Stephanie Klopfenstein
CA · Mayor of Garden Grove
Mayor of Garden Grove since 2024 and a fifth-generation resident who volunteers with the Garden Grove Community Foundation and Boys & Girls Club. Her top priorities are police and fire resources and addressing homelessness with both services and enforcement.
Where Stephanie Klopfenstein stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Civil Rights (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 2 oppose), Housing Affordability (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 oppose
Voted yes to delay a ban on smoking in city parks for six months. It passed 4-2. She also voted for a $185,000 park security guard pilot, which passed 5-1.
January 27, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: agendasuite.org
Voted no on a resolution requiring face masks in public during COVID-19. It failed 2-5. She suggested using city social media for outreach instead.
July 14, 2020Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: gardengrove.novusagenda.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 2 oppose
Voted yes to delay a ban on smoking in city parks for six months. It passed 4-2. She also voted for a $185,000 park security guard pilot, which passed 5-1.
January 27, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: agendasuite.org
Voted yes on ordinances setting City Council pay and adding extra pay for the elected mayor. They passed 5-2 and 4-2.
February 8, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: gardengrove.novusagenda.com
Voted no on putting a one-cent city sales tax on the November 2018 ballot. The council approved it 5-2.
July 24, 2018Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: gardengrove.novusagenda.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Voted yes to delay a ban on smoking in city parks for six months. It passed 4-2. She also voted for a $185,000 park security guard pilot, which passed 5-1.
January 27, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: agendasuite.org
Made the motion directing staff to study a police dog (K9) training site at Pioneer Park. It passed 7-0.
January 23, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: agendasuite.org
Seconded the motion approving a contract for the Orange County Fire Authority to take over Garden Grove fire and paramedic services. She cited the new sales tax passed for public safety. It passed 5-1, with one abstention.
April 9, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: gardengrove.novusagenda.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support · 1 oppose
Made the motion to advance Garden Grove's rules for two-home lots and lot splits in single-family areas under state law SB 9. It passed 5-1.
January 11, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: gardengrove.novusagenda.com
Voted no on Garden Grove's new rules for backyard homes (accessory dwelling units) under state law. The ordinance passed 5-2.
March 23, 2021Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: gardengrove.novusagenda.com
Voted yes to start 90 days of talks with three housing developers on selling or leasing the Willowick Golf Course. It passed 5-2.
December 8, 2020Supports Housing Affordability
Source: gardengrove.novusagenda.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
Asked, with Mayor Pro Tem Phat Bui, for a council resolution opposing state bill AB 22. The bill removed the rule allowing public employees to be fired for Communist Party membership.
May 9, 2017Opposes Civil Rights
Source: voiceofoc.org
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted yes on new city water rates and charges (Ordinance 2948). It passed 6-1.
November 28, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: agendasuite.org
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Was named 36th Senate District Woman of the Year by state Senator Tony Strickland.
March 9, 2026
Source: sr36.senate.ca.gov
Voted yes to schedule a yearly proclamation recognizing both Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day, starting next year. It passed 5-2.
October 14, 2025
Source: agendasuite.org
Was sworn in as Garden Grove's elected mayor, the first woman elected to the post.
December 10, 2024
Source: agendasuite.org
Voted yes on a request for a report on the pros and cons of Garden Grove becoming a charter city. It failed 3-4.
March 9, 2021
Source: gardengrove.novusagenda.com
Made the motion approving $1.8 million sale agreements with Investel Garden Resorts for four properties on Choisser Road. It passed 6-1.
December 17, 2019
Source: gardengrove.novusagenda.com
Asked for a council update on code enforcement against short-term rentals. She noted many are in her District 5 near the tourism area.
October 22, 2019
Source: gardengrove.novusagenda.com
Voted no on a motion to bring back the plan to move city fire services to the Orange County Fire Authority for an outside cost review. The motion failed 3-4.
November 27, 2018
Source: gardengrove.novusagenda.com
Voted yes on a resolution opposing the flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on city property. It reaffirmed the former Republic of Vietnam flag as the Vietnamese-American community's flag. It passed 6-1.
March 14, 2017
Source: gardengrove.novusagenda.com
Voted no on a Garden Grove resolution promoting community harmony and safety, which passed 4-3. She said it repeated the city's 2015 proclamation declaring Garden Grove a city of compassion.
January 24, 2017
Source: gardengrove.novusagenda.com
Was appointed by the Garden Grove City Council to the city's Parks, Recreation, and Arts Commission by a 4-0 vote.
April 12, 2016
Source: gardengrove.novusagenda.com
Past race Stephanie Klopfenstein ran in:
- Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Garden Grove city, California · incumbent