Compton City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Deidre Duhart
Councilmember, District 1; elected November 2024City of Compton City Clerk
Deidre Duhart (Councilmember, District 1) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Compton City Council after the election.
District 1 councilmember who first joined the council by appointment in April 2022.
Where Deidre Duhart stands: positions on the record
Legal counsel1 sourced position
Voted yes on a resolution finding law firms qualified to serve as special legal counsel and authorizing the city manager to negotiate an agreement (passed 3-2, March 2026).
Council voteCompton City Council minutes, March 10, 2026 (draft, in the Sept. 8, 2026 agenda packet) · Mar 10, 2026
Fireworks2 sourced positions
Voted yes to postpone a proposed November 2026 ballot measure to prohibit the sale, possession and use of fireworks (passed 4-0, July 2026).
Council voteCompton City Council minutes, July 7, 2026 (draft, in the Sept. 1, 2026 agenda packet) · Jul 7, 2026
as recorded in the council minutes; not a direct quote
Said she had personally witnessed Safe & Sane fireworks launch into the air and land in bushes or on cars, which posed a fire risk, at the March 2025 fireworks hearing.
Own statementCompton City Council minutes, March 11, 2025 (draft, in the Jan. 27, 2026 agenda packet) · Mar 11, 2025
City manager1 sourced position
Abstained on a resolution appointing a retired annuitant as acting or interim city manager (passed 3-0 with one abstention, July 2026).
Council voteCompton City Council minutes, July 7, 2026 (draft, in the Sept. 1, 2026 agenda packet) · Jul 7, 2026
General Plan and rezoning1 sourced position
Voted yes on adding $137,170 to the contract for the Compton 2045 General Plan update and the state-required rezoning (passed 4-0, July 2026).
Council voteCompton City Council minutes, July 7, 2026 (draft, in the Sept. 1, 2026 agenda packet) · Jul 7, 2026
What Deidre Duhart said vs. how Deidre Duhart voted
Fireworks
In their words
Said she had personally witnessed Safe & Sane fireworks launch into the air and land in bushes or on cars, which posed a fire risk, at the March 2025 fireworks hearing.
Mar 11, 2025 ·as recorded in the council minutes; not a direct quote ·Compton City Council minutes, March 11, 2025 (draft, in the Jan. 27, 2026 agenda packet) · Mar 11, 2025
On the record
Voted yes to postpone a proposed November 2026 ballot measure to prohibit the sale, possession and use of fireworks (passed 4-0, July 2026).
Jul 7, 2026 ·Compton City Council minutes, July 7, 2026 (draft, in the Sept. 1, 2026 agenda packet) · Jul 7, 2026
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