City of Santa Clarita

Santa Clarita City Council, District 4

This person holds your district's seat on Santa Clarita's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. The term is four years.

Five candidates are running for Santa Clarita City Council District 4. They are Jeffrey Berman, Valerie Bradford, Nick Somers, Laurene Weste, and Peter Yahiayan. Weste is the only incumbent. She has been on the council since 1998 and is the city's current mayor. Her four challengers have no city-office experience. The term is four years.

Council seats carry 4-year terms. Winners join four other district representatives voting on the city budget, land-use and development decisions, and municipal ordinances; day-to-day operations run through an appointed city manager rather than any single elected official.

Incumbent Laurene Weste, on the council since 1998, faces four challengers with no city-office experience, so the practical choice is whether nearly three decades of incumbency should continue or give way to a newer council voice.

Jeffrey Berman

Jeffrey Berman works as a creative director and video producer. Local news coverage has no campaign announcement or platform statement from them. Their financial disclosure lists stock investments.

Valerie Bradford

Valerie Bradford is a retired human-resources professional. They have raised their family in Santa Clarita. They are running on transparency and accountability from City Hall. They cite the cost of living, fire insurance, and road congestion. Those are the issues they hear most from residents. They reported no financial interests on their disclosure.

Nick Somers

Nick Somers is the sole proprietor of Nvisionate. That is a film-production sound stage in North Hollywood. Local news coverage has no campaign announcement or platform statement from him. His financial disclosure lists stock investments and ownership of his business.

Laurene Weste

Laurene Weste is the incumbent. She has been on the Santa Clarita City Council since 1998. She is its current mayor. She is a property manager by profession. Her priorities include acquiring open space, easing traffic, and building sports fields. She also names revitalizing Old Town Newhall. Her time in office includes preserving thousands of acres of open space. It also includes building the city's cross-town trail system.

Peter Yahiayan

Peter Yahiayan qualified for District 4 shortly before the filing deadline, per Signal reporting. Local news coverage has no campaign announcement, platform statement, or disclosure summary for them. They have not held elected or appointed city office before.

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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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