Newport Beach City Council District 6 · Nov 3, 2026
Lauren Kleiman
Candidate for City Council District 6 (incumbent)
Lauren Kleiman, the incumbent, is running for Newport Beach City Council District 6 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Andrew P. Gerken.
Vote-by-mail ballots available · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayElected to the council in 2022 and chosen as mayor for 2026. She served six years on the Planning Commission, chairs the city's Aviation Committee and the Orange County Council of Governments, and sits on the OCTA board.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Mayor/Businesswoman
- Endorsed by
- Newport Beach Police Association, Newport Beach Firefighters Association, Sheriff Don Barnes, State Senator Tony Strickland, Supervisors Janet Nguyen and Don Wagner, Republican Party of Orange County and Orange County Taxpayers Association PAC, among others. Lauren Kleiman campaign site
- Campaign website
- electlaurenkleiman.com
Mayor Lauren Kleiman did not attend the Sept. 3 Chamber of Commerce forum because of a Southern California Association of Governments meeting. Daily Pilot · Sep 3, 2026
Where Lauren Kleiman stands: positions on the record
Police headquarters3 sourced positions
Strongly supported building the police station at the Civic Center, according to the minutes of a January 2026 council planning session.
Own statementNewport Beach City Council minutes, Jan. 31, 2026 special meeting (planning session) · Jan 31, 2026
Voted yes on continuing to evaluate Civic Center Park for a new police headquarters, including design and an environmental report (passed 6-1, March 2026).
Council voteNewport Beach City Council minutes, March 10, 2026 · Mar 10, 2026
Voted yes on architect, environmental-report and public-outreach contracts for a possible police headquarters at Civic Center Park (passed 6-1, 6-1 and 5-2, July 2026).
Council voteNewport Beach City Council minutes, July 28, 2026 · Jul 28, 2026
Public safety2 sourced positions
Voted yes on denying creation of an Ad Hoc Public Safety Committee (passed 4-3, Sept. 2026).
Council voteNewport Beach City Council minutes, Sept. 8, 2026 · Sep 8, 2026
Says she expanded Safety Enhancement Zones to Corona del Mar, summer holiday weekends and spring break, tripling fines during those periods.
Own statementLauren Kleiman campaign site
Citizen initiatives2 sourced positions
Voted yes on setting Nov. 7, 2028 as the election date for the term-limit, district-voting and open-meetings initiatives (passed 5-2, Aug. 2026).
Council voteNewport Beach City Council minutes, Aug. 25, 2026 · Aug 25, 2026
Voted yes on calling the court-ordered Nov. 3, 2026 special election on the three citizen initiatives (passed 4-3, Sept. 2026).
Council voteNewport Beach City Council minutes, Sept. 11, 2026 special meeting · Sep 11, 2026
Housing1 sourced position
Voted yes to place the Responsible Housing Initiative on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot (passed 7-0, Nov. 2025).
Council voteNewport Beach City Council minutes, Nov. 18, 2025 · Nov 18, 2025
Homelessness1 sourced position
Cites a drop in the unsheltered homeless count from 96 to 8.
Own statementLauren Kleiman campaign site
Surf park2 sourced positions
Voted yes to approve the Snug Harbor surf park at 3100 Irvine Avenue (passed 6-0, Oct. 2025).
Council voteNewport Beach City Council minutes, Oct. 28, 2025 · Oct 28, 2025
After a referendum petition qualified, voted yes to repeal the surf park's General Plan amendment rather than hold an election (passed 6-0, Jan. 2026).
Council voteNewport Beach City Council minutes, Jan. 27, 2026 · Jan 27, 2026
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