City of La Verne

La Verne City Council, District 1

This person holds your district's seat on La Verne's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use.

Steven F. Johnson is the incumbent. They first served on the council from 2003 to 2011. They now hold the District 1 seat again. They face Thomas Allison, an attorney and law professor at the University of La Verne. Allison has completed five years on the city's Planning Commission.

This person holds one of five district seats on La Verne's City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land-use decisions. The term is four years. Council members choose one of their own to serve as mayor and mayor pro tem, presiding over meetings but casting only one vote like any other member.

Johnson is campaigning on a general philosophy — the Rotary Club's "Four-Way Test" — built on two non-consecutive stints on the council rather than a specific 2026 platform. Allison is campaigning on fiscal discipline, neighborhood safety and preserving Old Town, drawing on direct land-use experience from the Planning Commission but no record casting votes as an elected official.

Steven F. Johnson

Steven F. Johnson is the incumbent and a self employed insurance broker. They say their guiding principle is the Rotary Four-Way Test, not a specific policy platform. They served on the City Council from 2003 to 2011.

Thomas Allison

Thomas Allison is an attorney and a law professor at the University of La Verne. They are running on fiscal responsibility, traffic and neighborhood safety, and preserving Old Town. They have served five years on the city's Planning Commission.

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