Matt Basgall
CA · Clovis City Council Member
Clovis City Council member since 2022 and retired Clovis police chief with nearly three decades in law enforcement. He focuses on public safety funding and backed the city's Measure Y sales tax for it.
Where Matt Basgall stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record),
Opposes
Housing Affordability (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Seconded a tougher ordinance on tobacco retailers. It passed 3-1.
August 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
As Clovis police chief, asked the City Council to form a citizens' committee to review police funding, staffing and operations. The council created it and named 25 members.
January 11, 2022Supports Government Efficiency
Source: sjvsun.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Voted no on adding $1.5 million to the budget to improve a building for the senior center. It passed 3-2.
November 6, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Moved to put a 1% city sales tax for police, fire and city services (Measure Y) on the November 2024 ballot. It passed 5-0.
August 5, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 oppose
Voted no on changing land at Ashlan and De Wolf avenues from low-density homes to high-density apartments. It passed 3-2.
April 15, 2024Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Voted no on changing 1.04 acres on Alluvial Avenue from low-density to medium-high-density housing. The motion failed 2-2.
March 6, 2023Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — General
General · 9 records
Seconded a motion to put council term limits of three four-year terms on the November 2026 ballot. It failed 2-3.
May 11, 2026
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Seconded a motion to deny letting storage facilities into part of the Shaw Avenue Specific Plan. It failed 2-3, and the change passed over his no vote.
April 13, 2026
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Voted no on the 2025-26 city budget, citing the process. It passed 3-2.
June 9, 2025
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Cast the only no vote on a new city ordinance regulating commercial scrap metal sales. It passed 4-1.
June 2, 2025
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Voted no on rejecting a three-year trash contract extension with Republic Services and restarting bidding. It passed 3-2.
April 7, 2025
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Seconded a resolution to switch Clovis from at-large to district elections starting in 2026. It passed 4-1.
October 7, 2024
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Stepped aside from votes on the 333-acre Clovis Research and Technology Park because California Health Sciences University is a source of his income.
August 19, 2024
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Voted no on having the council take up rules for setting agendas, issuing proclamations and the mayor's role. It passed 3-2.
September 11, 2023
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Seconded a motion keeping the city's ban on backyard chickens in place. It passed 4-1.
May 1, 2023
Source: clovisca.api.civicclerk.com
Past race Matt Basgall ran in:
- Member of the City Council, District 4 · November 3, 2026 · Clovis city, California · incumbent