by John Glidden | glid24@protonmail.com | August 5, 2026
VALLEJO – This fall, Vallejo voters will head to the polls to decide on the fate of three city council seats, in what is to be a pivotal election as the city grapples with multiple issues such as housing and a diminished city budget.
The Vallejo City Council contests have brought in more than $57,000 amongst four confirmed candidates vying for three district seats on the seven-person council in a city of about 126,000 residents, according to election data from January to June 30, 2026 reviewed by JohnGlidden.com
At the top is Planning Commissioner Tara Beasley-Stansberry who received $18,644. The bulk of that amount, $10,000, came from a personal loan Beasley-Stansberry gave the campaign, according to campaign financial data submitted to the Vallejo City Clerk’s Office. She also donated $1,750 in cash to the campaign, the same records show.
The campaign received notable contributions of $100 from Vallejo Councilmember Helen-Marie Gordon (District 6 – South Vallejo), and $1,000 from former Vallejo Planning Commissioner Landis Graden. The campaign reported spending about $3,700 during the same timeframe.
This is Beasley-Stansberry’s second attempt at being elected to represent the District 5 – (Central Vallejo) council seat. She was an unsuccessful candidate when Peter Bregenzer won election to the council, representing D5, in November 2022.
It wasn’t immediately known if Bregenzer will be seeking another term on the council. Should any incumbent fail to file before Friday’s 5 p.m. deadline, eligible community members will have five additional days to file their own paperwork.
To be a bona fide council candidate, the person must be a resident and elector of the district they are running for at least thirty (30) days preceding the last day for filing of nomination papers, be a U.S. citizens, and 18 years of age or older on the date of the election and not be in prison or on parole for a felony conviction, according to the clerk’s office.
Just behind Beasley-Stansberry is community foundation strategist Brianna Rogers, who received $18,145 in cash contributions, according to campaign financial data. Rogers herself has been the campaign’s leading cash donor, contributing just over $2,500 so far in 2026.
Rogers is seeking to represent the District 4 (Downtown/Mare Island) council seat currently occupied by Charles Palmares. As of Wednesday, August 5, Palmares had yet to official submit his re-election paperwork to the clerk’s office. Like Bregenzer, he has until Friday to do so. During the first six months of the year, Palmares’ campaign only received a single donation of $100 from Palmares himself, similar campaign data shows.
Meanwhile, Rogers’ campaign also secured notable donations, including $100 from Solano County Supervisor Wanda Williams (District 3), $200 from Vallejo Councilmember Tonia Lediju (District 3 – Glen Cove), $150 from Fairfield Councilmember K. Patrice Williams, $250 from civil rights and trial attorney Adanté Pointer, $100 from Ramona Bishop, CEO of Elite Public Schools, and $1,000 from Tiffanee Jones.
The campaign reported spending $3,800 and had a cash balance of about $14,000 heading into July, the same records show.
District 5 candidate, consultant and business owner Rebekah Truemper brought in just over $12,000, campaign records show. Just like Rogers and Palmares, Truemper donated money to her own campaign, giving $100. The campaign received two sizable cash donations, including $2,500 from Olivia Sears, $2,000 from Joanna Truemper.
Notable cash contributions included $150 from Vallejo Councilmember Alexander Matias (District 1 – Hiddenbrooke/Northgate), $150 from former Santa Rosa City Attorney Brien Ferrell, and $250 from Donna Beeman.
The campaign reported spending about $1,700 and has $10,000 in its reserves.
Behind them, Tanya Hall, a retired career advisor, is funding most of her campaign, which recorded $8,200 in contributions. Hall provided a $5,000 self-loan and also donated $3,000 in cash to the campaign, records show. Like Beasley-Stansberry, Hall sought election to D5 in the fall of 2022.
Meanwhile, Vallejo City Councilmember Diosdado “JR” Matulac, District 2 – North Vallejo is the only confirmed candidate for that seat. Campaign records show that he did not receive any contributions during the first six months of 2026. His campaign entered July with no campaign cash, the same records show.
According to a candidate roster supplied by the Vallejo City Council Clerk’s Office, as of end of business on Wednesday, August 5, showed that Matulac is the only one to pull candidate papers for the District 2 council seat.
The roster shows that former Planning Commissioner Chris Platzer, an unsuccessful District 4 council candidate in 2022, and city-wide council candidate in 2013, has pulled papers for the same seat. He is joined by community member Roxann Reyes, who has also candidacy papers for the District 4 seat.