City Offices to be Filled

Sacramento City Council Members are elected to serve four (4) year terms. There are no limits to the number of terms a person may serve. The term expirations for the City Council are staggered so that only half of the offices expire at a time. The terms for Mayor and Council Members of Districts 2, 4, 6 and 8 expire in 2008, and terms for Members of Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7 expire in 2010.

CITY COUNCIL

Office Term Expiration Incumbent
Mayor
November 2008
Heather Fargo
District 1
November 2010
 Raymond L. Tretheway III
District 2
November 2008
Sandy Sheedy
District 3
November 2010
 Steve Cohn
District 4
November 2008
Robert King Fong
District 5
November 2010
 Lauren Hammond
District 6
November 2008
Kevin McCarty
District 7
November 2010
 Robbie Waters
District 8
November 2008
Bonnie Pannell

Candidate Qualifications

If you are interested in running for public office in the City of Sacramento, you must meet the following requirements:

  • Must be at least eighteen years of age
  • Must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of California
  • Must be a registered voter and a resident within the district the candidate seeks to represent for not less than 30 days preceding the date of filing candidate papers. Registration will be verified before issuance of nomination papers.

Nomination Process

Nomination and election forms for municipal offices will be available at the City Clerk's Office Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., during the Nomination Period. Nomination forms are issued without charge. Please note that City Offices are closed on State recognized holidays.

During the nomination period, each candidate shall secure (upon their nomination petition) not less than twenty (20), nor more than thirty (30) signatures of registered voters residing within the City of Sacramento council district in which they reside (Mayor citywide).

All nomination documents must be completed and submitted to the Office of the City Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on the closing date of the nomination period. Other required and/or optional documents include (but are not limited to) a Statement Acrobat 303KB of Economic Interests Form 700, a Statement Acrobat 44KB of Acceptance or Rejection of Public Financing, a Candidate Acrobat 33KB Statement (and fee), a Biographical Acrobat 159KB form, and a Code Acrobat 29KB of Fair Campaign Practices form.

Being a Member of the City Council

Click here Acrobat 22KB for more information on what is involved in being a member of the City Council. A description on City Council and other meetings, meeting materials, duties, compensation, term of office, and other matters are referenced.