Tracy City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Dotty Nygard
Councilmember (citywide seat); term of office 2024–2028City of Tracy
Dotty Nygard (Councilmember) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Tracy City Council after the election.
Emergency room nurse with over 35 years of experience and an environmental advocate.
Where Dotty Nygard stands: positions on the record
Warehouses and industrial growth1 sourced position
Voted yes on the development permit and subdivision map for the Tracy Hills Commerce Center, seven warehouse buildings totaling about 1.73 million sq. ft. (passed 3-2, July 2025).
Council voteTracy City Council regular meeting minutes, July 1, 2025 · Jul 1, 2025
Aquatic center2 sourced positions
Voted no on starting construction documents for the city-led aquatic center design, with an outdoor recreation pool (passed 4-1, June 2026).
Council voteTracy Press · Jun 19, 2026
Said she was leaning toward the developer's community plan because it would earn revenue instead of needing a city subsidy.
“I’m leaning towards the community plan for the fact that it does have more return on the investment and more cost savings to the community, and not a subsidized amenity for future years”
Own statementTracy Press · Jun 12, 2026
Council pay1 sourced position
Voted yes to keep council salaries where they are instead of approving a raise for the next council (passed unanimously, September 2026).
Council voteTracy Press · Sep 11, 2026
Council vacancies2 sourced positions
Voted no on reaffirming the policy of filling a council vacancy with the next-highest vote-getter from the last election (passed 3-1, January 2025).
Council voteTracy Press · Jan 10, 2025
Said the next-highest vote-getter rule should not apply to an incumbent who lost the race.
“The policy should be changed so that, yes, the next highest vote getter should be awarded, but it should not be awarded to the incumbent who has lost that race.”
Own statementTracy Press · Jan 10, 2025
What Dotty Nygard said vs. how Dotty Nygard voted
Council vacancies
In their words
Said the next-highest vote-getter rule should not apply to an incumbent who lost the race.
Jan 10, 2025 ·Tracy Press · Jan 10, 2025
On the record
Voted no on reaffirming the policy of filling a council vacancy with the next-highest vote-getter from the last election (passed 3-1, January 2025).
Jan 10, 2025 ·Tracy Press · Jan 10, 2025
On the ballot this time
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