By Elise Cox on Oct 8, 2026

Voter Guide — Fort Bragg City Council 2026

Eight candidates are on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot. Review their positions on top issues. Please note we are unable to support browsers in dark mode.

Elections

Fort Bragg City Council 2026 — Voter Guide

Sources. This guide compares the candidates across three candidate forums: the Alliance for a Better Fort Bragg forum (Sept. 22, at the Company Store); the League of Women Voters forum (Oct. 2); and the Grassroots Institute's “Meet the Candidates” interview series (Sept. 3–29). Watch the full forums: the Grassroots interviews at grassroots-institute.org/meet-the-candidates, and the League of Women Voters forum (via Mendocino Coast Media) at fb.watch/v/5i6TOte6v. A full public recording of the Alliance forum is not available.

Why live statements only. This guide draws only on what each candidate said themselves — live at a forum or in their own interview. We left out statements read aloud by a stand-in for an absent candidate at the Sept. 22 forum. The reason is simple: a position you hear in a candidate's own voice is one they have adopted and will answer for, whatever help they had drafting it — not words a ghostwriter or an AI chatbot could put in their mouth. Where an incumbent addressed an issue only through a stand-in, the guide says “No live statement” rather than quote it.

Who's running

The Candidates

Photos, background, and a quick read on each candidate's priorities. Tap a recording link to listen to that candidate at a forum.

At a glance

Where They Stand — Scorecard

The seven issues that recurred across the forums. Positions are shown in short-hand. Tap the box to view a candidate's position in more detail and to listen to a recording. Colors refer to stance, whether a candidate supports, opposes or has a more nuanced view. Slide or swipe left or right to move between issues.

Supports / yes / leans toward Opposes / no / leans against Mixed / conditional / undecided No clear position on record

In their own words

Where They Stand, Issue by Issue

Each candidate's position on the issue, with a link into the recording at the moment they answered. Quotes are from the computer-generated transcript and are approximate.