Kasey Reynolds
CA · Mayor of Chico and City Council Member, District 2
Mayor of Chico and fourth-generation owner of Shubert's Ice Cream and Candy; first elected to the City Council in 2018. She has said she wants to keep downtown lively and help the city's most underserved residents.
Where Kasey Reynolds stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (8 records), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (2 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 3 oppose), Housing Affordability (3 support · 1 oppose), Social Programs and Welfare (3 support · 4 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 oppose
Voted against a tobacco retailer license and a ban on flavored tobacco and vape sales. It passed 5-2.
December 3, 2019Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Voted against creating a Chico Climate Action Commission. It passed 5-2.
May 7, 2019Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 3 oppose
Voted to spend $809,400 of one-time surplus money on unfunded priority projects, which passed 4-3. She also voted for a law banning pedestrians from standing on street medians, which passed 4-3.
November 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Made the motion to update the city's nuisance abatement rules, which advanced 6-1. She also made the motion creating an air service incentive program to attract airline flights, which passed 6-1.
September 5, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Made the motion approving a new three-year pay contract with the Chico Police Officers' Association. It passed 6-1.
June 20, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Voted against extra spending for the city's COVID-19 response plan. It passed 5-2.
April 21, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 8 support
Voted to spend $809,400 of one-time surplus money on unfunded priority projects, which passed 4-3. She also voted for a law banning pedestrians from standing on street medians, which passed 4-3.
November 18, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Voted to add three new firefighters, funded by delaying some Measure H projects. It passed 4-3.
June 3, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Voted against a motion to cut some police military equipment purchases, including patrol rifles. It failed 3-4.
April 15, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Made the motion directing staff to plan for an emergency declaration and enforce existing laws on unsafe and hazardous conditions. It passed 7-0.
February 4, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Made the motion approving a new three-year pay contract with the Chico Police Officers' Association. It passed 6-1.
June 20, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Seconded and voted to make all city parks drug-free zones and close parks earlier. It passed 6-1.
November 1, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Made the motion to spend youth grant money mostly on fencing along the Union Pacific tracks and bike path, and the rest on children's programs. It passed 6-1.
September 7, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Seconded and voted for an urgency law adding city park rules. It passed 5-2.
December 8, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support · 1 oppose
Voted against denying the Hubbard Apartments rezoning and project. The denial passed 5-2.
April 1, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Made the motion adopting Chico's 2022 Housing Element, the city's state-required housing plan. It passed 7-0.
September 19, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Made the motion to apply jointly for state Homekey money to create housing for homeless people. It passed 6-0.
July 5, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Voted against adding eviction protections for tenants to the COVID-19 emergency order. It passed 5-2.
March 25, 2020Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support · 4 oppose
Made the motion backing a church-lot tiny home pilot for homeless women, and cast the deciding vote for the version with four shelters. It passed 4-3.
October 7, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Made the motion adopting the city's 2024-25 proposed budget, which passed 6-1. She also voted against spending $100,000 on portable units at the Genesis pallet shelter, which passed 4-3.
June 4, 2024Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Made the motion to use opioid settlement funds for a sobering center run with Butte County. It passed 7-0.
May 7, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Made the motion to apply jointly for state Homekey money to create housing for homeless people. It passed 6-0.
July 5, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Voted against using city land at the MLK site for an outdoor homeless shelter. It passed 4-3.
February 2, 2021Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Voted against upholding approval of Simplicity Village, a temporary tiny-home site for homeless people. The approval was upheld 6-1.
September 24, 2019Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Voted against a city letter supporting state homelessness bill SB 923. It passed 5-2.
June 18, 2019Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Made the motion to update the city's nuisance abatement rules, which advanced 6-1. She also made the motion creating an air service incentive program to attract airline flights, which passed 6-1.
September 5, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Track record — General
General · 17 records
Received the Butte County Republican Party endorsement for reelection to Chico City Council District 2 in 2026.
September 27, 2026
Source: buttegop.com
Made the motion directing staff to enforce city rules that do not conflict with the Warren homeless settlement. It passed 4-3.
August 18, 2026
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Voted against a budget policy dedicating 51% of Measure H sales tax money to streets, roads and sidewalks. It failed 3-4.
May 19, 2026
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Voted against the Downtown Revitalization Project's Alternative 1 street redesign with protected bike lanes. It failed 3-3.
April 21, 2026
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Made the motion to hold another business stakeholder meeting on the Downtown Revitalization plan before a final vote. It passed 4-2.
April 7, 2026
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Voted against starting the process for a new, higher sewer rate schedule. It passed 4-3.
March 17, 2026
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Voted against a trial closing Petersen Drive and South Park Drive in Bidwell Park to cars on weekdays. It failed 3-4.
September 16, 2025
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Made the motion creating a three-member task force she chaired to recommend new tools to address homelessness. It passed 7-0.
March 4, 2025
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Voted against scheduling a discussion on election reforms such as an independent redistricting commission. It passed 5-2.
December 17, 2024
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Was chosen by the council as Mayor of Chico for a two-year term. The vote was 4-3.
December 4, 2024
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Made the motion for two hours of free parking in downtown city lots during the 2024 holiday season. It passed 6-0.
November 5, 2024
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Made the motion to discuss a November ballot measure setting quality-of-life goals the city could be held to. It passed 6-1.
May 17, 2022
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Voted against a law regulating camping and storing belongings on public property. It passed 5-2.
August 3, 2021
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Seconded and voted to send a letter opposing state rules that would stop cities from banning needle exchange programs. It passed 5-2.
March 16, 2021
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Made the motion for a half-cent city sales tax measure with a sunset date. It failed 2-5.
June 23, 2020
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Voted against a proposed one-cent city sales tax. It advanced 4-3.
June 10, 2020
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Made the motion to allow only medical cannabis delivery and keep the rest of Chico's cannabis ban. It failed 2-5.
November 26, 2019
Source: chico-ca.granicus.com
Past race Kasey Reynolds ran in:
- Member of the City Council, District 2 · November 3, 2026 · Chico city, California · incumbent