November 2026 election candidate statement rules
Summary
The council kept the 200-word limit for candidate statements and decided the city will keep paying the roughly $7,800 printing bill — Rohnert Park is the only Sonoma County city that does this, which supporters say keeps running for office affordable.
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Last discussed Aug 11, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $7,800 citywide if ten candidates run at the highest rate, versus a pay-your-own model costing each candidate up to $772.
Any resident who wants to run for council regardless of personal wealth, plus voters who receive the statements.
Taxpayers shoulder a cost no other Sonoma County city carries, though it is modest.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Rohnert Park City Council, Rohnert Park Financing Authority (RPFA), Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission - Aug 11, 2026
District 5 candidates are Susan Adams, Mauricio Barreto, and Arlene Linder. District 2's nomination period was extended to August 12, with Paul Carey, Michael DeSimone, and Linda Tams qualified so far. Write-in period runs September 7 to October 20.
Rohnert Park City Council, Rohnert Park Financing Authority (RPFA), Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission - May 26, 2026
The council kept the 200-word candidate statement limit and city-funded English/Spanish printing for the November election. Councilmember Adams had to recuse because she's running, prompting a resident to argue district voices shouldn't disappear during election years.
Rohnert Park City Council, Rohnert Park Financing Authority (RPFA), Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission - May 12, 2026
The council kept the 200-word limit for candidate statements and decided the city will keep paying the roughly $7,800 printing bill — Rohnert Park is the only Sonoma County city that does this, which supporters say keeps running for office affordable.
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