Laguna Niguel City Council

Who sits on the Laguna Niguel 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.

by-district · mayor: rotated-by-council · term limits: No city council term-limit rule found in official sources. Annually, the City Council appoints a Mayor and a Mayor Pro Tem from its own membership, each serving a one-year term (per the official Mayor & City Council page). · on the Nov 2026 ballot: Districts 2 and 4, each for a full four-year term, at the November 3, 2026 general election. Districts 1, 3, and 5 were filled in November 2024 (appointed in lieu of election) and are next up in 2028. District sequencing confirmed from the official District Map (2024: odd-numbered districts; 2026: even-numbered districts) and the Transition to District Elections page.

Vote records for this body are being digitized; roster and election data are current. Sources: official minutes and meeting records linked on every line.

Gene Johns

Mayor · District 5 · first elected appointed 2023 · next on the ballot 2028

Kelly Jennings

Mayor Pro Tem · District 1 · first elected 2020 · next on the ballot 2028

Ray Gennawey

Council Member · District 2 · first elected 2022 · next on the ballot 2026

Stephanie Oddo

Council Member · District 4 · first elected 2022 · next on the ballot 2026

Stephanie Winstead

Council Member · District 3 · first elected appointed 2023 · next on the ballot 2028

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