Casey McKeon
CA · Mayor of Huntington Beach
Casey McKeon is mayor of Huntington Beach, first elected to the City Council in 2022, and a third-generation resident who renovates shopping centers in commercial real estate. His priorities are public safety, including homelessness, and protecting local control from state overreach.
Where Casey McKeon stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (3 records), Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Opposes
Civil Rights (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 2 oppose), Housing Affordability (1 support · 5 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 2 oppose
Moved to draft citywide zoning rules for tobacco and smoke shops. It passed 7-0.
September 3, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Voted to declare Huntington Beach a "No Mask and No Vaccine Mandate City." It passed 4-3.
October 3, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Voted to start pulling Huntington Beach out of the Orange County Power Authority, a public clean-power agency. It passed 4-3.
May 16, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 3 support
Moved to create a policy requiring twice-yearly reports on city contracts of $500,000 or more. It passed 7-0.
July 15, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Moved to create a city policy tying contract payments to finished work milestones. It passed 7-0.
April 1, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Moved to require a public report on the city's tax-sharing deals with businesses. It passed 7-0.
August 6, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support
Voted against a police union contract giving officers 17% raises through June 2029. It passed 4-3 despite a $15.6 million city budget gap.
September 1, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: police1.com
Moved to create a city policy tying contract payments to finished work milestones. It passed 7-0.
April 1, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Moved to pull Huntington Beach out of the League of California Cities and seek a refund of 2024 dues. It passed 4-3.
March 19, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support · 5 oppose
As mayor, voted to approve the city's state-required housing plan after years of legal fights over it. He called it "the prudent step" as state fines grew.
June 16, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: orangecountytribune.com
Voted against the Bolsa Chica Senior Care Community project, which needed a general plan change. The project passed 4-3.
October 15, 2024Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Moved to plan the undoing of the environmental review behind the Beach and Edinger corridors growth plan. It passed 4-3.
June 6, 2023Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Voted against adopting the city's state-required housing plan (Housing Element Update). The plan failed 3-4.
April 4, 2023Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Moved to adopt an ordinance banning "builder's remedy" housing projects in Huntington Beach (Ordinance No. 4285). It passed 4-3.
March 7, 2023Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Moved to have the City Attorney sue to challenge the state's housing quota for Huntington Beach. The motion also asked for a ban on "builder's remedy" projects, which let developers skip local approval. It passed 4-3.
December 20, 2022Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
Voted to create a parent and guardian board to review children's books before the city library buys them (Ordinance No. 4318). It passed 4-3.
April 2, 2024Opposes Civil Rights
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Track record — General
General · 17 records
As mayor, voted 4-2 to let the Distractions Lounge bikini bar sell hard liquor near Westmont Elementary. He said it was not the council's job to impose its morality.
June 2, 2026
Source: voiceofoc.org
Was elected Mayor of Huntington Beach by the City Council on a 7-0 vote.
December 2, 2025
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Moved to certify the environmental review for the Pacific Airshow and approve a new city agreement with the show's operator.
September 2, 2025
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Moved to approve permits at the city Sports Complex, including beer and wine sales at a new outdoor dining area. It passed 5-2.
September 2, 2025
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Moved to plan city programs and partnerships tied to the 2028 Olympics with Visit Huntington Beach. It passed 7-0.
August 19, 2025
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Was chosen by the City Council as Mayor Pro Tem for 2025, the stand-in when the mayor is away.
December 3, 2024
Source: huntingtonbeachca.gov
Moved to put a charter change on the November 2024 ballot requiring a public vote on city zoning changes whose environmental review finds major unavoidable harm. It passed 4-0, with three abstaining.
July 2, 2024
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Voted to seek bids from private firms to run the Huntington Beach Public Library. It passed 4-3.
March 19, 2024
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Voted to put three city charter changes on the March 2024 ballot, including voter ID at city elections and limits on city flags. It passed 4-3.
October 17, 2023
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Voted against accepting a $325,000 state grant to help plan local rules for cannabis stores. The grant failed 3-4.
October 3, 2023
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Co-sponsored and voted for censuring Council Member Natalie Moser over her statements at an August 2023 meeting. It passed 4-0, with three members absent.
September 5, 2023
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Moved to draft a charter change requiring voter approval before the city buys property that takes land off the property tax rolls. It passed 4-3.
July 18, 2023
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Seconded and voted for an ordinance that limits flags on city property to government flags, such as the U.S., state, and city flags. It passed 4-3.
March 7, 2023
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Moved to review group-home rules, including at least 9 months' notice before disabled residents are evicted and probes of insurance fraud complaints. It passed 7-0.
February 7, 2023
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Moved to restore the elected City Treasurer's full duties under the city charter by reversing a 2011 ordinance. It passed 7-0.
January 17, 2023
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Moved to waive secrecy over 10 closed-door meetings about a lawsuit involving City Attorney Michael Gates. The motion also pulled an outside law firm's investigation report on Gates from the city website. It passed 4-3.
December 20, 2022
Source: huntingtonbeach.legistar.com
Won a seat on the Huntington Beach City Council with 33,455 votes, placing fourth in a race for four seats.
November 8, 2022
Source: ocvote.gov
Past race Casey McKeon ran in:
- Member, City Council · November 3, 2026 · Huntington Beach city, California · incumbent