Murrieta City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Lisa DeForest
Councilmember, District 3City of Murrieta
Lisa DeForest (Councilmember, District 3) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Murrieta City Council after the election.
Murrieta's District 3 councilmember and a chiropractor in private practice. She was a Hemet Unified School District trustee from 2008 to 2015.
Mayor Jon Levell and Councilmembers Lori Stone and Lisa DeForest are among those Cindy Warren lists as endorsing her. Riverside County Registrar of Voters
Where Lisa DeForest stands: positions on the record
Local control1 sourced position
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
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
Golden Triangle1 sourced position
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
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 donations2 sourced positions
Moved 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
Disclosed her employment with Mt. San Jacinto College and membership on the foundation board before the vote (March 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
Moved and 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
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