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Westminster City Council

Who sits on the Westminster 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: Three four-year terms maximum, counting service as Council Member and/or Mayor "in any combination," applied prospectively from Nov 2020 (Measure DD, adopted Nov 2020 as Ordinance No. 2570). Because the limit is prospective from 2020, no current member is close to being termed out. · on the Nov 2026 ballot: Mayor (at-large), District 1, and District 4 are on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Districts 2 and 3 were elected in 2024 and are not up until 2028.

Vote records digitized from 2024-01-10 to 2026-07-23 (47 meetings, 1,915 individual votes). Sources: official minutes and meeting records linked on every line.

Amy Phan West

Amy Phan West

Council Member · District 1 · first elected 2022 · next on the ballot 2026
422 recorded votes since 2024-01-10 · 85% present · 44 dissents
Carlos Manzo

Carlos Manzo

Council Member · District 2 · first elected 2020 · next on the ballot 2028
422 recorded votes since 2024-01-10 · 98% present · 41 dissents
Chi Charlie Nguyen

Chi Charlie Nguyen

Mayor · at-large · first elected 2022 · next on the ballot 2026
422 recorded votes since 2024-01-10 · 99% present · 33 dissents
Mark Nguyen

Mark Nguyen

Vice Mayor · District 3 · first elected 2024 · next on the ballot 2028
227 recorded votes since 2024-03-13 · 98% present · 14 dissents
NamQuan Nguyen

NamQuan Nguyen

Council Member · District 4 · first elected 2022 · next on the ballot 2026
422 recorded votes since 2024-01-10 · 81% present · 35 dissents

Recent divided votes

DateItemOutcomeVoted noSource
2025-12-18First amendment agreement with the Friends of the Abbey Center, dba Friends of the Rose Center Theater4-1 passedAmy Phan Westrecord
2025-10-15Motion to consider the adoption of a Resolution declaring October 14th annually as Charlie Kirk Day3-2 passedCarlos Manzo, Mark Nguyenrecord
2025-10-06Motion to request District 1 Council Member Amy Phan West to stop recording from the dais3-1-1-0 passedAmy Phan Westrecord
2025-09-24Remove District 1 Council Member Phan West's name from a previous certificate presented to VietRISE2-3 failedChi Charlie Nguyen, Carlos Manzo, Mark Nguyenrecord
2025-09-24Receive and file the report on Strategic Plan Goal #45-0 passedNamQuan Nguyenrecord
2025-09-24Adopt Resolution No. 5324 Supporting the Use of Voter Identification3-2 passedCarlos Manzo, Mark Nguyenrecord
2025-09-10Walk on item to Closed Session regarding anticipated litigation3-1-1-0 passedAmy Phan Westrecord
2025-09-10Adopt Resolution No. 5321 Opposing California Proposition 504-1 passedCarlos Manzorecord
2025-09-10Substitute motion to keep Commissioner Bui on Planning Commission2-3 failedChi Charlie Nguyen, Carlos Manzo, Mark Nguyenrecord
2025-09-10Amended Motion to remove Planning Commissioner Tony Bui2-3 failedChi Charlie Nguyen, Amy Phan West, NamQuan Nguyenrecord
2025-09-10Request to bring item to future meeting for Voter ID Resolution3-2 passedCarlos Manzo, Mark Nguyenrecord
2025-09-10Request to bring item to future meeting for Resolution to honor flags3-2 passedCarlos Manzo, Mark Nguyenrecord
2025-09-10Request to bring item to future meeting for Resolution regarding VietRise3-2 passedCarlos Manzo, Mark Nguyenrecord
2025-09-10Amended Motion to take no action on Theater Operation and bring back after consultant report4-1 passedCarlos Manzorecord
2025-09-10Substitute motion regarding Blakey Park2-3 failedChi Charlie Nguyen, Mark Nguyen, NamQuan Nguyenrecord

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