Yorba Linda Mayors and Mayors Pro Tem
1967 - Present

Compiled from the Official Register of the City Council
as maintained in the City Clerk's office

Mayors and Mayors Pro Tem (in parenthesis)
Roland Bigonger -- November 1967 - May 1968 (Cromwell)
David (Whit) Cromwell -- May 1968 - October 1968 (Ross)
William (Bill) Ross -- October 1968 - April 1969 (Brooks)
Burton Brooks -- April 1969 - October 1969 (Warren)
Herbert Warren -- October 1969 - April 1970 (Bigonger)

Note: The five original council members agreed to each serve a six-month term as Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem in the order of votes received in the Oct. 24, 1967, election, which would cover the approximate two-and-one-half-year period until the second municipal election in April 1970.

George Machado -- April 1970 - April 1971 (Wedaa)
Henry (Hank) Wedaa -- April 1971 - April 1972 (Castro)
Rudolph (Rudy) Castro -- April 1972 - April 1973 (Ewing)
Carolyn Ewing -- April 1973 - March 1974 (Chaput)
Dale Chaput -- March 1974 - March 1975 (Ewing)
Carolyn Ewing -- March 1975 - March 1976 (Wedaa)
Henry (Hank) Wedaa -- March 1976 - March 1977 (Groot)
Anton (Doug) Groot -- March 1977 - March 1978 (Fried)
Irwin Fried -- March 1978 - March 1979 (Wedaa)
Henry (Hank) Wedaa -- March 1979 - April 1980 (Groot)

Irwin Fried -- April 1980 - April 1981 (Cromwell)
Robert Cromwell -- April 1981 - April 1982 (McRoberts)
Ron McRoberts -- April 1982 - January 1983 (Fried)
Todd Murphy -- January 1983 - November 1983 (Fried)
Henry (Hank) Wedaa -- November 1983 - December 1984 (Beverage)
William (Gene) Wisner -- December 1984 - December 1985 (Beverage)
Michael Beverage -- December 1985 - December 1986 (Fried)
Irwin Fried -- December 1986 - December 1987 (Bigonger)
Roland Bigonger -- December 1987 - December 1988 (Wedaa)
Henry (Hank) Wedaa -- December 1988 - December 1989 (Wisner)
William (Gene) Wisner -- December 1989 - December 1990 (Schwing)

Mark Schwing -- December 1990 - December 1991 (Fried)
Irwin Fried -- December 1991 -December 1992 (Gullixson)
John Gullixson -- December 1992 - December 1993 (Wedaa)
Barbara Kiley -- December 1993 - December 1994 (Welch)
Daniel Welch -- December 1994 - December 1995 (Gullixson)
John Gullixson -- December 1995 - December 1996 (Kiley)
Mark Schwing -- December 1996 - December 1997 (Kiley)
William (Gene) Wisner -- December 1997 - December 1998 (Kiley)
John Gullixson -- December 1998 - April 2000 (Kiley)

Ken Ryan -- April 2000 - April 2001 (Castellano)
Michael (Mike) Duvall -- April 2001 - April 2002 (Castellano)
Allen Castellano -- April 2002 - April 2003 (Gullixson April - December 2002)
James (Jim) Winder -- April 2003 - December 2003 (Wilson from December 2002)
Ken Ryan December 2003 - December 2004 (Wilson)
Keri Wilson -- December 2004 - December 2005 (Duvall)
Michael (Mike) Duvall -- December 2005 - December 2006 (Castellano)
Allen Castellano -- December 2006 - December 2007 (Winder)
James (Jim) Winder -- December 2007 - December 2008 (Jan Horton)
Mark Schwing -- December 2008 - December 2009 (Anderson)
John Anderson -- December 2009 - December 2010 (Rikel)

