- hemetca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Hemet -- General Municipal Election, November 3, 2026 (official election page: lists District 1, District 2, and District 5 City Council seats as contested, every candidate who filed for each with filing date, and notes Jackie Peterson's withdrawal and Eric Urena's non-filing)
- hemetca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Hemet -- Mayor & City Council (official roster: Mayor Linda Krupa/District 5, Mayor Pro Tem Joe Males/District 4, Councilmembers Connie Howard-Clark/District 1, Jackie Peterson/District 2, Tom Lodge/District 3)
- hemetca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Hemet -- Municipal Elections Information (three-term lifetime limit on council service, Hemet Municipal Code Sec. 2-37, counting only terms since 2012; nomination filing period July 13-Aug. 7, 2026, extended to Aug. 12 for District 2)
- hemetca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Hemet -- Council Member Connie Howard-Clark, District 1 (official bio: fourth-generation Hemet resident, B.A. in History from Humboldt University, emergency teaching credential, works with P.E.O., coaches youth softball, married to a retired police officer)
- hemetca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Hemet -- Norm Kyriss's filed Candidate Statement, City Council District 1 (Hemet resident since 1981, Hemet High School class of 1986, career in real estate; cites serving as Ramona Bowl President, President of the local Association of Realtors, a Habitat for Humanity director, Measure U Citizens Oversight Committee member, Vice-President of Grandfathers for Golf, and State Political Coordinator for the California Association of Realtors; priorities of fiscal discipline, streets/parks, public safety, and business growth). Filed and signed "Norm Kyriss" throughout, though the city's own candidate list names him "Norman W. Kyriss III" -- this dataset follows his own, self-consistent spelling.
- netfile.com (opens in a new tab)City of Hemet NetFile — public campaign-disclosure search
Last updated September 3, 2026.
City of Hemet
Hemet City Council, District 1
This person holds your district's seat on Hemet's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. The term is four years, capped at three lifetime terms (Hemet Municipal Code Sec. 2-37, counting only terms since 2012). The council selects one of its own members to serve as Mayor and another as Mayor Pro Tem -- the titles rotate rather than being separately elected.
Connie Howard-Clark is the incumbent for Hemet's District 1 council seat. She is running for reelection against Carlos Michel and Realtor Norm Kyriss.
This person holds your district's seat on Hemet's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. The term is four years, capped at three lifetime terms. The council selects one of its own members to serve as Mayor and another as Mayor Pro Tem -- the titles rotate rather than being separately elected.
Howard-Clark is the sitting District 1 councilmember, running to keep her seat. Kyriss, a longtime local Realtor and civic volunteer, is campaigning on fiscal discipline and city services. Neither Michel's nor Howard-Clark's detailed platform was independently reported beyond background in the time researched for this profile; Howard-Clark filed no candidate statement of her own.
Connie Howard-Clark
Connie Howard-Clark is Hemet's sitting District 1 councilmember, seeking reelection. She is a fourth-generation Hemet resident with a history degree from Humboldt University. She also has a teaching credential and filed no statement for this race.
Carlos Michel
Carlos Michel filed to run for the District 1 seat. No candidate statement, biography, or platform was found for them.
Norm Kyriss
Norm Kyriss has lived in Hemet since 1981 and works in real estate. They want fiscal discipline, better streets and parks, support for first responders, and business growth. They have served as Ramona Bowl President and led the local Realtors group.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.