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City of Loomis · Statewide General Election

Loomis Town Council

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On the ballot

This person would hold one of three seats up this cycle on the Loomis Town Council, a 5-member board elected to 4-year terms: town ordinances, the budget, and land use for a Placer County town of about 6,836 residents per the 2020 Census. Loomis runs under a council-manager government -- an appointed Town Manager handles day-to-day operations -- and rather than voters directly electing a Mayor, the Councilmember who receives the most votes in an election is seated as Mayor Pro Tempore the following year and then Mayor the year after that.

Four candidates are running for three at-large seats on the Loomis Town Council: incumbents David Ring, Amanda Cortez, and Stephanie Youngblood are all seeking new terms, challenged by first-time candidate Randy Green, a retired fire chief officer. Loomis's other two Council seats -- held by Mayor Jan Clark-Crets and Mayor Pro Tem Danny Cartwright -- aren't up again until 2028.

Loomis, a Placer County town of about 6,836 residents per the 2020 Census, runs under a council-manager government: a 5-member Town Council, elected entirely at large to staggered 4-year terms, sets town ordinances, the budget, and land use, while an appointed Town Manager runs day-to-day operations. Loomis voters don't elect a Mayor directly -- the Councilmember who receives the most votes in an election is seated as Mayor Pro Tempore the following year and then becomes Mayor the year after that. This November's election fills the three seats Ring, Cortez, and Youngblood currently hold; the new term begins Dec. 8, 2026.

Nomination papers were open July 13 to Aug. 7, 2026. Unlike neighboring Auburn and Colfax, Loomis's Town Council race did not need its filing period extended -- Placer County's own notice of which offices needed an extension (because an incumbent hadn't yet filed) names only the City of Auburn and City of Colfax councils among city races. All three incumbents filed within the regular window, and Green, a newcomer, qualified independently in the same window, giving voters a genuine four-candidate choice for three seats.

Amanda Cortez

Amanda Cortez, a Loomis Councilmember, is seeking another term. She's 49, has been married more than 25 years, and moved to Loomis in 2004; she retired after 27 years as a delivery driver and holds an associate's degree in Ministerial Studies with a focus on Pastoral Leadership. Her stated priorities include the Horseshoe Bar Road/I-80 interchange project, downtown parking and revitalization, infrastructure investment, and public-safety partnerships with the county sheriff and fire district. She lists endorsements from Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, the Placer County Republican Party, Sheriff Wayne Woo, and Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 522.

Strengths

An incumbent with a specific, checkable accomplishment: securing state funding toward the Horseshoe Bar Road/I-80 interchange project, plus named local and state endorsers.

Trade-offs

One of three incumbents in a four-candidate field; a vote to keep her is also a vote against the race's only newcomer.

Keep in mind

Her platform and background are drawn entirely from her own campaign site; no independent news coverage of her 2026 candidacy was found this pass.

Stephanie Youngblood

Councilmember Stephanie Youngblood is running for reelection. She holds a bachelor's degree in Government and Journalism from Sacramento State and has previously worked in the California State Assembly. Her stated priorities span six areas: public safety, infrastructure, responsible growth that preserves the town's character, a strong local economy, education and families, and regional community partnerships.

Strengths

An incumbent with a government-affairs background (State Assembly service) directly relevant to town governance.

Trade-offs

One of three incumbents in a four-candidate field; her own campaign site does not specify her current employment.

Keep in mind

No independent news coverage of her 2026 candidacy was found this pass; her platform is drawn entirely from her own campaign site.

David Ring

David Ring, a Loomis Councilmember, is seeking another term. The Town's own Council page confirms his incumbency and lists his official council email, but no campaign site, news coverage, or candidate statement describing his background or platform was found this pass.

Strengths

A sitting Councilmember, independently confirmed by the Town's own official roster.

Trade-offs

The thinnest-documented candidate in the field -- no platform, biography, or stated priorities were found anywhere this pass.

Keep in mind

This is a documentation gap, not a sign of anything about him specifically; a future pass should retry closer to the election for a campaign site or local news coverage.

Randy Green

Randy Green, the race's only non-incumbent, is a U.S. Army veteran (25th Infantry Division) who retired as a fire-service chief officer after more than two decades protecting California communities. He holds a management-education credential from UC Berkeley and, after retiring from the fire service, founded a safety-consulting business. In his own words, he's running because he "care[s] deeply about this community and believe[s] local government should listen to the people it serves," with stated priorities of public safety, fiscal responsibility, supporting local businesses, protecting property rights, and preserving Loomis's small-town character.

Strengths

The only candidate not currently on the Council; a two-decade fire-service leadership career plus military service, independently reported by Gold Mountain California News Media.

Trade-offs

No prior elected or appointed government experience.

Keep in mind

The Gold Mountain profile is a straightforward campaign-launch announcement rather than investigative reporting, but it independently corroborates his own campaign site's account of his background.

Source review: Mixed (78/100) · 9 cited sources

Official records anchor this contest, with several source types checked for context; advocacy or endorsement sources are treated as attributed perspective.

