Gregory Ritchie II
CA · Member, Vacaville City Council (District 2)
Vacaville city councilmember since a 2021 special election who has run his own mortgage brokerage downtown since 2012 and served on the Kairos Public Schools board. His priorities are a faster business permit process and closing the city's budget gap.
Where Gregory Ritchie II stands, based on their records
Supports
Civil Rights (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose), Housing Affordability (4 support · 1 oppose), Social Programs and Welfare (1 support · 1 oppose),
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted for a temporary ban (moratorium) on battery energy storage plants while the city studied their safety. It passed 6-1.
March 12, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Voted no on ratifying the city's emergency order requiring face coverings during COVID-19. It passed 4-3.
September 14, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Moved and voted to approve higher water and sewer rates, which passed 4-3. The same night, he voted for Vacaville's 2025-26 operating budget, which passed unanimously.
June 24, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Moved and voted to hire consultants for $415,420 to plan a new growth area east of Leisure Town Road. It passed unanimously.
September 10, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Seconded and voted to spend $6,775,000 in Measure M sales tax money on the Brown Street park and community center. It passed 5-2.
July 23, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 4 support · 1 oppose
Moved to deny a state Homekey+ grant application for a homeless housing project at 1050 Orange Drive. The denial passed 4-3.
April 8, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Seconded and voted for an urgency ordinance updating the city's rules on backyard homes (accessory dwelling units). It passed 6-1.
December 10, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Moved and voted to approve the North Village housing development and its environmental review. It passed 4-1.
November 12, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Publicly endorsed California Forever's ballot plan for a new city in eastern Solano County while serving as Vacaville vice mayor. He was the first known elected official to do so.
April 30, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: dailyrepublic.com
Cast the lone no vote when the council denied the Southtown Apartments project over traffic, parking and evacuation concerns. It passed 6-1.
November 15, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support · 1 oppose
Moved to deny a state Homekey+ grant application for a homeless housing project at 1050 Orange Drive. The denial passed 4-3.
April 8, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Moved to split federal COVID relief (ARPA) grants among four nonprofits, including $80,000 for Disabled American Veterans, and drop four others. The motion failed 3-4. The same night, the council added him to the Travis Community Consortium, which works on Travis Air Force Base issues.
January 10, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted to suspend the proclamation policy so the vice mayor could issue an LGBTQ+ Pride Month proclamation. It passed 4-3.
June 10, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support · 1 oppose
Seconded and voted to pick Intrepid Fiber Networks for a public-private partnership to expand broadband in Vacaville. It passed 6-1.
April 22, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Seconded and voted to spend $6,775,000 in Measure M sales tax money on the Brown Street park and community center. It passed 5-2.
July 23, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Voted for a temporary ban (moratorium) on battery energy storage plants while the city studied their safety. It passed 6-1.
March 12, 2024Opposes Public Infrastructure
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Voted to let a proposed battery energy storage plant at Meridian and Midway roads go forward to a full hearing. The motion failed 3-4.
August 23, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Voted with a unanimous council to put Measure V, a one-cent city sales tax increase, on the November 2026 ballot.
June 23, 2026
Source: pressdemocrat.com
Moved to start a General Plan change allowing a single-family home on a ridgeline in the Vine Tree Estates project. It passed 4-3.
September 23, 2025
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Seconded and voted to adopt new state fire hazard severity zones in the city and send a letter to the CalFire chief. It passed 4-2.
May 27, 2025
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Seconded and voted to pause a proposed rule requiring affordable units in new housing (inclusionary housing) and study builder incentives first. It passed 4-3.
February 25, 2025
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Was reported to have registered "California Forever Home Loans" and "California Forever Homes" as business names for his mortgage company in January 2024, months before endorsing the project. He said he had no economic tie to the developer.
May 2, 2024
Source: beniciaindependent.com
Was chosen by a unanimous council vote to serve as Vacaville vice mayor for 2024.
January 9, 2024
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Voted no on a mayor's motion to fly only government flags at city sites, and no on putting the flag question on the 2024 ballot. Both motions failed 2-5.
November 15, 2023
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Voted to deny joining Marin Clean Energy, a public power buying program, and to require a council majority before the idea returns. It passed 5-1.
June 13, 2023
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Seconded and voted for a motion to remove the city's limits on campaign contributions to candidates for city office. It passed 4-3.
June 28, 2022
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Voted no on keeping Vacaville's public meetings remote-only under the state COVID-19 teleconference law (AB 361). It passed 5-2.
October 26, 2021
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Was appointed with Councilmember Jason Roberts to the council committee that picked the firm to audit the Vacaville Police Department.
June 8, 2021
Source: vacaville.granicus.com
Past race Gregory Ritchie II ran in:
- Councilmember - District 2, City of Vacaville · November 3, 2026 · Vacaville city, California · incumbent