Indio City Council District 2 · Nov 3, 2026
Waymond Fermon
Candidate for City Council District 2 (incumbent)
Waymond Fermon, the incumbent, is running for Indio City Council District 2 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Gloria Hernandez.
Vote-by-mail ballots begin mailing · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayIndio's mayor pro tem and District 2 councilmember. He has worked as a correctional officer at Calipatria State Prison since graduating from the state's correctional officer academy in 2002.
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- Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz, Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, Riverside County Planning Commissioner Bill Sanchez, Desert Recreation District Director Rudy Acosta, IID Board Chairwoman Karin Eugenio and Desert Sands Unified Trustee Michael Duran Waymond Fermon campaign site
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Councilmembers Glenn Miller and Benjamin Guitron IV are supporting Gloria Hernandez against Waymond Fermon in District 2 and Andrea "A.J." Dolan Bouchard against Elaine Holmes in District 3. Uken Report · Sep 9, 2026
Where Waymond Fermon stands: positions on the record
Data centers3 sourced positions
Voted yes on a 45-day urgency moratorium on new data centers (passed unanimously, June 2026).
Council voteIndio City Council minutes, June 3, 2026 · Jun 3, 2026
Said quick action on a data center moratorium was needed so no developer could file an application in the meantime.
“I’m not comfortable leaving any opening for anyone to put an application in,”
Own statementThe Indio Post · Jun 4, 2026
Seconded and voted for extending the data center moratorium and directing staff on a permanent ban or alternative rules (passed unanimously, July 2026).
Council voteIndio City Council minutes, July 15, 2026 · Jul 15, 2026
Oasis at Indio1 sourced position
Made the motion to continue the Oasis at Indio project to a future meeting for more evaluation and revisions (passed unanimously, Sept 2026).
Council voteIndio City Council minutes, September 16, 2026 (draft) · Sep 16, 2026
License-plate cameras2 sourced positions
Moved approval of a consent calendar that included leasing 27 more Flock license plate cameras for $321,735 (passed 4-0, Feb 2025).
Council voteIndio City Council minutes, February 5, 2025 · Feb 5, 2025
At the Sept. 2026 Flock presentation, asked that monthly license plate reader audit reports also go to the sitting mayor.
Own statementIndio City Council minutes, September 16, 2026 (draft) · Sep 16, 2026
Police and fire2 sourced positions
Cites his public safety record, including the new Public Safety Campus and investment in police staffing, training and equipment.
“That includes helping deliver Indio’s new Public Safety Campus, investing in police staffing, training, and equipment, defending the Indio Police Department against unsolicited attacks, and serving for six years as chair of the CVAG Public Safety Committee.”
Own statementUken Report · Sep 9, 2026
Seconded and voted for $29,062,300 in construction contracts for the new police headquarters (passed unanimously, June 2026).
Council voteIndio City Council minutes, June 17, 2026 · Jun 17, 2026
Infrastructure1 sourced position
Moved introduction of an ordinance requiring electrical infrastructure adequacy standards for development, with an in-lieu capacity fee of $233.97 per kVA (passed unanimously, April 2026).
Council voteIndio City Council minutes, April 15, 2026 · Apr 15, 2026
Immigration1 sourced position
Moved a FOIA request to Homeland Security for data on Indio residents taken into immigration custody in 2025 (passed 3-2, Dec 2025).
Council voteIndio City Council minutes, December 3, 2025 · Dec 3, 2025
Development2 sourced positions
Voted no on approving the Maverik fueling station at Golf Center Parkway and Avenue 45 (passed 4-1, April 2025).
Council voteIndio City Council minutes, April 16, 2025 · Apr 16, 2025
Voted no on tabling the Madison Pointe Phase I project so the applicant could study noise and air quality (passed 3-2, May 2026).
Council voteIndio City Council minutes, May 20, 2026 · May 20, 2026
What Waymond Fermon said vs. how Waymond Fermon voted
Data centers
In their words
Said quick action on a data center moratorium was needed so no developer could file an application in the meantime.
Jun 4, 2026 ·The Indio Post · Jun 4, 2026
On the record
Voted yes on a 45-day urgency moratorium on new data centers (passed unanimously, June 2026).
Jun 3, 2026 ·Indio City Council minutes, June 3, 2026 · Jun 3, 2026
Seconded and voted for extending the data center moratorium and directing staff on a permanent ban or alternative rules (passed unanimously, July 2026).
Jul 15, 2026 ·Indio City Council minutes, July 15, 2026 · Jul 15, 2026
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