Walnut City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Richard "Ritchie" Cajulis

Candidate for City Council (incumbent)

4 candidates · 2 seats5 sourced positions

Richard "Ritchie" Cajulis, the incumbent, is running for Walnut City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 4 candidates are running for 2 seats.

Election Day · Tue, Nov 3, 2026

Walnut councilmember with an engineering and IT background who served on the Parks and Recreation Commission.

Two seats are on the ballot. The qualified candidates are Allen Wu, Richard "Ritchie" Cajulis, Hong "Diana" Zhao and Stefanie Leilua. City of Walnut

Where Richard "Ritchie" Cajulis stands: positions on the record

Brookside housing project1 sourced position

Voted yes on certifying the Brookside Final EIR (passed 4-1) and on approving Tentative Tract Map 72798 for 27 single-family homes (passed 3-2), January 2026.
Council voteWalnut City Council minutes, Jan. 28, 2026 · Jan 28, 2026

Valley Blvd housing project1 sourced position

Voted yes on approving the 42-unit residential project at 20003 Valley Boulevard (passed 4-0, one member absent, February 2026).
Council voteWalnut City Council minutes, Feb. 25, 2026 · Feb 25, 2026

E-bike rules1 sourced position

Voted yes on introducing the ordinance regulating electric bicycles, motorized bicycles and motorized scooters (passed 5-0, March 2026).
Council voteWalnut City Council minutes, Mar. 11, 2026 · Mar 11, 2026

Council travel1 sourced position

Voted yes on approving his own out-of-state travel to RECon 2026 and a $3,300 General Fund reserve appropriation (passed 2-1, one abstention, one absent, February 2026).
Council voteWalnut City Council minutes, Feb. 25, 2026 · Feb 25, 2026

Public safety1 sourced position

Says working with the Sheriff's Department has helped reduce crime.
“By working closely with our Sheriff's Department, we have helped reduce crime and kept our neighborhoods safe.”
Own statementLA County candidate statement · Sep 29, 2026

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