Concord City Council District 5 · Nov 3, 2026
Laura Nakamura
Candidate for City Council District 5 (incumbent)
Laura Nakamura, the incumbent, is running for Concord City Council District 5 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Aeysha Corio.
Vote-by-mail packets mailed out · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayConcord's mayor for 2026 and the District 5 councilmember since her election in November 2022. Has worked in pediatric and adult cardiac sonography for more than 30 years.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- City Council Member
- Endorsed by
- Lists endorsements from Contra Costa Supervisor Ken Carlson, Concord Councilmember Pablo Benavente, Martinez Mayor Brianne Zorn, Walnut Creek Councilmember Cindy Darling and several building-trades unions, among others. Laura Nakamura campaign site
- Campaign website
- www.lauraforconcordcitycouncil.com
Councilmember Pablo Benavente is also listed as an endorser on Laura Nakamura's campaign site. Laura Nakamura campaign site
Mayor Laura Nakamura is listed as an endorser on Robyn Kuslits's campaign site. Robyn Kuslits campaign site
Where Laura Nakamura stands: positions on the record
Naval Weapons Station3 sourced positions
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
Candidate statement filed with the Concord City Clerk
Says she voted to drop Seeno and get the Naval Weapons Station project back on track with a new partner.
“I stood up for Concord by voting to drop Seeno and get the Concord Naval Weapons Station project back on track with a trusted partner”
Own statementCity of Concord candidate information packet: Laura Nakamura (candidate statement)
Renters1 sourced position
Voted no on directing staff to draft a flat 5% rent cap and apply just-cause rules to landlords with three or more rented homes or condos (passed 3-2, February 2025).
Council voteCity Council minutes, Feb. 25, 2025 · Feb 25, 2025
Housing2 sourced positions
Voted yes to direct staff to prepare a housing overlay zone on five sites, including the former Kmart, totaling about 1,081 homes (passed 4-1, January 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, Jan. 27, 2026 · Jan 27, 2026
Moved final adoption of the housing overlay ordinance rezoning about 28 acres (passed 4-0, March 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, March 10, 2026 · Mar 10, 2026
Measure O2 sourced positions
Lists passing Measure O as her first priority.
“First, pass Concord Measure O on Nov 3.”
Own statementBallotpedia Candidate Connection survey
Voted yes to place a business license tax simplification measure on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot (passed 5-0, July 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, July 28, 2026 · Jul 28, 2026
Sidewalk vending1 sourced position
Voted no on adopting a sidewalk vending ordinance (passed 4-1, June 2025).
Council voteCity Council minutes, June 24, 2025 · Jun 24, 2025
Past candidacies1 sourced position
Ran for Concord City Council, District 5, in 2022 (won).
Own statementContra Costa County · Dec 2, 2022
What Laura Nakamura said vs. how Laura Nakamura voted
Naval Weapons Station
In their words
Says she voted to drop Seeno and get the Naval Weapons Station project back on track with a new partner.
Candidate statement filed with the Concord City Clerk ·City of Concord candidate information packet: Laura Nakamura (candidate statement)
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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