Redding City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Russ Wenham

Candidate for City Council

9 candidates · 3 seats5 sourced positions

Russ Wenham is running for Redding City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 9 candidates are running for 3 seats.

Ballots mailed · Mon, Oct 5, 2026

Today

Civil engineer with 42 years in infrastructure who has chaired the Redding Planning Commission. He worked at Caltrans for the first half of his career and later in engineering consulting.

Endorsed by: Shasta GOP and the Northeastern California Building & Construction Trades Council, among others listed on his campaign site. Russ Wenham campaign site
Campaign website: russwenham.com

Where Russ Wenham stands: positions on the record

Budget1 sourced position

Says trust in city government depends on controlling costs and spending public funds where they produce results.
“Restoring trust starts with controlling costs and spending public funds only where they produce real results”
Own statementRuss Wenham campaign site

Roads1 sourced position

Wants to fund road improvements by restructuring existing developer impact fees without raising fees.
“I will fight for road improvements to receive additional funding by restructuring existing developer impact fees - And do it without raising fees.”
Own statementRuss Wenham campaign site

Public safety1 sourced position

Says the city should support police and fire and hold people accountable for crime while showing compassion.
“On crime, we must hold people accountable while showing compassion for those experiencing the worst.”
Own statementRuss Wenham campaign site

Short-term rentals1 sourced position

As a planning commissioner, voted yes to recommend amending Redding's short-term rental rules, with a 50% cap on units per building (passed 6-0, April 2025).
Commission voteRedding Planning Commission minutes, April 22, 2025 · Apr 22, 2025

Environment1 sourced position

as reported by Action News Now
Said at an environmental forum that Redding should preserve quality trees and have a system for identifying them.
“We need to preserve quality trees. We need to have a good system of identifying the trees.”
Forum answerAction News Now

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