Carol Moore
CA · Council Member, City of Laguna Woods
Carol Moore has been a Laguna Woods council member since 2014, holds a master's degree from the University of Denver, and ran her own industrial supply business. Her priorities are safe, secure city services that are run in an environmentally sound way.
Where Carol Moore stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (4 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (4 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (3 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 4 support
Moved to have the city order every business to post a city sign urging COVID-19 distancing and face coverings, and saying businesses may refuse service to people who do not comply. It passed 5-0.
May 20, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lagunawoods.gov
As mayor, put on the agenda a resolution asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to take a more environmentally sensitive approach to its planned project on about five miles of Aliso Creek. The council passed it 4-0.
March 21, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Moved to draft a city position on spent nuclear fuel at the San Onofre nuclear plant, which passed unanimously. It called for a long-term storage site away from populated areas, and safe, monitored storage at San Onofre until then.
December 17, 2014Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Seconded the motion to adopt the city's Climate Adaptation Plan, which the council passed unanimously.
December 17, 2014Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support · 2 oppose
Put the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on the agenda and moved to buy a street clock for City Hall, for up to $20,000, to mark it. It passed 4-1.
March 18, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Moved to hire a design firm, skipping competitive bidding, for up to $80,000 to write design standards for new commercial development. It passed 5-0.
February 24, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Cast the only no vote as the council gave first approval, 4-1, to raising city council members' pay to $500 a month.
January 21, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Cast the only no vote as the council rejoined the League of California Cities, a statewide group of cities, at a cost of up to $8,200 for 2025. It passed 4-1.
June 26, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Cast the only no vote as the council approved a new employment contract for City Manager Christopher Macon, 4-1. Residents had objected to its length, deferred pay, and paid leave.
May 17, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
Seconded a ground lease, passed 4-0, that lets the Orange County Fire Authority build a new fire station on part of City Centre Park on Moulton Parkway.
December 22, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Put street racing and loud vehicle noise on the agenda and moved to draft an ordinance banning them on city streets. The council agreed 5-0.
September 20, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: lagunawoods.gov
As mayor, put on the agenda a state bill on fentanyl as a controlled substance (AB 2246). The council voted 4-1 to support it.
April 20, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: lagunawoods.gov
As mayor, put the threat of fentanyl on the agenda. The council passed 5-0 a resolution joining Orange County law enforcement against fentanyl, including outlawing its illegal use.
February 16, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Put sober living homes on the agenda and moved, 5-0, to back state bills adding oversight of addiction recovery housing (AB 424 and AB 425). The motion also had the city draft its own rules for sober living homes.
April 16, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Seconded a ground lease, passed 4-0, that lets the Orange County Fire Authority build a new fire station on part of City Centre Park on Moulton Parkway.
December 22, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Seconded a motion to set aside, for a future council, the question of the city joining the Orange County Power Authority. It passed 4-1.
August 21, 2024
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Put on the agenda an elections proclamation calling for accurate voter rolls, auditable voting systems, and vote totals that match the number of voters before results are certified. The council voted 4-1 to table it for good, with Moore voting no.
August 21, 2024
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Put business registration on the agenda and moved to draft an ordinance making businesses with a fixed location in the city register with the city. The council agreed 5-0.
September 20, 2023
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Voted against the ordinance that allowed cannabis stores in Laguna Woods and set their tax rate. It passed 3-2.
August 16, 2023
Source: lagunawoods.gov
As mayor, cast the only no vote as the council adopted a cannabis business tax and placed it on the November 2022 ballot (Measure T), 4-1. The council named her to write the ballot argument against it.
May 18, 2022
Source: lagunawoods.gov
As mayor, put on the agenda a state bill to create a veterans cemetery in Orange County (AB 1595). The council voted 4-0 to support it.
January 19, 2022
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Made the motion to adopt the city's two-year budget for July 2021 through June 2023. It passed 5-0.
June 23, 2021
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Put on the agenda and moved a resolution, passed 5-0, that backed the state's climate goals while opposing policies that remove local control or limit energy choices for buildings and vehicles.
May 20, 2020
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Voted against putting an advisory question on the November 2020 ballot about allowing marijuana shops in the city. The council approved it 3-2.
May 20, 2020
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Seconded a resolution supporting a federal bill on storing spent nuclear fuel (H.R. 3643, the Interim Consolidated Storage Act of 2015). The council passed it 4-1.
February 17, 2016
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Took the oath of office as a Laguna Woods City Council member on Dec. 17, 2014, after the council certified her win in the Nov. 4, 2014 city election.
December 17, 2014
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Past race Carol Moore ran in:
- Member, City Council · November 3, 2026 · Laguna Woods city, California · incumbent