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Anaheim City Council

Who sits on the Anaheim city council, how long they've served, when each seat is next on the ballot — and how each member has actually voted, item by item, from the official record.

mixed · mayor: directly-elected · term limits: Anaheim City Charter Section 503.5 (added by voters November 3, 1992; filed with the Secretary of State December 21, 1992): 'No person shall serve as Mayor or as member of the City Council for a combined period of more than eight consecutive years.' Consecutive periods of service as Mayor and as council member are combined; a new period of service commencing less than two years after completion of a prior period is combined with the prior period. Service resulting from an election or appointment to fill an unexpired term of less than two years in length is not counted. A person who is termed out becomes eligible again once at least two years have elapsed between the end of their prior service and the effective date of their next election or appointment. (Full text re-fetched 2026-07-12 from codelibrary.amlegal.com.) · on the Nov 2026 ballot: Mayor (at-large) and Council Districts 2, 3, and 6 — General Municipal Election Tuesday, November 3, 2026, each for a four-year term (per Anaheim City Clerk elections page, fetched 2026-07-12); candidate filing deadline August 7, 2026 (per Ballotpedia, fetched 2026-07-12).

Vote records digitized from 2024-01-09 to 2026-07-28 (63 meetings, 2,766 individual votes). Sources: official minutes and meeting records linked on every line.

Ashleigh E. Aitken

Ashleigh E. Aitken

Mayor · At-large · first elected 2022 · next on the ballot 2026
436 recorded votes since 2024-01-09 · 95% present · 4 dissents
Carlos A. Leon

Carlos A. Leon

Mayor Pro Tem · District 2 · first elected 2022 · next on the ballot 2026
436 recorded votes since 2024-01-09 · 98% present · 7 dissents
Kristen Maahs

Kristen Maahs

Council Member · District 5 · first elected 2024 · next on the ballot 2028
282 recorded votes since 2024-12-17 · 97% present · 3 dissents
Natalie Meeks

Natalie Meeks

Council Member · District 6 · first elected 2022 · next on the ballot 2026
436 recorded votes since 2024-01-09 · 100% present · 16 dissents
Natalie Rubalcava

Natalie Rubalcava

Council Member · District 3 · first elected 2022 · next on the ballot 2026
436 recorded votes since 2024-01-09 · 97% present · 14 dissents
Norma Campos Kurtz

Norma Campos Kurtz

Council Member · District 4 · first elected 2024 · next on the ballot 2028
436 recorded votes since 2024-01-09 · 100% present · 6 dissents
Ryan Balius

Ryan Balius

Council Member · District 1 · first elected 2024 · next on the ballot 2028
304 recorded votes since 2024-06-18 · 100% present · 4 dissents

Recent divided votes

DateItemOutcomeVoted noSource
2026-03-24Item No. 25: Adoption of ordinances for the Anaheim Hills Festival Specific Plan4-3 passedAshleigh E. Aitken, Kristen Maahs, Natalie Meeksrecord
2026-03-03Development Application No. 2023-000434-3 passedAshleigh E. Aitken, Kristen Maahs, Natalie Meeksrecord
2026-03-03Item No. 9: Staffing and safety requirements for self-checkout stations5-2 passedRyan Balius, Natalie Meeksrecord
2026-02-03Business Calendar Item No. 9: Waive attorney-client privilege for January 26, 2026 Memo6-1 passedNorma Campos Kurtzrecord
2025-12-16Continue Public Hearing Item No. 20 to January 13, 20266-1 passedNatalie Meeksrecord
2025-12-16Appointment of Carlos Leon to Orange County Sanitation District4-1-2 passedNorma Campos Kurtzrecord
2025-12-16Self-nomination of Ryan Balius to Orange County Sanitation District3-1-3 failedKristen Maahsrecord
2025-10-28Item No. 275-2 passedAshleigh E. Aitken, Ryan Baliusrecord
2025-08-12Item No. 6 (703 and 705 South Anaheim Boulevard)6-1 passedCarlos A. Leonrecord
2025-07-15Item No. 5: Santiago Geologic Hazard Abatement District Assessment6-1 passedNatalie Rubalcavarecord
2025-07-15Item No. 18: Anaheim Contigo Emergency Grants5-2 passedNatalie Meeks, Ryan Baliusrecord
2025-04-22Item No. 13 (Visit Anaheim Agreement)5-1 passedRyan Baliusrecord
2025-04-22Item No. 14 (Police Dispatcher II Hiring Incentive)5-1 passedNatalie Rubalcavarecord
2025-01-28Item No. 21: Ordinance amending Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code regarding Transitional Housing and Supportive Housing5-2 passedNatalie Meeks, Natalie Rubalcavarecord
2025-01-14Ordinance No. 6602 (Transitional/Supportive Housing)5-2 passedNatalie Meeks, Natalie Rubalcavarecord

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