Kristen Maahs
Council Member · District 5 · first elected 2024 · current term 2024–2028 · next on the ballot 2028
282
votes on the record
97%
present
3
times voted No (1.1%)
$99,036
raised · 149 donors
4 abstentions · 1 recusals · record covers 2024-12-17 to 2026-07-28.
Official bio: Anaheim website
Photo: official www.anaheim.net (source).
Votes on divided items (16)
| Date | Item | Vote | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | Item No. 25: Adoption of ordinances for the Anaheim Hills Festival Specific Plan | No | 4-3 passed | record |
| 2026-03-03 | Item No. 9: Staffing and safety requirements for self-checkout stations | Yes | 5-2 passed | record |
| 2026-03-03 | Development Application No. 2023-00043 | No | 4-3 passed | record |
| 2026-02-03 | Business Calendar Item No. 9: Waive attorney-client privilege for January 26, 2026 Memo | Yes | 6-1 passed | record |
| 2025-12-16 | Self-nomination of Ryan Balius to Orange County Sanitation District | No | 3-1-3 failed | record |
| 2025-12-16 | Appointment of Carlos Leon to Orange County Sanitation District | Yes | 4-1-2 passed | record |
| 2025-12-16 | Continue Public Hearing Item No. 20 to January 13, 2026 | Yes | 6-1 passed | record |
| 2025-10-28 | Item No. 27 | Yes | 5-2 passed | record |
| 2025-08-12 | Item No. 6 (703 and 705 South Anaheim Boulevard) | Yes | 6-1 passed | record |
| 2025-07-15 | Item No. 18: Anaheim Contigo Emergency Grants | Yes | 5-2 passed | record |
| 2025-07-15 | Item No. 5: Santiago Geologic Hazard Abatement District Assessment | Yes | 6-1 passed | record |
| 2025-04-22 | Item No. 14 (Police Dispatcher II Hiring Incentive) | Yes | 5-1 passed | record |
| 2025-04-22 | Item No. 13 (Visit Anaheim Agreement) | Yes | 5-1 passed | record |
| 2025-01-28 | Item No. 21: Ordinance amending Title 18 of the Anaheim Municipal Code regarding Transitional Housing and Supportive Housing | Yes | 5-2 passed | record |
| 2025-01-14 | Ordinance No. 6601 (Annual Code Update) | Yes | 5-2 passed | record |
| 2025-01-14 | Ordinance No. 6602 (Transitional/Supportive Housing) | Yes | 5-2 passed | record |
Most recent votes
| Date | Item | Vote | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | Adopt the consent calendar as presented (Housing Authority) | Yes | 6-0 passed | record |
| 2026-07-28 | Adopt the balance of the consent calendar as presented | Yes | 6-0 passed | record |
| 2026-07-28 | Item No. 10 Discussion and approval of a Joint Use License Agreement with City Church of Anaheim, Inc. | Yes | 6-0 passed | record |
| 2026-07-28 | Item No. 16 Development Application No. 2026-00022 and General Plan Amendment / Zoning Amendments | Yes | 6-0 passed | record |
| 2026-07-14 | Waive reading of the resolution and adopt the balance of the consent calendar as presented | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-07-14 | Approve the proposed Five-Year Underground Conversion Plan for Fiscal Year 2026/27 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-07-14 | Determine on the basis of the evidence submitted that the property owner has complied in good faith with the terms and conditions of Amended and Restated Development Agreement No. | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-07-14 | Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue purchase orders for various City vehicles and equipment for Fiscal Year 2026-27 and Police patrol vehicles | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-07-14 | Approve Community Development Block Grant and related subrecipient agreements and Annual Action Plan | Abstain | 6-0-1 passed | record |
| 2026-07-14 | Approve a Lease with Orange County Flood Control District for use of a flood basin parcel located within Dad Miller Golf Course | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-07-14 | Consider appointment of Jacqueline A. Mahrley to the Housing and Community Development Commission | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-07-14 | Consider appointment of Patosina Kapesi to the Housing and Community Development Commission | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-06-23 | Adopt Housing Authority Consent Calendar | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-06-23 | Waive reading of ordinances and resolutions and adopt balance of consent calendar | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-06-23 | Item No. 7 - Approve response to 2025-2026 Orange County Grand Jury Report | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-06-23 | Item No. 16 - Approve Sixth Amendment regarding Homeless Shelter with The Salvation Army | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-06-23 | Item No. 17 - Approve Fifth Amendment with Lyons Security Service | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-06-23 | Item No. 18 - Approve MOU with County of Orange and City of Garden Grove for SMART | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-06-23 | Consider appointments to fill two vacancies on the Library Board | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-06-23 | Item No. 24 - Fiscal Year 2026/27 Budget and fee schedules public hearing actions | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-06-23 | Item No. 25 - Anaheim Resort Maintenance District annual assessment levy | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-06-09 | Consent Calendar | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-06-09 | Item No. 07 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-06-09 | Item No. 08 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-06-09 | Item No. 09 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-06-09 | Item No. 13 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-06-09 | Item No. 21 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-06-09 | Item No. 15 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-06-09 | Item No. 28 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-05-27 | RESOLUTION NO. 2026-054 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM ratifying the proclamation of a local emergency issued on May 22, 2026 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-05-12 | Housing Authority Consent Calendar | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-05-12 | City Council Consent Calendar | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-05-12 | Item No. 12 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-05-12 | Item No. 21 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-05-12 | Item No. 22 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-05-12 | Item No. 23 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-05-12 | Item No. 24 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-05-05 | Adopt the consent calendar as presented | Yes | 5-0 passed | record |
| 2026-04-21 | Public Financing Authority Consent Calendar | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-04-21 | City Council Consent Calendar | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-04-21 | Item No. 07 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-04-21 | Item No. 12 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-04-21 | Item No. 13 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-04-21 | Item No. 15 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-04-21 | Item No. 16 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-04-21 | Item No. 27 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-04-21 | Item No. 31 | Yes | 6-0 passed | record |
| 2026-04-07 | Public hearing for Hermosa Village Phase III affordable housing project bonds | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-04-07 | Adopt balance of the consent calendar | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-04-07 | Item No. 03: Anaheim Tourism Improvement District Annual Reports | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-04-07 | Item No. 11: 2026 Anaheim Transit Master Plan update | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-04-07 | Item No. 04: Park Substation Line Extension Project construction contract | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-04-07 | Item No. 06: DisneylandForward Program Manager Professional Services agreement | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-04-07 | Item No. 10: Peer Support Canine Program | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-03-24 | Resolution No. 2026-021 amending the dates and times for regular meetings of the Anaheim City Council for the 2026 calendar year | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-03-24 | Item No. 15: Approve a Canine Transfer Release and Agreement to Indemnify, Defend and Hold Harmless with Officer Brandon Mullins and Sergeant Nathaniel Cox | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-03-24 | Item No. 17: Approve the Agreement for Provision of OC Animal Care Services with the County of Orange | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-03-24 | Item No. 19: Approve the Waste Infrastructure System Enterprise Agreement with the County of Orange | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-03-24 | Item No. 20: Approve an Agreement with Harris & Associates, Inc. for engineering design services related to the Anaheim West Tower Bollards Project | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-03-24 | Item No. 24: Deny the request for a rehearing of the City Council’s administrative decisions associated with the Anaheim Hills Festival Project | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-03-24 | Item No. 25: Adoption of ordinances for the Anaheim Hills Festival Specific Plan | No | 4-3 passed | record |
| 2026-03-24 | Item No. 28: Receive an update on funding for the Anaheim Contigo program and provide direction to staff | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-03-24 | Item No. 29: Resolution No. 2026-024 adopting the Development Impact Fee Study and Development Impact Fee Improvement Plan | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-03-03 | Development Application No. 2023-00043 | No | 4-3 passed | record |
| 2026-03-03 | Balance of the consent calendar | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-03-03 | Item No. 2: Lease with Orange County Flood Control District | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-03-03 | Item No. 3: Subdivision Agreement of Parcel Map No. 2020-178 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-03-03 | Item No. 4: Purchase and Sale Agreement with Caltrans | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-03-03 | Item No. 6: Labor Management Workers' Compensation Alternative Dispute Resolution Agreement | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-03-03 | Item No. 9: Staffing and safety requirements for self-checkout stations | Yes | 5-2 passed | record |
