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Nonpartisan race. Under the California Constitution (Art. II, Sec. 6), all city offices are nonpartisan, and a candidate's party preference is not printed on the ballot.

Taft City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Ron
Waldrop

Ron Waldrop, the incumbent, is running for Taft City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 5 candidates are running for 3 seats.

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Background

About: Business owner seeking a fourth term on the Taft City Council. He served from 1998 to 2002 and from 2010 to 2014, and was elected to his third term in 2022.
Occupation (from candidate statement): Business Man
Party: Nonpartisan race. California Constitution, Article II, Section 6

On the record: Ron Waldrop

8 sourced

01City budget1 sourced position

Voted yes to adopt the final 2025-26 budget and the proposed 2026-27 budget (passed 4-0, June 2026).
Council voteTaft City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 · Jun 16, 2026 Link How the council voted

02City fees1 sourced position

Voted yes to adopt an updated schedule of user and regulatory fees and apply a 3.16% inflation factor (passed 5-0, June 2026).
Council voteTaft City Council minutes, June 2, 2026 · Jun 2, 2026 Link How the council voted

03Zero-emission buses1 sourced position

Voted no on adopting the city's 2026 Zero-Emission Bus Roll-Out Plan (passed 3-2, June 2026).
Council voteTaft City Council minutes, June 2, 2026 · Jun 2, 2026 Link How the council voted

04Downtown events1 sourced position

Voted yes to grant preliminary approval of a special event permit for a proposed downtown street circuit Super Moto racing event (passed 4-0, August 2026).
Council voteTaft City Council minutes, August 4, 2026 · Aug 4, 2026 Link How the council voted

05Economic development1 sourced position

Voted yes on an economic development services agreement with HDL Econ Solutions for up to $45,000 (passed 5-0, February 2026).
Council voteTaft City Council minutes, February 3, 2026 · Feb 3, 2026 Link How the council voted

06Center Street2 sourced positions

as reported by the Taft Midway Driller; not a direct quote
Agreed with the other candidates at the interview that codes and ordinances can be used to force mostly absentee owners of Center Street properties to renovate or sell.
Forum answerTaft Midway Driller · Sep 15, 2026 Link
as quoted by the Taft Midway Driller
Said the city needs to work with the Chamber of Commerce to promote Center Street and cannot do it alone.
We need to work with the chamber what we can do to promote it”
Forum answerTaft Midway Driller · Sep 15, 2026 Link

07Data center1 sourced position

as quoted by the Taft Midway Driller
Said he is concerned about water and electricity impacts of the data center CRC proposes on Elk Hills.
I am worried about the water and electricity”
Forum answerTaft Midway Driller · Sep 15, 2026 Link

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