats on Foster City's council-manager government. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. Foster City is a roughly 33,800-resident San Mateo County city. It is built on filled Bay land. The term is four years. This is Foster City's first-ever district election. The city moved off an at-large system in 2024. This followed a California Voting Rights Act demand letter. It created five geographic districts. Districts 1 and 2 elect in 2026. Districts 3, 4, and 5 follow in 2028. The Council chooses a Mayor from its own members each year. Voters do not elect the office directly. - Jurisdiction: City of Foster City - Election: November 3, 2026 California general election - Publisher: Vote or Else (https://voteorelse.com) — a free, nonpartisan ballot guide for California voters. No endorsements. - Canonical page: https://voteorelse.com/2026/foster-city-council-2 - Full ballot: this page covers one race. Every contest on a voter's own ballot, by address, with the same breakdown for each: https://voteorelse.com/ - Sources last retrieved: September 1, 2026 - Source-objectivity score: 83 out of 100 (Strong), across 6 cited sources. This grades the mix of sources, not the candidates. Rubric: https://voteorelse.com/about#methodology ## On the ballot - **Stacy Jimenez** — Councilmember / Attorney · Incumbent A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot. Councilmember Stacy Jimenez is running for reelection unopposed in District 2; they were the only candidate who qualified by the filing deadline. This is Foster City's first-ever district election. The city moved off an at-large City Council in 2024 -- after a letter alleging California Voting Rights Act violations -- to five geographic districts; Districts 1 and 2 elect this cycle, Districts 3, 4, and 5 follow in 2028. The winner serves a 4-year term, through 2030. The Council chooses its own Mayor from among its members each year rather than voters electing the office directly. The county's own certified candidate roster and the city's own Elections page both confirm no one else filed to challenge Jimenez this cycle. ## Stacy Jimenez The incumbent, elected to the Council at-large on November 8, 2022 and serving as Foster City's Mayor as of late 2024 before rotating out of that post; they are a 20-year Foster City resident, an attorney (J.D., University of San Francisco) with a political-science degree from UCLA, who work in legal and real-estate investment management. They previously served as vice chair of the city's Parks and Recreation Citizens Advisory Committee and are active in the League of Women Voters, American Legion Auxiliary, and Foster City Toastmasters, among other community groups. Their stated 2026 priorities are lowering speed limits to 15 mph around schools and improving e-bike safety, restoring the Council's Code of Conduct, Safe Routes to Schools programs, housing growth that preserves neighborhood character, and leveraging their regional-board experience on transportation and infrastructure funding. **Strengths:** A full term of Council experience including a stint as Mayor, plus a professional and civic background (law, real estate, multiple community boards) directly relevant to the seat. **Trade-offs:** This dataset found no independent (non-campaign) reporting evaluating their first term. **Keep in mind:** With no opponent, this race functions as a retention question, not a comparison between candidates. ## Review notes - Stacy Jimenez's own campaign site (stacyforcouncil.com), 'About Stacy' page: her stated 2026 platform (school-zone speed limits and e-bike safety, restoring the Council's Code of Conduct, Safe Routes to Schools, housing that preserves neighborhood character, regional cooperation on transportation and infrastructure funding) and a 'Paid for by Stacy Jimenez for Council 2026' disclosure line with no FPPC committee ID given. may have more bias because it is an advocacy voter guide compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources. ## Sources 1. [San Mateo County ACRE -- Roster of Candidates, Qualified Candidates Only, November 3, 2026 General Election (CFMR009), dated 2026-08-25: confirms Foster City's Member, City Council, District 1 and District 2 are each 'On Ballot: Yes,' 'Vote for 1,' with District 1 drawing two qualified candidates (Art Kiesel, Phoebe Shin Venkat) and District 2 drawing one (Stacy Jimenez)](https://smcacre.gov/system/files/2026-08/52_candidateroster0825.pdf) 2. [City of Foster City -- official 'District Elections' page: states the City Council approved Resolution No. 2024-91 on September 3, 2024 declaring intent to move from at-large to five geographic council districts after a letter alleging California Voting Rights Act violations, adopted the final district map on December 2, 2024, and scheduled Districts 1 and 2 to elect in 2026 with Districts 3, 4, and 5 following in 2028](https://www.fostercity.org/195/District-Elections) 3. [City of Foster City -- official 'Elections' page: independently lists the identical November 2026 District 1 and District 2 candidates as the county roster, states the winners serve four-year terms ending in 2030, gives the August 7, 2026 filing deadline and September 7-October 20, 2026 write-in filing window, a League of Women Voters candidates forum set for October 8, 2026, and states campaign-finance statements must be e-filed through the city's NetFile portal](https://www.fostercity.org/362/Elections) 4. [Wikipedia's Foster City, California article: a 2020 census population of 33,805 and, as of its December 2024 infobox, Stacy Jimenez as Mayor with Art Kiesel, Suzy Niederhofer, Patrick Sullivan, and Phoebe Venkat as the other councilmembers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster_City,_California) 5. [City of Foster City -- official council-bio page for Stacy Jimenez: names her a sitting Councilmember, elected November 8, 2022 to a four-year term, an attorney and real-estate investment manager, a 20-year Foster City resident, and lists her civic roles (Parks and Recreation Citizens Advisory Committee, League of Women Voters, American Legion Auxiliary, Foster City Toastmasters)](https://www.fostercity.org/1231/Stacy-Jimenez) 6. [Stacy Jimenez's own campaign site (stacyforcouncil.com), 'About Stacy' page: her stated 2026 platform (school-zone speed limits and e-bike safety, restoring the Council's Code of Conduct, Safe Routes to Schools, housing that preserves neighborhood character, regional cooperation on transportation and infrastructure funding) and a 'Paid for by Stacy Jimenez for Council 2026' disclosure line with no FPPC committee ID given](https://www.stacyforcouncil.com/aboutstacy) ## The rest of the ballot Foster City Council, District 2 is one contest among the many a California voter decides on November 3, 2026 — Congress, the Legislature, county, city, and school board races differ by address. 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