| 2026-02-24 | Housing Authority Consent Calendar | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-02-24 | City Council Consent Calendar | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-02-24 | Item No. 05 - Professional Services Agreements | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-02-24 | Item No. 13 - Eagle Systems International Agreement | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-02-24 | Item No. 19 - Resolution 2026-009 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-02-24 | Item No. 20 - Development Agreement 99-01 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-02-24 | Item No. 21 - Development Application 2024-00058 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-02-24 | Appointment of Interim City Manager | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-02-03 | Closed Session Item No. 1: Authorization to file a Petition for Receivership against Marylyne Patao | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-02-03 | Closed Session Item No. 2: Acceptance of resignation of City Manager Jim Vanderpool | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-02-03 | Adopt the balance of the consent calendar | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-02-03 | Consent Calendar Item No. 5: Purchase Order to Velocity Truck Centers | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-02-03 | Consent Calendar Item No. 6: Renewable Power Purchase Agreements | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-02-03 | Business Calendar Item No. 9: Waive attorney-client privilege for January 26, 2026 Memo | Yes | 6-1 passed | record |
| 2026-02-03 | Public Hearing Item No. 10: Continue public hearing to March 3, 2026 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-01-27 | Housing Authority Consent Calendar | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-01-27 | Housing Authority Item No. 01 | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-01-27 | City Council Consent Calendar | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-01-27 | City Council Item No. 05 | Yes | 6-0 passed | record |
| 2026-01-27 | City Council Item No. 06 | Yes | 6-0 passed | record |
| 2026-01-27 | City Council Item No. 07 | Yes | 6-0 passed | record |
| 2026-01-27 | City Council Item No. 12 | Yes | 6-0 passed | record |
| 2026-01-27 | City Council Item No. 15 | Yes | 6-0 passed | record |
| 2026-01-27 | City Council Item No. 16 | Yes | 6-0 passed | record |
| 2026-01-13 | Consent Calendar | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-01-13 | Ordinance No. 6618, 6619, 6620 (Item 12) | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-01-13 | Resolution No. 2026-002 (Item 14) | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-01-13 | Older Adults Commission Appointment (Item 15) | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2026-01-13 | Development Application No. 2023-00043 (Item 16) | Yes | 7-0 passed | record |
| 2025-12-16 | Continue Public Hearing Item No. 20 to January 13, 2026 | Yes | 6-1 passed | record |
† Recorded in the minutes as a unanimous vote with attendance listed; individual positions follow from the unanimous result. All other rows are explicit roll calls from the official record.
Campaign funding (2024 cycle)
Where the money comes from
Council Brief's grouping of the employer/occupation each donor self-reports on FPPC Form 460 — a categorization of those self-reported fields, not an official designation and not a claim about influence. Bar length is contribution total.
Largest contributors
| Contributor | Employer / occupation (as reported) | Total |
|---|---|---|
| OC Entertainment & Sports PAC | $3,020 | |
| Stephen Faessel | City of Anaheim | $2,500 |
| Arthur B. Maahs | Arthur B. Maahs | $2,500 |
| Arlene M. Maahs | N/A | $2,500 |
| Firefighters 4 Anaheim | $2,500 | |
| Building A Stronger California sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters | $2,500 | |
| Vincent Lavallo | University of California | $2,500 |
| Anaheim Police Officers Association PAC | $2,500 | |
| United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 324 | $2,500 | |
| Anaheim/Orange Co. Hotel & Lodging Association PAC | $2,500 | |
| Anaheim Muncipal Employees Association (AMEA) PAC | $2,500 | |
| McKenna Cars of Norwalk | $2,500 | |
| Southern California District Council of Laboerers PAC | $2,500 | |
| Laborers International Union of North America Laborers Local 652 | $2,500 | |
| Orange County Business Council's BIZ PAC | $2,500 |
Itemized contributions of $100+ to this official's controlled campaign committee, as disclosed on FPPC Form 460 under California's Political Reform Act. Official filing. We publish the funding record as public fact and draw no inference about any vote.
Economic interests (Form 700, 2025)
Business positions
- Alzheimer's Orange County — Associate Director, Community Outreach & Advocacy
- Oceans Recovery — Counselor
Income sources
- Alzheimer's Orange County — non-Profit Organization 501(c)(3)
- Oceans Recovery — Treatment Center
Personal financial interests as this official disclosed them on their FPPC Form 700 under California's Political Reform Act — public record. Real property is shown by city only (never street address). We publish the disclosure; we draw no conclusions. Statement of Economic Interests.
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