Carson City Council District 2 · Nov 3, 2026
Jim Dear
Candidate for City Council District 2 (incumbent)
Jim Dear, the incumbent, is running for Carson City Council District 2 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Derek Haskell Jr..
Vote-by-mail ballots begin mailing · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayJim Dear is a Carson City Council member and retired Los Angeles Unified School District teacher. He was first elected to the council in March 2001 and elected mayor in 2004.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Carson City Councilmember/Teacher
- Endorsed by
- Lists support from educators, firefighters, law enforcement, nurses, business and organized labor, environmentalists, city employees and the Carson Alliance 4 Truth, among others. Jim Dear · Sep 29, 2026
Jim Dear was the only council member recorded as opposed when the council voted 4-1 on Aug. 4, 2026 to place both the Oil Refinery Tax measure and the City Charter amendment measure on the ballot. Carson City Council minutes, Aug. 4, 2026 (Regular Meeting) · Aug 4, 2026
Where Jim Dear stands: positions on the record
Past candidacies1 sourced position
Ran for Mayor of Carson in 2024 as a nonpartisan candidate (lost).
Council voteLos Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk: Nov. 5, 2024 election results · Nov 5, 2024
Public safety1 sourced position
Listed public safety first among his ideas and achievements in his ballot statement.
“Public Safety first.”
Own statementJim Dear · Sep 29, 2026
Oil refinery revenue3 sourced positions
Voted no on placing the Oil Refinery Tax measure on the November 3 ballot (approved 4-1, Aug. 2026). His substitute motion to reject staff recommendations got no second.
Council voteCarson City Council minutes, Aug. 4, 2026 (Regular Meeting) · Aug 4, 2026
Seconded the motion to adopt the resolution rescinding the refinery tax measure, conditional on a final settlement agreement (passed 5-0, Aug. 2026).
Council voteCarson City Council minutes, Aug. 7, 2026 (Special Meeting) · Aug 7, 2026
Voted to approve the Tax Payment and Settlement Agreement with Tesoro Refining & Marketing (passed 5-0, Aug. 2026).
Council voteCarson City Council minutes, Aug. 11, 2026 (Special Meeting) · Aug 11, 2026
Charter amendment1 sourced position
Voted no on placing a City Charter amendment measure on the November 3 ballot (approved 4-1, Aug. 2026).
Council voteCarson City Council minutes, Aug. 4, 2026 (Regular Meeting) · Aug 4, 2026
Battery storage1 sourced position
as recorded in the council minutes; not a direct quote
Offered comments in support of the 100-megawatt battery storage project at 18800 Broadway before the council approved it 3-2 (May 2026).
Own statementCarson City Council minutes, May 5, 2026 (Regular Meeting) · May 5, 2026
South Bay development1 sourced position
Moved approval of changes to The District at South Bay project at 20400 Main Street (passed 4-0, Mayor Davis-Holmes absent, Sept. 2026).
Council voteCarson City Council minutes, Sept. 1, 2026 (Regular Meeting) · Sep 1, 2026
Pipeline franchise1 sourced position
Moved to continue the pipeline franchise ordinance for 30 days, and opposed the substitute motion to introduce it, which passed 3-2 (Feb. 2026).
Council voteCarson City Council minutes, Feb. 3, 2026 (Regular Meeting) · Feb 3, 2026
Surplus parkland1 sourced position
Offered a substitute motion to send the Reflections Mini Park surplus-land item back to staff for two weeks, then opposed the main motion, which passed 3-2 (July 2026).
Council voteCarson City Council minutes, July 21, 2026 (Regular Meeting) · Jul 21, 2026
Drive-through moratorium1 sourced position
Moved the 45-day interim moratorium on new or expanded restaurant drive-through operations (passed 5-0, Jan. 2026).
Council voteCarson City Council minutes, Jan. 20, 2026 (Regular Meeting) · Jan 20, 2026
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