Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Camarillo City Council Election 2026

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council seats up

3 contests

7 candidates

Updated Oct 4, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

City Council District 1 · 1 seat

Vishnu K. PatelCamarillo Ranch Foundation board member who ran for the District 1 council seat in 2022. He was a pharmacy manager when he ran that year, according to the Camarillo Acorn.2sourced
David TennessenIncumbentMayor and Councilmember, District 113sourced

City Council District 2 · 1 seat

City Council District 5 · 1 seat

Voters in Districts 1, 2 and 5 each choose one council member who lives in their district. Districts 3 and 4 are not on the 2026 ballot.

3 notes on these statements

All three incumbents are on the ballot and each faces at least one challenger; District 2 is the only three-candidate race. Camarillo Acorn · Aug 22, 2026

Vishnu K. Patel and David P. Schlangen did not submit responses to the Camarillo Caller candidate questionnaire by its Aug. 31 deadline. The Camarillo Caller

Tony Trembley was absent from the Aug. 26, 2026 council meeting. Camarillo City Council minutes, Aug. 26, 2026 · Aug 26, 2026

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Kevin KildeeCouncilmember, District 3; term listed as 2024 - 20289sourced Tony TrembleyCouncilmember, District 4; term expires December 20287sourced

Officeholders' pages compare what they've said with how they've voted, with sources.

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Match quiz5 questions · answers stay on your phone Seat the CouncilPick winners, see the council What council decidesFlock license plate cameras, Mobilehome park rent stabilization, Water Reclamation Plant upgrades Key datesDeadlines and vote centers

Next date

Vote-by-mail ballots mailed to active registered voters

Mon, Oct 5, 2026

TodayAll key dates

What the next council decides

Flock license plate cameras

Where it standsCamarillo leases Flock automated license plate readers, and at its Aug. 26, 2026 meeting the council received an update on them.

What's on the tableWhether the council keeps, changes or replaces the Flock contract and what oversight applies to the cameras.

On Aug. 26, 2026 Police Commander Eric Tennessen presented an update on the Ventura County Sheriff's Office's use of license plate readers leased from Flock Safety, and the council received and filed it. Camarillo City Council minutes, Aug. 26, 2026 · Aug 26, 2026
At that meeting Councilmember Santangelo asked that the Sheriff's Office explore additional ALPR vendors and that the Policy Committee review the Flock contract. Camarillo City Council minutes, Aug. 26, 2026 · Aug 26, 2026

Mobilehome park rent stabilization

Where it standsThe council adopted Ordinance 2038 on May 13, 2026, adding a mobile home park rent stabilization chapter to the Municipal Code.

What's on the tableHow the new rent stabilization rules are applied and whether the council revisits them.

On Oct. 22, 2025 a motion for a 180-day moratorium on mobilehome rent increases above 3.2 percent failed 3-2 for lack of the required four-fifths majority. Camarillo City Council minutes, Oct. 22, 2025 · Oct 22, 2025
The council then voted 5-0 for a 180-day moratorium on mobilehome rent increases above 4.2 percent. Camarillo City Council minutes, Oct. 22, 2025 · Oct 22, 2025
On March 25, 2026 the council discussed the proposed ordinance, and Councilmembers Kildee and Trembley supported returning it to the Ad Hoc Committee. Camarillo City Council minutes, March 25, 2026 · Mar 25, 2026
On May 13, 2026 the council adopted Ordinance 2038, adding Chapter 10.55 to the Municipal Code establishing mobile home park rent stabilization. Camarillo City Council minutes, May 13, 2026 · May 13, 2026

Water Reclamation Plant upgrades

Where it standsIn April 2026 the Camarillo Sanitary District board approved an owner's advisor and program manager agreement for the Water Reclamation Plant Upgrades project.

What's on the tableHow the plant upgrades proceed after the advisor's work, including cost and funding decisions.

The agreement with Jacobs Project Management Co. is for an amount not to exceed $3,959,553 and passed 5-0 on April 8, 2026. Camarillo City Council and Sanitary District minutes, April 8, 2026 · Apr 8, 2026
The City Council also serves as the Board of Directors for the Camarillo Sanitary District. City of Camarillo
The minutes say the council described the project as costly and complex and critical to the City's long-term needs. Camarillo City Council and Sanitary District minutes, April 8, 2026 · Apr 8, 2026

City food aid after the Glass House raid

Where it standsOn Sept. 24, 2025 the council funded $70,000 for Food Share of Ventura County, for the City, CSUCI students and Somis Ranch residents, with no distinction made in terms of immigration status.

What's on the tableWhether the council funds similar aid again outside the regular budget process.

A first motion for $70,000 through the Saticoy Food Hub and Food Share failed 2-3. Camarillo City Council minutes, Sept. 24, 2025 · Sep 24, 2025
The revised motion for a one-time $70,000 expenditure to Food Share passed 5-0. Camarillo City Council minutes, Sept. 24, 2025 · Sep 24, 2025
The minutes say Councilmember Martinez-Bravo is Executive Director of Friends of Fieldworkers, which submitted a letter saying it would decline any funding from the city through the Neighbors Fund. Camarillo City Council minutes, Sept. 24, 2025 · Sep 24, 2025

Climate First oil and gas resolution

Where it standsThe council voted down the Climate First: Replacing Oil & Gas Resolution 3-2 on May 13, 2026, and directed staff to bring back a city-specific climate resolution.

What's on the tableWhether the council adopts a Camarillo-specific climate resolution.

The resolution urged Governor Newsom and the Ventura County Board of Supervisors to stop issuing permits for oil and gas production and to accelerate the phaseout of oil and gas extraction. Camarillo City Council minutes, May 13, 2026 · May 13, 2026
The motion to adopt it failed, with Martinez-Bravo and Santangelo voting yes and Kildee, Tennessen and Trembley voting no. Camarillo City Council minutes, May 13, 2026 · May 13, 2026

Camarillo Airport

Where it standsCandidates in Districts 2 and 5 have addressed airport noise and expansion in their campaigns.

What's on the tableWhat positions the council takes on airport operations and noise.

On July 9, 2025 the Ventura County Director of Airports gave the council an update on aerial support response efforts during recent wildfires and on the FAR Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study. Camarillo City Council minutes, July 9, 2025 · Jul 9, 2025
Councilmember Tony Trembley chaired the Camarillo Airport Authority in 2025. City of Camarillo

Who matches you?

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1. What should Camarillo do about the Flock license plate cameras?
2. Should Camarillo have a permanent rent stabilization ordinance for mobilehome parks?
3. Should the city pay for food assistance for families affected by federal immigration enforcement?
4. Should the council adopt a resolution urging an end to new oil and gas permits?
5. What should Camarillo do about Camarillo Airport's growth and noise?

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Key dates

Vote-by-mail ballots mailed to active registered votersVentura County Clerk-RecorderOct 5, 2026
Election DayCity of CamarilloNov 3, 2026

The seat math

2 stay (not up this year): Kevin Kildee, Tony Trembley3 on this ballot

5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

The City Council is a five-member council whose members serve four-year terms, subject to term limits. City of Camarillo
The council moved from at-large to district elections in 2019. Districts 1, 2 and 5 are elected together and Districts 3 and 4 the following election year. City of Camarillo
The Council selects one of its members to serve as Mayor. City of Camarillo
The mayor is recorded voting on council items alongside the four other members. Camarillo City Council minutes, Oct. 22, 2025 · Oct 22, 2025

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