# Suisun City Council Compare records and positions simply between Princess Washington, Jenalee Dawson, Katrina Garcia, or Xenia Tom for Suisun City Council at VoteOrElse.com. On the November 3, 2026 California general election ballot. This person would hold one of two at-large seats on Suisun City's Council. The Council has five members in total. Members oversee the city budget, land use, and city staff. Suisun City also has a directly elected Mayor, who is not in this race. - Jurisdiction: City of Suisun City - Election: November 3, 2026 California general election - Seats: 2 - Publisher: Vote or Else (https://voteorelse.com) — a free, nonpartisan ballot guide for California voters. No endorsements. - Canonical page: https://voteorelse.com/2026/suisun-city-council - Full ballot: this page covers one race. Every contest on a voter's own ballot, by address, with the same breakdown for each: https://voteorelse.com/ - Sources last retrieved: September 1, 2026 - Source-objectivity score: 86 out of 100 (Strong), across 4 cited sources. This grades the mix of sources, not the candidates. Rubric: https://voteorelse.com/about#methodology ## On the ballot - **Princess Washington** — Non-Profit Executive · Incumbent - **Jenalee Dawson** — Non-Profit Director / Councilmember · Incumbent - **Katrina Garcia** — Small Business Owner - **Xenia Tom** — Home Maker A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot. Four candidates are running for two at-large seats on Suisun City's Council: incumbents Princess Washington and Jenalee Dawson, against challengers Katrina Garcia and Xenia Tom. Vote for up to two -- no primary. Council seats are elected at large and citywide. Voters also elect a Mayor directly. That is a separate contest on this same ballot and not part of this race. Winners join the rest of Suisun City’s 5-member Council. The Council handles the city budget, land use and zoning, and oversight of city staff. Suisun City is a Solano County city of 29,518 residents as of the 2020 Census. A professional city manager runs daily operations. The county’s own ballot does not give an exact number of years for the term. No Suisun City resolution or notice could be found to confirm one. The city’s own site returned an access error to every attempt. Two incumbents and two challengers are competing for two seats. The practical choice is whether either sitting Councilmember should be replaced. Both incumbents filed statements citing their time in office and their priorities. Both challengers are first-time candidates for city office. One runs on a youth focused platform. The other runs on small business and neighborhood themes. No candidate forum coverage or comparative reporting on this race was found. The candidates’ own filed statements are all there is. That fits the limited local news in a city this size. ## Princess Washington Princess Washington is the Council's incumbent and a non-profit executive; their filed ballot designation is "Non-Profit Executive." Their statement says they have called Suisun City home for more than 30 years, growing up there, raising their family there, and now caring for their elders there. They describe their work on the Council as promoting transparency, fiscal responsibility, public safety, and community building, and states they have "a proven track record of upholding our shared values and standing by my convictions -- even when it means casting the lone vote." **Strengths:** The longest personal roots in Suisun City of any candidate in this race, more than 30 years. Washington also has a full term as a sitting Councilmember to run on. **Trade-offs:** Washington's statement does not name the votes where they say they stood alone. No independent local news account of them was found. **Keep in mind:** Washington's own words about casting the lone vote signal they have dissented on some Council decisions. That is worth more research for a voter weighing continuity against change. ## Jenalee Dawson Jenalee Dawson is the Council's incumbent, its Mayor Pro-tem per Wikipedia's current roster, and a non-profit director; their filed ballot designation is "Non-Profit Director/Councilmember." Their statement says they are a lifelong Suisun City resident who is raising their own family on the same streets that raised them, holds a doctorate in Human and Social Services, and has spent their career in nonprofit leadership serving vulnerable populations. They frame their candidacy partly through a working parent's lens -- the cost of groceries, the value of a good school, and whether the city stays affordable for their children -- and describe their leadership style as direct rather than cautious. **Strengths:** A doctorate in Human and Social Services and a career in nonprofit leadership. They frame that as budget and organization building experience for Council work. **Trade-offs:** Like Washington, Dawson's statement does not itemize their record on the Council. No independent account of their votes was found to check against their own description. **Keep in mind:** Dawson's role as Mayor Pro Tem, per Wikipedia’s current roster, comes from a Council vote. It is not part of this ballot. A