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Concord City Council District 1 · Nov 3, 2026

Laura Hoffmeister

Candidate for City Council District 1 (incumbent)

9 candidates · 3 seats10 sourced positions

Laura Hoffmeister, the incumbent, is running for Concord City Council District 1 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Maria Bagley and Patricia Brazil.

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District 1 councilmember first elected to the Concord City Council in 1997. A lifelong Concord resident, she has served as mayor several times, most recently in 2023.

Occupation (from candidate statement)
City Council Member
Endorsed by
Says she is endorsed by the police officers' association. Laura Hoffmeister campaign site
Campaign website
www.voteforlaura.net

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Councilmembers Laura Hoffmeister and Pablo Benavente and Vice Mayor Dominic Aliano are listed as endorsers on Aeysha Corio's campaign site. Aeysha Corio campaign site

Where Laura Hoffmeister stands: positions on the record

Naval Weapons Station3 sourced positions

  • Moved and voted yes to accept the U.S. Navy term sheet and revised Brookfield term sheet for the former Concord Naval Weapons Station (passed 5-0, May 2026).

    Council voteCity Council minutes, May 26, 2026 · May 26, 2026

  • Voted yes on rejecting the Concord First Partners term sheet and letting its negotiating agreement expire (passed 3-2, January 2023).

    Council voteCity of Concord · Jan 28, 2023

  • Says she worked to secure a 100-yard buffer between new development at the base and existing homes.

    “Worked to secure a 100-yard buffer between any new development and existing homes, a direct response to residents who asked that their neighborhoods be protected.”

    Own statementLaura Hoffmeister campaign site

Renters2 sourced positions
Housing1 sourced position
Measure O1 sourced position
Priorities1 sourced position

  • Candidate statement filed with the Concord City Clerk

    Lists public safety, road repaving, neighborhood speeding and traffic flow, homelessness and protecting neighborhoods among her priorities.

    “My priorities for you and the city are: maintain public safety, repave more roads, address neighborhood speeding/cut through traffic, improve traffic flow on major roads, reduce homelessness, protect neighborhoods”

    Own statementCity of Concord candidate information packet: Laura Hoffmeister (candidate statement)

Sidewalk vending1 sourced position
Past candidacies1 sourced position

What Laura Hoffmeister said vs. how Laura Hoffmeister voted

Naval Weapons Station

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On the record

  • Voted yes on rejecting the Concord First Partners term sheet and letting its negotiating agreement expire (passed 3-2, January 2023).

    Jan 28, 2023 ·City of Concord · Jan 28, 2023

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