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Elected officials for Martinez — promises, tenure record, and accountability.
Mayor
Brianne Zorn
Mayor2022-12-07 to 2026-12-09 (start: sworn in as Mayor December 7, 2022 per Contra Costa News of December 7, 2022; end: December 9, 2026, the date of the Election Celebration & Oath of Office Ceremony on the Martinez Granicus calendar; the Mayor seat was on the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election called by the City Council on May 6, 2026; re-seed after that ceremony)
City council
Jay Howard
Council Member District 12022-12-07 to 2026-12-09 (start: sworn in December 7, 2022 per Contra Costa News of December 7, 2022; end: December 9, 2026, the date of the Election Celebration & Oath of Office Ceremony on the Martinez Granicus calendar where the successors or re-elected members take the oath, District 1 was on the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election per the May 6, 2026 City Council action minutes and the Granicus calendar lists the Oath of Office Ceremony for December 9, 2026; re-seed after that ceremony)
Greg Young
Council Member District 22024-12-11 to 2028-12-01 (start: Oath of Office December 11, 2024 per City Council action minutes of December 11, 2024; month-level end: December 2028, District 2 is not on the November 2026 ballot, which covers Mayor and Districts 1 and 4 only per the May 6, 2026 action minutes, and was elected November 5, 2024)
Satinder Malhi
Vice Mayor, Council Member District 32023-01-11 to 2028-12-01 (start: appointed to District 3 on January 11, 2023 per Contra Costa News of January 13, 2023; elected November 5, 2024 and sworn in December 11, 2024 per City Council action minutes of that date; month-level end: December 2028, District 3 is not on the November 2026 ballot per the May 6, 2026 action minutes)
Debbie McKillop
Council Member District 42022-12-07 to 2026-12-09 (start of current term: sworn in December 7, 2022 per Contra Costa News of December 7, 2022; end: December 9, 2026, the date of the Election Celebration & Oath of Office Ceremony on the Martinez Granicus calendar where the successors or re-elected members take the oath, District 4 was on the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election per the May 6, 2026 City Council action minutes; re-seed after the December 9, 2026 Oath of Office Ceremony)
Former officials (1)
Boards & commissions
John Klopp
Planning CommissionerRob Parolek
Planning CommissionerPaul Sonnikson
Planning Commissioner (Alternate)Susan Gustofson
Planning CommissionerRochelle Johnson
Planning CommissionerHelena Culik-Caro
Planning CommissionerJason Martin
Planning Commissioner (Chair)Joseph Evans
Planning Commissioner (Vice-Chair)City staff
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