Murrieta City Council District 5 · Nov 3, 2026
Cindy Warren
Candidate for City Council District 5 (incumbent)
Cindy Warren, the incumbent, is running for Murrieta City Council District 5 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Luiz Valdez Jr..
Vote-by-mail ballots begin mailing · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayMurrieta's District 5 councilmember, appointed in 2021 and elected in 2022; she was mayor in 2025. She was appointed a Murrieta traffic commissioner in 2019.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Business Owner
- Endorsed by
- Rep. Ken Calvert, State Sen. Kelly Seyarto, Sheriff Chad Bianco, District Attorney Mike Hestrin, Mayor Jon Levell, Mayor Pro Tem Ron Holliday, Councilmembers Lisa DeForest and Lori Stone, the Murrieta Police Officers Association, the Murrieta Firefighters Association and the Riverside County Republican Party, among others listed on her site Cindy Warren campaign site
- Campaign website
- cindywarrenformurrieta2026.com
Mayor Jon Levell and Councilmembers Lori Stone and Lisa DeForest are among those Cindy Warren lists as endorsing her. Riverside County Registrar of Voters
Mayor Jon Levell and Councilmembers Lori Stone and Cindy Warren are among those Ron Holliday lists as endorsing him. Riverside County Registrar of Voters
Where Cindy Warren stands: positions on the record
Golden Triangle2 sourced positions
as quoted by the Press-Enterprise
Called the Golden Triangle project key to Murrieta's economic future.
“The triangle is the golden piece of the economic pie for Murrieta’s future”
Own statementPress-Enterprise · Sep 17, 2025
Voted yes on introducing a development agreement for the Shops at the Triangle project on about 64.3 acres (passed 4-0, Sept 2025).
Council voteMurrieta City Council minutes, September 2, 2025 · Sep 2, 2025
Public safety1 sourced position
Says public safety is her top priority, with police and fire given the training, resources, equipment and personnel they need.
“Public safety is, and will always be, my top priority.”
Own statementRiverside County Registrar of Voters
Local control3 sourced positions
Says she is committed to protecting local control and supporting responsible, quality development.
Own statementRiverside County Registrar of Voters
Voted yes on a resolution opposing the State of California interfering with the city's land use authority (passed 5-0, Dec 2024).
Council voteMurrieta City Council minutes, December 17, 2024 · Dec 17, 2024
Voted yes on forming an ad hoc subcommittee to explore the city sponsoring a statewide ballot initiative on local control (passed 4-0, July 2026).
Council voteMurrieta City Council minutes, July 7, 2026 · Jul 7, 2026
Traffic1 sourced position
Says new development should be coordinated with the infrastructure needed to serve it, with road and intersection improvements planned ahead.
Own statementCindy Warren campaign site
Development fees2 sourced positions
Voted yes on updating the regional Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF) charged to new development (passed 4-1, Feb 2025).
Council voteMurrieta City Council minutes, February 18, 2025 · Feb 18, 2025
Voted yes on updating the public facilities development impact fee schedule for FY 2025/26 (passed 4-1, Apr 2025).
Council voteMurrieta City Council minutes, April 15, 2025 · Apr 15, 2025
Police drones1 sourced position
Voted yes on adding Flock's Drone as First Responder program, $750,000 over three years (passed 5-0, Oct 2025).
Council voteMurrieta City Council minutes, October 7, 2025 · Oct 7, 2025
Nonprofit donations1 sourced position
Seconded a $5,000 contribution to a Mt. San Jacinto College Foundation request; voted no on giving recognition with no money instead (substitute passed 3-2, Mar 2026).
Council voteMurrieta City Council minutes, March 17, 2026 · Mar 17, 2026
Budget1 sourced position
Voted yes on adopting the city's two-year operating budget for fiscal years 2025/26 and 2026/27 (passed 5-0, June 2025).
Council voteMurrieta City Council minutes, June 3, 2025 · Jun 3, 2025
Annexation1 sourced position
Voted yes on a $91,010 contract with RSG, Inc. for an annexation feasibility study (passed 5-0, Aug 2026).
Council voteMurrieta City Council minutes, August 18, 2026 · Aug 18, 2026
Kratom1 sourced position
Voted yes on introducing an ordinance regulating the sale and distribution of kratom and synthetic 7-OH (passed 5-0, Mar 2026).
Council voteMurrieta City Council minutes, March 3, 2026 · Mar 3, 2026
E-bikes1 sourced position
Voted yes on introducing an ordinance updating rules on the operation, speed and use of bicycles, e-bikes and e-scooters (passed 5-0, Sept 2026).
Council voteMurrieta City Council minutes, September 1, 2026 · Sep 1, 2026
Past candidacy1 sourced position
Ran for Murrieta City Council, District 5 in 2022 (won).
Council voteRiverside County Registrar of Voters · Dec 1, 2022
What Cindy Warren said vs. how Cindy Warren voted
Large commercial projects
In their words
Called the Golden Triangle project key to Murrieta's economic future.
Sep 17, 2025 ·as quoted by the Press-Enterprise ·Press-Enterprise · Sep 17, 2025
On the record
Voted yes on introducing a development agreement for the Shops at the Triangle project on about 64.3 acres (passed 4-0, Sept 2025).
Sep 2, 2025 ·Murrieta City Council minutes, September 2, 2025 · Sep 2, 2025
Local control
In their words
Says she is committed to protecting local control and supporting responsible, quality development.
On the record
Voted yes on a resolution opposing the State of California interfering with the city's land use authority (passed 5-0, Dec 2024).
Dec 17, 2024 ·Murrieta City Council minutes, December 17, 2024 · Dec 17, 2024
Voted yes on forming an ad hoc subcommittee to explore the city sponsoring a statewide ballot initiative on local control (passed 4-0, July 2026).
Jul 7, 2026 ·Murrieta City Council minutes, July 7, 2026 · Jul 7, 2026
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