Chris Kelstrom
CA · Supervisor, Shasta County Board of Supervisors, District 5
Chris Kelstrom is a Shasta County supervisor, elected in 2022, and chairs the board; a lifelong county resident, he helped pass the county's term-limits measure. His priorities are keeping jail capacity and protecting local water resources.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Voted to censure registrar Clint Curtis after an investigation found he mistreated elections staff. The censure passed 3-1.
August 11, 2026
Source: krcrtv.com
As board chair, pushed to delay a censure of registrar Clint Curtis until after the election. The delay passed 3-2.
April 28, 2026
Source: ijpr.org
Was elected chair of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors for 2026 on a 3-2 vote.
December 9, 2025
Source: krcrtv.com
Voted to appoint Clint Curtis, a critic of voting machines, as Shasta County's registrar of voters. The appointment passed 3-2.
April 30, 2025
Source: krcrtv.com
Publicly defended the county's lawsuit to avoid writing a ballot summary for a residents' election-law charter measure, calling the measure misleading.
March 18, 2025
Source: yahoo.com
Voted to sign the certification of Shasta County's 2024 election results, while voicing doubts about the count. The vote was 5-0.
December 10, 2024
Source: actionnewsnow.com
Voted to approve a zoning change for fellow Supervisor Patrick Jones's private gun range in Millville Plains. It passed 3-1 over neighbors' objections.
October 24, 2023
Source: anewscafe.com
Pushed the board to put a two-term limit for county supervisors on the March 2024 ballot. The board voted to place it there.
April 11, 2023
Source: krcrtv.com
Voted to have Shasta County hand count ballots in its elections, the first California county to try it. The motion passed 3-2.
March 28, 2023
Source: shastascout.org
Voted to end Shasta County's contract with Dominion Voting Systems for its vote-counting machines. The motion passed 3-2.
January 24, 2023
Source: shastascout.org
Past race Chris Kelstrom ran in:
- Board of Supervisors, District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Shasta County, California · incumbent