Hercules City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Dion Bailey
Candidate for City Council (incumbent)
Dion Bailey, the incumbent, is running for Hercules City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 4 candidates are running for 2 seats.
Vote-by-mail ballots mailed · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayHercules Councilmember since 2018, former Planning Commission chair and WestCAT board member. He was elected to the council in November 2018 and sits on the Economic Development and Traffic and Public Safety subcommittees.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Council Member
- Endorsed by
- His campaign site lists Contra Costa County Supervisor Shannell Scales-Preston, Mayor Chris Kelley, Vice Mayor Alex Walker-Griffin, Councilmembers Tiffany Grimsley and Dilli Bhattarai, the Contra Costa Labor Council and the Contra Costa Building & Construction Trades Council, among others. Dion Bailey for City Council
- Campaign website
- www.dion4hercules.com
Where Dion Bailey stands: positions on the record
Sales tax measure1 sourced position
Voted aye to adopt the urgency ordinance placing a one-cent sales tax (Measure P) on the November ballot (passed 4-0, one abstention, July 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, July 28, 2026 · Jul 28, 2026
Affordable housing funding1 sourced position
Made the motion to split $5 million in housing asset funding equally between Eden Housing and SAHA and voted aye (passed 5-0, July 2026).
Council voteCity Council special meeting minutes, July 28, 2026 · Jul 28, 2026
City budget1 sourced position
Made the motion to adopt Resolution 26-038, the FY 2026-27 budget, with two amendments, and voted aye (passed 3-1, June 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, June 23, 2026 · Jun 23, 2026
Retail land use1 sourced position
as reported by Contra Costa News
Cautioned the council at the July 28, 2026 meeting to ensure retail space remains retail and not convert areas to residential, as reported by Contra Costa News; not a direct quote.
Own statementContra Costa News, Hercules Agrees to Place Sales Tax Measure on November Ballot · Aug 3, 2026
Public safety1 sourced position
Campaign site lists public safety as a priority.
“Continuing to prioritize public safety investments so Hercules stays a place families are proud to call home.”
Own statementDion Bailey for City Council
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