City of Rolling Hills

Rolling Hills City Council

This person would hold one of three at-large seats up this cycle. Rolling Hills' City Council has five members total. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use for a four-year term. The council does not elect its mayor directly. Members choose one of their own to lead each November or December. Members are unpaid volunteers, with no salary, benefits, or retirement.

Four candidates are running for three council seats, with no primary or runoff. Incumbents James Black, M.D., Leah Mirsch, and Pat Wilson are running again. They face first-time challenger Jeanevra Calhoun, a real estate agent.

Winners join a five-member council that sets zoning, land-use, and view-protection rules for a roughly 3-square-mile, single-entrance gated community of about 1,900 residents. The council doesn't draw a salary -- members serve as unpaid volunteers, with no benefits or retirement, and day-to-day operations run through an appointed city manager. Each November or December, the five members choose one of their own to hold the largely ceremonial Mayor title for the coming year.

With four candidates for three seats, the practical choice is narrow: keep all three sitting councilmembers, or open one seat to the field's only newcomer. No party labels apply in this nonpartisan race, and no documented policy dispute or controversy defines it -- the incumbents' combined tenure runs back to 2003, while Calhoun offers no prior city role, so the contest turns mostly on whether voters want continuity or a fresh seat at the table.

James Black, M.D.

James Black, M.D. is the incumbent Mayor Pro Tem, first elected in March 2003. They're running for another 4-year term. Black is a plastic surgeon and, per news reports, the council's most senior member since 2015.

Leah Mirsch

Leah Mirsch is an incumbent councilmember, first elected in March 2015. She's running for another 4-year term. She is a retired telecommunications manager and former city planning commissioner.

Pat Wilson

Pat Wilson, listed as Patrick Wilson, is an incumbent councilmember, first elected in March 2015. He's running for another 4-year term. He owns a Wilmington trucking and repair facility and led the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce.

Jeanevra Calhoun

Jeanevra Calhoun is a first-time challenger for one of the three seats. They're running for a 4-year term on the council. They are a Rolling Hills real estate agent with Beach City Brokers.

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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.

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