Nancy Rikel -- December 2010 - December 2011 (Schwing)
Mark Schwing -- December 2011 - December 2012 (Lindsey)
Tom Lindsey -- December 2012 - December 2013 (Young)
 Craig Young -- December 2013 - December 2014 (Hernandez)
 Eugene Hernandez -- December 2014 - December 2015 (Lindsey)
Tom Lindsey -- December 2015 - December 2016 (Huang)
  Peggy Huang -- December 2016 - December 2017 (Hernandez)
Eugene Hernandez -- December 2017 - December 2018 (Campbell)
Tara Campbell -- December 2018 - December 2019 (Haney)
Beth Haney -- December 2019 - December 2020 (Hernandez)

Peggy Huang -- December 2020 - December 2021 (Rodriguez) 

Carlos Rodriguez -- December 2021 - December 2022 (Hernandez)

A Chronological History

of Yorba Linda City CouncilElection Results, 1967-Present
Compiled by Jim Drummond

Note: Versions of this material without vote totals have appeared in my columns in the Yorba Linda Star newspaper. Vote totals are from official city or county documents for the years 1967, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1994 and all succeeding years, and from contemporary news accounts in the Yorba Linda Star for the years 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986 and 1992. E-mail corrections to jimdrummond@hotmail.com.

October 24, 1967

Twenty-seven candidates ran for five seats in the first council election, including winners Roland Bigonger, 1,049; David (Whit) Cromwell, 1,029; Bill Ross, 872; Burton Brooks, 838; and Herbert Warren, 811. Others were Betty Christensen, 758; Leroy Barton, 666; Robert Meador, 591; Sidney Radus, 590; Stanley Ireland, 464; Peter Falkins, 452; Jack Genter, 394; Sam Sarem, 393; Donald Scholten, 316; Leonard Gutmann, 309; Charles Wardman, 289; John Middleton, 287; Robert Mitchell, 262; Donald Bergh, 253; Paul Armstrong, 235; Harry Wilson, 232; Harland Hoak, 198; Dave Baker, 165; Lindell Jones, 165; Thomas Hays, 140; T.P. Eskridge, 136; and George DeLand, 92.

April 7, 1970

Eighteen candidates ran for five seats in the second council election, including winners George Machado, 1,428; Henry (Hank) Wedaa, 1,335; David (Whit) Cromwell, 1,229; Roland Bigonger, 1,176; and Rudy Castro, 1,166. Others were Jim Matych, 1,132; Herbert Warren, 1,083; Sidney Radus, 1,034; Burton Brooks, 923; Bill Ross, 880; Robert Schurr, 518; William Clay, 484; Robert Hollingsead, 439; Larry Klempner, 379; Gary Gray, 329; Mary McCormick, 253; Anton (Doug) Groot, 101; and Katherine Cavataio, 78.

April 4, 1972

Eight candidates ran for three seats in the third council election, including winners Rudy Castro, 2,285; Carolyn Ewing, 2,148; and Dale Chaput, 2,049. Others were Darrell Dalton, 1,840; Robert Hollingsead, 1,758; John Lindsay, 1,738; Sidney Radus, 776; and Robert Schurr, 127.

April 9, 1974

Nine candidates ran for two seats in the fourth council election, including winners David (Whit) Cromwell, 1,549; and Henry (Hank) Wedaa, 1,511. Others were Jim Matych, 1,486; John Blancq, 534; Joseph De Stefano, 462; George Matthews, 338; June Matthews, 154; Irwin Fried, 116; and John Martin, 93.

April 6, 1976

Eleven candidates ran for three seats in the fifth council election, including winners Dale Chaput, 2,356; Irwin Fried, 1,902; and Anton (Doug) Groot, 1,872. Others were Herbert Warren, 1,694; J. Elton Patridge, 1,403; George Matthews, 1,149; Denise Mulick, 496; John (Jack) Reid, 492; Kenneth Hoyt, 484; Larry Cope, 226; and Robert Frankeny, 147.

April 4, 1978

Seven candidates ran for two seats in the sixth council election, including winners Henry (Hank) Wedaa, 1,163; and Robert Cromwell, 1,040. Others were Charles Rosen, 942; Jackie Harrison, 767; William (Bill) Harvey, 691; John (Jack) Reid, 334; and Barbara Ady, 333.