Review note: Amanda Cortez's own 2026 Loomis Town Council campaign site (cortezforloomis.com): a full personal biography (age 49, married 25+ years, moved to Loomis in 2004, retired after 27 years as a delivery driver, an A.A. in Ministerial Studies), a platform anchored on the Horseshoe Bar Road/I-80 interchange project and downtown parking, and named endorsers including Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, the Placer County Republican Party, Sheriff Wayne Woo, and Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 522. Campaign voice, quoted and attributed as such., Randy Green's own 2026 Loomis Town Council campaign site (randygreen4loomis.com), consistent with and corroborating the Gold Mountain California News Media profile cited alongside it., and Stephanie Youngblood's own 2026 Loomis Town Council campaign site (stephanieyoungblood.com): a B.A. in Government and Journalism from Sacramento State, prior service in the California State Assembly, and a six-point platform (public safety, infrastructure, responsible growth, local economy, education/families, community partnerships). Campaign voice, quoted and attributed as such. may have more bias because they are advocacy voter guides compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.

  • placercountyelections.gov (opens in a new tab)Placer County Elections -- official "Offices to Appear on the Ballot for the November 3, 2026 Gubernatorial Election" PDF: its "City and Town" section lists a single Loomis row, "Town of Loomis -- Town Council -- 3 seats -- December 8, 2026," confirming the office structure independently of the town's own materials; transcribed at sources/placer-candidates-nov2026.txt.
  • placercountyelections.gov (opens in a new tab)Placer County Elections -- official "Candidate List" (report CFMR009, "November 3 2026 General Election," printed 8/28/2026 11:50:18AM, 29 pages) -- reached live via the "Candidate Watch" link on the county's Current Elections page (a document the county's Cloudflare/Akamai block had prevented earlier passes from finding; a plain curl with a browser User-Agent against the PDF itself succeeded). Page 17 names the "TOWN OF LOOMIS MEMBER OF TOWN COUNCIL" contest in full (On Ballot: Yes, Vote For: 3): four Qualified candidates for the three seats -- David Ring ("Incumbent," filed 8/04/2026), Amanda Cortez ("Councilmember, Town of Loomis," filed 7/23/2026), Stephanie Youngblood ("Incumbent," filed 7/28/2026), and Randy Green ("Retired Firefighter," filed 7/29/2026) -- the authoritative certified roster for this contest.
  • loomis.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Town of Loomis -- own official Town Council page (loomis.ca.gov/departments/city-council/): names the sitting five-member roster with contact emails -- Mayor Jan Clark-Crets, Mayor Pro Tem Danny Cartwright, and Councilmembers Stephanie Youngblood, David Ring, and Amanda Cortez -- independently confirming Ring, Cortez, and Youngblood as three of the five sitting Councilmembers, and describing the town's Council-Manager government: five elected members serving 4-year terms, with the top vote-getter in an election seated as Mayor Pro Tempore the following year and Mayor the year after that.
  • loomis.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Town of Loomis -- own official "2026 Campaign Resources" page (Town Clerk Carol Parker's page): states outright, "The November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election includes three (3) Loomis Town Council seats," independently confirming the 3-seat structure.
  • cortezforloomis.com (opens in a new tab)Amanda Cortez's own 2026 Loomis Town Council campaign site (cortezforloomis.com): a full personal biography (age 49, married 25+ years, moved to Loomis in 2004, retired after 27 years as a delivery driver, an A.A. in Ministerial Studies), a six-point platform anchored on the Horseshoe Bar Road/I-80 interchange project and downtown parking, and named endorsers including Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, the Placer County Republican Party, Sheriff Wayne Woo, and Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 522. Campaign voice, quoted and attributed as such.
  • stephanieyoungblood.com (opens in a new tab)Stephanie Youngblood's own 2026 Loomis Town Council campaign site (stephanieyoungblood.com): a B.A. in Government and Journalism from Sacramento State, past service in the California State Assembly, and a six-point platform (public safety, infrastructure, responsible growth, local economy, education/families, community partnerships). Campaign voice, quoted and attributed as such.
  • randygreen4loomis.com (opens in a new tab)Randy Green's own 2026 Loomis Town Council campaign site (randygreen4loomis.com), consistent with and corroborating the Gold Mountain California News Media profile cited alongside it.
  • goldmountaincanews.com (opens in a new tab)Gold Mountain California News Media -- "Green to announce candidacy for Loomis Town Council" (read in full this pass): profiles Randy Green as a U.S. Army veteran (25th Infantry Division) who retired as a fire-service chief officer after more than two decades, holds a UC Berkeley management-education credential, and founded a safety-consulting business after retiring; quotes his stated priorities (public safety, fiscal responsibility, small business, property rights, small-town character) and names his campaign kickoff (Aug. 5, 2026, Loomis Veterans Memorial Hall).
  • en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia, "Loomis, California": used narrowly for the fixed, dated 2020 Census population figure (6,836).

Last updated September 2, 2026.