Council win does not itself confirm they keep that title next term. ## Katrina Garcia Katrina Garcia is a small-business owner and a challenger; their filed ballot designation is "Small Business Owner." Their statement centers on safe neighborhoods, thriving local businesses, and opportunity across generations. They describe coordinating the Suisun City Children's Business Fair, where young entrepreneurs learned to create, market, and sell products and services, and frame themselves as "not a career politician," running because they want practical, collaborative solutions. **Strengths:** A concrete civic project they organized, the Children’s Business Fair. That is a specific accomplishment, not just a stated value. **Trade-offs:** Garcia states no prior appointed or elected city role. Their themes of safe neighborhoods and local business support are broadly shared rather than distinguishing. **Keep in mind:** Garcia is a small business owner themselves. Their push to support local business is also a direct personal stake. That is worth noting, not disqualifying. ## Xenia Tom Xenia Tom is 38; their official ballot designation reads "Home Maker," while their own filed statement describes their occupation as "Stay-at-home mom." Their statement is built around youth opportunity: expanding scholarships, mentorships, internships, and partnerships with schools, churches, businesses, and community organizations. They name a specific partner, Pastor Dr. Claybon Lea Jr. of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, for his work helping students reach college, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and say they want to strengthen ties with universities like Stanford. They state the mission is personal: their family has been affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa, a rare genetic disease, and they credit Stanford's research and care with showing them how education and medical discovery can change lives. **Strengths:** The most specific platform focus of the four candidates, youth pathways to higher education. Tom names a local partner and gives a personal reason for it. **Trade-offs:** No prior appointed or elected city role was found for them. No civic board service beyond what their statement describes was found either. The family reason they cite was not independently checked. **Keep in mind:** Tom's platform concentrates on youth and education partnerships. Their statement does not address the budget, infrastructure, or public safety. Voters weighing those may want to look for their positions separately. ## Sources 1. [Solano County Registrar of Voters -- official "Candidate Filed Log - November 3, 2026 General Election" (as of 8/20/2026): its "CITY OF SUISUN CITY" section lists Mayor - Full Term (Vote for 1, 5 candidates including incumbent Alma Hernandez) and Councilmember (Vote for 2, 4 candidates including incumbents Princess Washington and Jenalee Dawson), both voted at-large -- the identical document cited by the county-level shard's own "solano-candidate-log-2026," re-downloaded fresh this session and confirmed unchanged against the county's own live current-election page](https://content.solanocounty.gov/sites/default/files/2026-07/CANDIDATE_FILED_LOG_Nov_3_2026_7.13.26.pdf) 2. [Solano County Registrar of Voters -- "November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate Guide," its own countywide incumbent table: lists "City of Suisun City Mayor -- Alma Hernandez" and "City of Suisun City Councilmember -- Princess Washington" / "...Jenalee Dawson," each unmarked (an elected, not appointed, incumbent) -- independently corroborates the candidate log's own incumbent flags and, by omission, confirms sitting Councilmember Amit Pal's own seat is not up this cycle](https://content.solanocounty.gov/sites/default/files/2026-06/Candidate_Guide_Nov_3_2026_v4.pdf) 3. [Solano County Registrar of Voters -- November 2026 Voter Information Guide, Ballot Type 28 (the booklet covering City of Suisun City races): carries the official, filed Statement of Candidate for eight of the nine Suisun City Mayor/Council candidates under Elections Code 13307 -- the candidates' own words on background and platform -- and confirms Michael Jefferson filed none ("No Candidate Statement provided"), matching the candidate log's own "N" flag for him](https://content.solanocounty.gov/sites/default/files/2026-08/SOLA11031028_-_VIG_28_ES.pdf) 4. [Wikipedia -- "Suisun City, California": used narrowly for the 2020 Census population (29,518), the council-manager government type, and the current 5-member Council roster (Mayor Alma Hernandez, Mayor Pro-tem Jenalee Dawson, Princess Washington, Amit Pal, Parise Shepherd) -- corroborating the candidate log's incumbent flags; does not state term length or general-law-vs-charter status, and does not cover the 2026 election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suisun_City,_California) ## The rest of the ballot Suisun City Council is one contest among the many a California voter decides on November 3, 2026 — Congress, the Legislature, county, city, and school board races differ by address. 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