April 8, 1980

Six candidates ran for three seats in the seventh council election, including winners Ron McRoberts, 1,348; Irwin Fried, 1,267; and Todd Murphy, 1,259. Others were Anton (Doug) Groot, 1,145; Gary Dolphin, 645; and George Cornwall, 506.

April 6, 1982

Eight candidates ran for two seats in the eighth council election, including winners Michael Beverage, 1,532; and Henry (Hank) Wedaa, 1,432. Others were William (Gene) Wisner, 1,364; Bob Campion, 1,046; Barbara Hammerman, 455; Gary Dolphin, 297; T. H. Weeda, 215; and Rolf Rolnicki, 75.

January 3, 1983

William (Gene) Wisner was appointed Jan. 3 to fill the unexpired term of Ron McRoberts, who resigned Jan. 1.

November 6, 1984

Nine candidates ran for nine seats in the ninth council election, including winners William (Gene) Wisner, 9,889; Todd Murphy, 9,476; and Irwin Fried, 9,378. Others were David Vaporean, 6,040; Barbara Gordon-Freeman, 3,795; Larry Beebe, 2,339; Donna Ward, 1,416; Linda Macias, 1,268; and Marion Hundley, 1,241.

November 4, 1986

Five candidates ran for two seats in the 10th council election, including winners Henry (Hank) Wedaa, 6,144; and Roland Bigonger, 5,740. Others were Gary Dolphin, 4,806; Mary Nolan, 4,257; and Michael Burns, 1,999.

November 8, 1988

Five candidates ran for three seats in the 11th council election, including winners William (Gene) Wisner, 12,380; Mark Schwing, 9,982; and Irwin Fried, 9,224. Others were Rick Violett, 8,860; and John Gullixson, 7,942.

November 6, 1990

Six candidates ran for two seats in the 12th council election, including winners John Gullixson, 9,231; and Henry (Hank) Wedaa, 5,468. Others were Roland Bigonger, 5,316; John Kirby, 4,540, Harry Elliott, 4,197; and Thomas Brown, 1,120.

November 3, 1992

Five candidates ran for three seats in the 13th council election, including winners Mark Schwing, 12,314; Daniel Welch, 9,977; and Barbara Kiley, 9,686. Others were Irwin Fried, 8,903; and Christine Norris, 7,435.

November 8, 1994

Four candidates ran for two seats in the 14th council election, including winners William (Gene) Wisner, 9,971; and John Gullixson, 9,103. Others were Christine Norris, 7,138; and Todd Tande, 6,364.

November 5, 1996

Eight candidates ran for three seats in the 15th council election, including winners Mark Schwing, 10,532; Henry (Hank) Wedaa, 9,120; and Barbara Kiley, 7,127. Others were Robert Meador, 7,111; Todd Tande, 6,960; Jack Parra, 6,642; Daniel Welch, 6,537; and M. Christopher Hall, 1,858.

November 3, 1998

Six candidates ran for two seats in the 16th council election, including winners William (Gene) Wisner, 8,843; and John Gullixson, 8,625. Others were Jack Parra, 7,714; Richard Freeman, 5,938; Allen Castellano, 3,706; and Thomas Foss, 1,489.

March 7, 2000

Seven candidates ran in the 17th council election to fill the unexpired term of William (Gene) Wisner, who resigned September 1999. Winner was Ken Ryan, 6,371. Others were David Christian, 5,202; Arthur Gerdes, 2,108; Ryan Clark, 1,623; Ken Stewart, 1,346; Keith Debrucky, 1,185; and Jim Kapko, 805.

November 7, 2000

Ten candidates ran for three seats in the 18th council election, including winners Jim Winder, 9,403; Michael Duvall, 8,614; and Allen Castellano, 7,993. Others were Mark Schwing, 7,893; Jack Parra, 7,582; Carl Boznanski, 7,551; John Taylor, 6,964; Thomas Lindsey, 6,575; Greg Schmidt, 3,921; and Jim Kapko, 2,477.

