California Record
Santa Clarita
Friday, October 23, 2026

City Officials

Elected officials for Santa Clarita — their promises, tenure record, and accountability.

Mayor

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Laurene Weste

Mayor

Council seat (4-year cycle): sworn in 2022-12-13 after 2022 re-election (city press release; LA County certified results); seat runs to 2026-12-31 (BallotReady). Mayor for 2026, named by council Dec 2025 (Signal, 2025-12). Source: santaclarita.gov/city-council/laurene-weste/

City Council

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Marsha McLean

Council Member

2022-2026

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Bill Miranda

Council Member

2022-2026

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Patsy Ayala

District 1 Council Member

2024-2028

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Jason Gibbs

District 3 Council Member

2024-2028

Boards & Commissions

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Lisa Eichman

Planning Commissioner
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Susan Orloff

Panel Member
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Tracey Thompson

Commission Member
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Patti Rasmussen

Commission Member
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Jose Benito Martinez III

Panel Member
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David Hegg

Panel Member
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Rebecca Skye Ostrom

Commission Member
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Michael Millar

Commission Member
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Nathan Keith

Planning Commissioner
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Dennis Sugasawara

Commission Member
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Daniel Faina

Planning Commissioner
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Hugo Cherre

Commission Member
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Di Thompson

Commission Member
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Wendy Langhans

Panel Member
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Timothy Burkhart

Planning Commissioner
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Peggy Stabile

Commission Member
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Sandra Cattell

Panel Member
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Pamela Verner

Planning Commissioner
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Susan Shapiro

Commission Member
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Jeri Seratti

Commission Member

City Staff

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Melody Bartlette

City Clerk
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Jason Crawford

Director of Community Development
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Joe Montes

City Attorney
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Kenneth W. Striplin

City Manager