Phillip Cothran
CA · Fontana City Council Member, District 1
Phillip Cothran has served on the Fontana City Council since 2018, owns a small business in the city, and holds an MBA. His priorities are support for local businesses and upgrades to sewer, waste, and recycled water systems.
Where Phillip Cothran stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (2 records)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose
Seconded and voted to accept a $300,000 state grant for Fontana's public-space cleanup and employment-pathway project.
May 26, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: fontana.legistar.com
Moved to approve the Walnut Village plan, allowing higher-density housing and certifying a review that found unavoidable air-quality and greenhouse-gas impacts.
July 23, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: fontana.legistar.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Seconded and voted for Fontana's fire-code update requiring fire suppression systems in buildings that house vehicles while changing sprinkler rules for some smaller buildings.
December 14, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: fontanaca.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Moved to approve the Walnut Village plan, allowing higher-density housing and certifying a review that found unavoidable air-quality and greenhouse-gas impacts.
July 23, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: fontana.legistar.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Seconded and voted to accept a $300,000 state grant for Fontana's public-space cleanup and employment-pathway project.
May 26, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: fontana.legistar.com
Moved and voted to award Symba Center a $447,881 first-year contract for mobile opioid outreach, with four optional extensions capped at $2 million.
January 28, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: fontana.legistar.com
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Seconded and voted for his appointment as Fontana's representative to the Inland Empire Utilities Agency.
January 28, 2025
Source: fontana.legistar.com
Voted to extend Fontana's moratorium on permits for service-based, non-entertainment uses along the Sierra Avenue and Foothill Boulevard corridors for one year.
July 23, 2024
Source: fontana.legistar.com
Past race Phillip Cothran ran in:
- Member, City Council, District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Fontana city, California · incumbent