November 5, 2002

Eight candidates ran for two seats in the 19th council election, including winners Ken Ryan, 6,835; and Keri Wilson, 5,927. Others were Mark Schwing, 5,924; Lee Snyder, 4,357; Diana Hudson, 3,790; Walter Bruckner, 1,703; Robert Potter, 1,697; and Michael Burns, 1,468.

November 2, 2004

Five candidates ran for three seats in the 20th council election, including winners Allen Castellano, 16,879; Michael Duvall, 16,400; and Jim Winder, 14,358. Others were Ed Rakochy, 10,051 and Michael Burns, 7,788.

November 7, 2006

Ten candidates ran for two seats in the 21st council election, including winners Jan Horton, 8,293; and John Anderson, 6,684. Others were Doug Dickerson, 5,903; Keri Wilson, 5,228; Diana Hudson, 4,646; Alex Mikkelsen, 2,395; Michael Burns, 1,422; Mel Woodward, 1,083; Walter Bruckner, 1,069; and Steven Brunette, 1,060.

June 5, 2007

Three candidates ran in the 22nd council election to fill the unexpired term of Michael Duvall, who resigned December 2006. Winner was Henry (Hank) Wedaa, 3,749. Others were Keri Wilson, 2,944; and Victoria Gulickson, 1,616.

November 4, 2008

Nine candidates ran for three seats in the 23rd council election, including winners Mark Schwing, 13,328; Nancy Rikel, 12,922; and Jim Winder, 11,950. Others were Ed Rakochy, 11,949; Doug Dickerson, 8,558; Henry (Hank) Wedaa, 6,605; Mark Abramowitz, 5,302; Richard Wolfinger, 4,084; and Michael Marien, 2,704.

Measure BB, outlawing the use of eminent domain for economic development, won with 24,665 yes and 6,572 no.

November 2, 2010

Six candidates ran for two seats in the 24th council election, including winners John Anderson, 11,631, and Tom Lindsey, 10,266. Others were Jan Horton, 8,659; Brenda McCune, 5,969; Richard Wolfinger, 4,837; and Tim McCune, 2,747.
Measure Y, an ethics ordinance, won with 22,415 yes and 3,937 no.
Measure Z, which would have allowed council to rezone a 3.2-acre Savi Ranch parcel for up to 30 units per acre and heights to 45 feet, lost with 13,334 no and 13,147 yes.

November 6, 2012

Seven candidates ran for three seats in the 25th council election, including winners Mark Schwing, 15,380; Craig Young, 14,790; and Eugene Hernandez, 13,845.  Others were Nancy Rikel, 13,641; Ken Peterson, 9,753; Todd Cooper, 7,610; and Louis Knapperberger Jr., 6,756.

October 7, 2014

The 26th election involving council members was a special recall election in which voters declined to recall Tom Lindsey (yes: 5,216; no: 7,518) and Craig Young (yes: 5,234; no: 7,547), rendering moot the election for replacement candidates for Lindsey (Jeff Decker 5,101 and Matt Palmer 4,680) and Young (J. Minton Brown 4,987 and Nancy Rikel 4,890).

November 4, 2014

Six candidates ran for two seats in the 27th council election, including winners Peggy Huang, 8,253, and Tom Lindsey, 8,081. Others were Jeff Decker, 6,476; Judy Murray, 5,520; Matt Palmer, 3,087; and Paul Ambrus, 2,575.

Measure JJ, which eliminated pension and health care benefits for future council terms, won with 16,061 yes and 2,714 no.

November 8, 2016

Seven candidates ran for three seats in the 28th council election, including winners Tara Campbell, 15,253; Eugene Hernandez, 13,331; and Beth Haney, 11,981. Others were Craig Young, 11,662; Cristy Parker, 9,913; Ryan Smith, 8,782; and Paul Dissolito, 6,472.

November 6, 2018

Three candidates ran for two seats in the 29th council election, including winners Peggy Huang, 18,764; and Carlos Rodriguez, 16,120. Other was Lourdes Cruz, 10,917.