Joshua Barton
CA · Board Trustee, Murrieta Valley Cemetery District
Trustee of the Murrieta Valley Cemetery District, appointed by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors in January 2025, and a local business owner who specializes in marketing and business fundamentals.
Where Joshua Barton stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Made the motion to move part of the cemetery's endowment money from the county fund into private banks for a better return. Also seconded a new rule on when adult children of residents can be buried in the district's cemetery. Both passed 4-0.
October 28, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: murrietacemetery.org
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 1 oppose
As board chair, made the motion to freeze the cemetery district's spending for the rest of the fiscal year. It passed unanimously.
April 7, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: murrietacemetery.org
As board chair, seconded and voted for a resolution that eliminated the district's office manager job. It passed.
February 17, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: murrietacemetery.org
Made three motions at the June 24, 2025 cemetery board meeting, each passing 4-0: adopt the 2025-26 budget, raise burial prices 10% from July 1, 2025, and create a nonprofit foundation to support the district (Friends of MVCD Laurel Cemetery).
June 24, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: murrietacemetery.org
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Met with Riverside County Supervisor Chuck Washington, as cemetery board chair, about land the cemetery needs to expand.
May 11, 2026
Source: murrietacemetery.org
Was appointed by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to the Murrieta Valley Cemetery District board, filling a term that ends in January 2027. The vote was 4-0.
January 7, 2025
Source: media.rivcocob.org
Past race Joshua Barton ran in:
- City Council Member, District 2 · November 3, 2026 · Murrieta city, California