Scott Tonnesen
CA · Fairfield City Council Member, District 2
Fairfield District 2 council member since 2020 and a small business owner who served eight years on the city Planning Commission. His priorities include downtown revival for small businesses and a balanced approach to homelessness with mental health and addiction help.
Where Scott Tonnesen stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Housing Affordability (2 records),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Seconded and voted for a power purchase deal for a solar field at the Waterman Water Treatment Plant. It passed 5-1.
August 20, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: fairfield.novusagenda.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 2 oppose
Made the motion to lend city general fund money to three landscape and lighting districts and start the process to raise their assessments. It passed 6-1.
February 1, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: fairfield.novusagenda.com
Spoke in favor of raising Fairfield City Council pay, backing the option to raise it to $1,300 a month, saying higher pay would draw more people to run.
April 20, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: dailyrepublic.com
Made the motion to end city funding for the Fairfield Main Street Association and run downtown events and business support another way. It passed 6-1.
February 16, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: fairfield.novusagenda.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Made the Planning Commission motion recommending approval of the Red Top Road plan for about 207 single-family homes and a new Fire Station 35. It passed unanimously.
August 13, 2014Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: eservices.fairfield.ca.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Made the motion to approve the Green Valley 3 Apartments, a 185-unit project on Business Center Drive. It passed 5-2.
August 15, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: fairfield.novusagenda.com
Made the Planning Commission motion recommending approval of the Red Top Road plan for about 207 single-family homes and a new Fire Station 35. It passed unanimously.
August 13, 2014Supports Housing Affordability
Source: eservices.fairfield.ca.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Seconded and voted for extending two agreements with SHELTER Solano for emergency shelter beds. It passed 6-1.
June 20, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: fairfield.novusagenda.com
Made the motion to approve the city's federal housing grant (CDBG) plan for 2021-22 and a shift of COVID relief (CARES Act) money. It passed 5-2.
May 4, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: fairfield.novusagenda.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Made the motion to approve water service deals that let the Solano Irrigation District supply drinking water to the Middle Green Valley plan area. It passed 6-1.
August 16, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: fairfield.novusagenda.com
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Voted with the 4-3 majority to keep outside lawyers investigating whether Mayor Catherine Moy lived in Fairfield, after a first report found no proof she did not.
March 10, 2026
Source: dailyrepublic.com
Made the motion to keep Paradise Valley district assessments and a $1.57 million reserve, rather than pausing the fees. It passed 6-1.
July 16, 2024
Source: fairfield.novusagenda.com
Seconded and voted for a zoning change letting some industrial business park uses locate on office-commercial land in North Cordelia. It passed 5-1.
March 5, 2024
Source: fairfield.novusagenda.com
Voted no on seeking new bids for golf course and restaurant operators while extending the current contracts one year. It passed 5-2.
June 21, 2022
Source: fairfield.novusagenda.com
Made the motion to grant a final cannabis store permit to The Showcase. It passed 5-2.
June 22, 2021
Source: fairfield.novusagenda.com
Voted no on capping Fairfield at three cannabis store permits, then made the motion to allow up to four. The four-permit limit passed unanimously.
April 20, 2021
Source: fairfield.novusagenda.com
Voted no, as Planning Commission chair, when the commission denied a permit for alcohol sales at a convenience store at 198 East Pacific Avenue after neighbors protested. The denial passed 5-1.
July 11, 2012
Source: eservices.fairfield.ca.gov
Past race Scott Tonnesen ran in:
- Mayor, City of Fairfield · November 3, 2026 · Fairfield city, California