- ocvote.gov (opens in a new tab)OC Registrar of Voters -- Contest/Candidate Proof List, General Election 11/3/2026 -- City of Placentia section (pages 141-144 of 188, downloaded directly and parsed locally with pypdf since a plain fetch returns undecodable PDF stream data): confirms Member City Council District 2 (3 qualified candidates) and District 4 (2) as the city's two November 2026 council races, each Vote for 1, plus a separate, unopposed City Clerk contest not authored here, with incumbent flags and every candidate's filed ballot designation
- placentia.org (opens in a new tab)City of Placentia -- November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election page: confirms Districts 2 and 4 as the council seats up this cycle, lists all five qualified council candidates by district, and confirms City Clerk Robert S. "Bob" McKinnell is unopposed
- placentia.org (opens in a new tab)City of Placentia -- Councilmember Kevin Kirwin, District 2 biography page: covers his multi-decade Placentia residency, his online-safety-training business, his history coaching and presiding over Placentia JUSA youth soccer, and his stated council priorities as the outgoing District 2 officeholder, who did not file for re-election in 2026
Last updated August 31, 2026.
City of Placentia
Placentia City Council, District 2
This person holds your district's seat on Placentia's five-member City Council. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. An appointed city manager runs daily operations. Placentia has no separately elected Mayor. The council picks a Mayor from among its own members. Not all five council districts are elected the same year. The term is four years.
Three candidates are running for Placentia City Council District 2's open seat. They are Matt Waugh, Santosh Sabnis, and Julie Suchard. Incumbent Kevin Kirwin did not file for reelection. Whichever candidate gets the most votes on November 3 wins outright, with no runoff.
This person holds District 2's seat on Placentia's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, alongside an appointed city manager who runs day-to-day operations. Placentia has no separately, citywide-elected Mayor -- the council elects a Mayor from among its own members. Not all five council districts are elected the same year; only Districts 2 and 4 are up in 2026. The term is four years.
This is Placentia's only open council seat in 2026 -- the other race, District 4, has the incumbent on the ballot. Beyond each candidate's own filed occupation, no campaign site, news coverage, or other independent source could be found for any of the three despite a real, per-candidate search effort. Documented below as a gap, not filled in with speculation.
Matt Waugh
Matt Waugh's ballot title is Business Executive and Parent. No campaign website, news coverage, or other source describing their background was found.
Santosh Sabnis
Santosh Sabnis's ballot title is Business Owner and Father. No campaign website, news coverage, or other source describing their background was found.
Julie Suchard
Julie Suchard's ballot title is Community Volunteer. No campaign website, news coverage, or other source describing their background was found.
Your pick
A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.