Review note: Tanya Hall's own campaign site (hallforvallejo.com/about): recounts her grandfather's 1919 move from a Vicksburg, Mississippi lumber mill to Vallejo at the urging of his uncle, "a Buffalo Soldier and Vallejo's very first African-American contractor," and his subsequent 44-years-11-months career as a first-class rigger at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, as the basis for her own District 5 candidacy., Rebekah Truemper's own campaign site (rebekahforvallejo.com): describes her as a 26-year Vallejo resident and nonprofit leader, "a strategist, change agent, community builder, and resource generator"; lists a six-part platform -- public safety, economic development, youth opportunity, resources for the unhoused, affordable housing for working families, and safety for vulnerable populations., and Tara Beasley-Stansberry's own campaign site (taraforvallejo.com): describes her as "a wife and mother, a small business owner, and a public servant" currently serving as a Vallejo Planning Commissioner and on the Police Chief's Advisory Board; states her platform as cleaner/safer streets, accountable housing and health solutions, and local economic opportunity, under the banner "Results over Rhetoric." may have more bias because they are advocacy voter guides compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.
- content.solanocounty.gov (opens in a new tab)Solano County Registrar of Voters -- "CANDIDATE FILED LOG - November 3, 2026 GENERAL ELECTION" (AS OF 8/20/2026, printed 8/27/2026): a materially updated republication, under the same filename already on file for this dataset's county-level Solano shard, of the July version the local-authoring queue's original estimate was drawn from. Its CITY OF VALLEJO section flags all three district contests ON THE BALLOT: District 2 with exactly one qualified candidate, Diosdado "JR" Matulac (Incumbent, "Councilmember / Restorative Specialist"); District 4 with Charles Palmares (Incumbent), Brianna Rogers, and Chris Platzer qualified, plus Roxann Reyes marked "DID NOT COMPLETE FILING"; District 5 with Tara Beasley Stansberry, Tanya Hall, and Rebekah Truemper qualified, plus incumbent Peter Bregenzer marked "DID NOT FILE." No Vallejo Mayor section appears anywhere in the document
- cityofvallejo.net (opens in a new tab)City of Vallejo City Clerk -- "FINAL CANDIDATE ROSTER: Candidates for Vallejo Councilmembers in Districts 2, 4 & 5, November 3, 2026" (dated 8/12/26, the close of District 5's extended nomination period): independently corroborates the county log's qualified roster and adds filing-mechanics detail -- Roxann Reyes (District 4) was issued supplemental nomination papers 8/6-8/7/26 but has no corresponding filed date, unlike the other three District 4 candidates, who each show a complete issue-and-file date pair; Tara Beasley Stansberry (District 5) needed and filed a supplemental nomination petition 7/29-7/30/26. Carries no Mayor section at all -- its own title names only Districts 2, 4, and 5
- cityofvallejo.net (opens in a new tab)City of Vallejo -- its own "Mayor & City Council" page: names the sitting seven-member Council by district and term -- Mayor Andrea Sorce (at-large, term expires January 2029), Vice Mayor Diosdado "JR" Matulac (District 2), Alexander Matias (District 1), Tonia Lediju PhD (District 3), Charles Palmares (District 4), Peter Bregenzer (District 5), Helen-Marie Gordon (District 6) -- and confirms Districts 2, 4, and 5 are the three seats with terms expiring January 2027, the seats up this cycle. States councilmembers are "elected by-district" while the Mayor is "directly elected," both to 4-year terms, with a two-consecutive-term charter limit
- vallejosun.com (opens in a new tab)Vallejo Sun, Aug. 13, 2026, "Several incumbents decline to run again in November elections for Vallejo, Benicia" (by Ryan Geller and Gretchen Zimmermann): profiles all three Vallejo council races with real, checkable biographical detail for all seven qualified candidates -- confirms Matulac unopposed in District 2; Palmares's Army career and traffic-calming record, Rogers's Georgetown degree and board seats, and Platzer's Coast Guard license and 2020 Planning Commission resignation ("after he was seen drinking beer and threw his cat during a public Zoom meeting") in District 4; and Hall's, Beasley Stansberry's, and Truemper's civic roles, 2022 election results, and platforms in the open District 5 seat
