- 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 -- James Welker's filed Candidate Statement, City Council District 5 (a Correctional Lieutenant with 25-plus years of public-safety and leadership experience, serves on Hemet's Mobile Home Rent Review Commission; priorities of safer neighborhoods, cleaner streets, homelessness, roads, illegal dumping, and responsible economic development)
- hemetca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Hemet -- James "Jimmy" DePasse's filed Candidate Statement, City Council District 5 (family in the valley more than 50 years, owner of a local automotive-repair business for 31 years; priorities of fiscal leadership and opposing the council's proposed sales-tax measure)
- 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 5
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.
District 5's seat is open because Mayor Linda Krupa is not running again. She has been the sitting councilmember since 2010. Correctional Lieutenant James Welker and business owner James "Jimmy" DePasse are running to succeed her.
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.
With no incumbent in the race, District 5 is guaranteed a new representative -- and because the departing Mayor Krupa held this seat, the council will also need to choose a new Mayor from among its members next term. Both candidates filed their own candidate statements laying out their priorities.
James Welker
James Welker is a Correctional Lieutenant with more than 25 years in public safety. They want safer neighborhoods, cleaner streets, less homelessness, better roads, and job programs for youth. They also serve on Hemet's Mobile Home Rent Review Commission.
James DePasse
James "Jimmy" DePasse has run a local auto-repair business for 31 years. They want less wasteful spending instead of higher taxes, saying Hemet has a spending problem. Their family has lived in the San Jacinto Valley for more than 50 years.
Your pick
A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.