- hallforvallejo.com (opens in a new tab)Tanya Hall's own campaign site (hallforvallejo.com/about): recounts her grandfather's 1919 move from a Vicksburg, Mississippi lumber mill to Vallejo at the urging of his uncle, "a Buffalo Soldier and Vallejo's very first African-American contractor," and his subsequent 44-years-11-months career as a first-class rigger at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, as the basis for her own District 5 candidacy
- taraforvallejo.com (opens in a new tab)Tara Beasley-Stansberry's own campaign site (taraforvallejo.com): describes her as "a wife and mother, a small business owner, and a public servant" currently serving as a Vallejo Planning Commissioner and on the Police Chief's Advisory Board; states her platform as cleaner/safer streets, accountable housing and health solutions, and local economic opportunity, under the banner "Results over Rhetoric"
- rebekahforvallejo.com (opens in a new tab)Rebekah Truemper's own campaign site (rebekahforvallejo.com): describes her as a 26-year Vallejo resident and nonprofit leader, "a strategist, change agent, community builder, and resource generator"; lists a six-part platform -- public safety, economic development, youth opportunity, resources for the unhoused, affordable housing for working families, and safety for vulnerable populations
- en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia -- "Vallejo, California": used narrowly for the city's 2020 Census population (126,090) and its general district-based council-manager structure; does not cover the 2026 election, and its claim that the Vice Mayor title is "currently held by the District 5 representative" is stale, contradicted by the city's own current roster (District 2's Matulac), so it is not used
- cal-access.sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)A negative-result campaign-finance search: California's Cal-Access campaign-finance search (cal-access.sos.ca.gov) returned only a blocked bot-verification shell for a direct filer search against each of the seven qualified Vallejo candidates this session, the same recurring bot-detection failure mode documented elsewhere in this dataset. Cal-Access also covers only state-level committees, not local city-council candidates, in any case. Documents the absence of a reachable financial-disclosure source for these three contests, not any candidate's actual finances
Last updated September 1, 2026.
City of Vallejo
Vallejo City Council, District 5
This person would hold one of six district seats on Vallejo's City Council. The council has seven members, including a directly elected Mayor. Members vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. The term is four years. The Council picks a Vice Mayor from its own district-elected members. Voters do not elect the Vice Mayor directly.
Three people are running for Vallejo's open District 5 council seat. Incumbent Peter Bregenzer is not seeking reelection. The candidates are Tara Beasley Stansberry, Tanya Hall, and Rebekah Truemper. The top vote getter on November 3 wins. There is no runoff.
This person would hold the District 5 seat (central Vallejo) on Vallejo's 7-member City Council -- six district councilmembers plus a directly elected, at-large Mayor governing this 126,090-resident North Bay city. The term is four years.
Sitting councilmember Peter Bregenzer did not file for reelection; the county's own Candidate Filed Log marks his row "DID NOT FILE," and the Vallejo Sun independently confirms he "declined to run," leaving the seat genuinely open.
Tanya Hall
Hall's ballot designation is "Retired Career Advisor." She has lived in District 5 all her life. She worked as a college and career advisor for Vallejo schools. She came in third in her 2022 run for City Council. Her grandfather moved to Vallejo from Mississippi in 1919. He spent nearly 45 years at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
Tara Beasley Stansberry
Beasley Stansberry's ballot designation is "Businessowner, HR Recruiter." She is a Vallejo Planning Commissioner. She also serves on the Police Chief's Advisory Board. Her platform calls for cleaner streets. It also calls for affordable housing and support for small businesses. She came in second in her 2022 council bid, in a field of five.
Rebekah Truemper
Truemper's ballot designation is "Nonprofit Organization Advisor." She has lived in Vallejo 26 years. She chairs the McCune Commission. She helped start Vallejo's first K-8 model school. Her platform covers public safety and economic development. It covers better opportunities for young people. It also covers resources for unhoused residents. Its last parts are housing for working families and safety for vulnerable people.
Your pick
A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.