Zak Schwank
CA · Member, Temecula City Council, District 5
Temecula City Council member since 2018 who served as mayor in 2023 and earlier chaired the city's Community Services Commission. His priorities are better traffic flow and investment in parks and recreation.
Where Zak Schwank stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Moved to introduce a city ordinance carrying out the state's organic waste recycling law (SB 1383). It passed 3-2.
November 23, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Moved to reaffirm Temecula's local emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic. The council approved it 4-1.
February 9, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 3 oppose
Moved to give $25,000 in city money to a Mt. San Jacinto College campaign for its university center and student programs. It passed 3-2.
June 9, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Voted no on accepting certain private streets into the city's street maintenance system. It passed 3-1.
May 14, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Moved to introduce an ordinance raising City Council pay from $600 to $1,900 a month. It passed 3-2.
September 26, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Seconded a $5,500 contract increase to add more Flock license plate reader cameras, bringing the deal to $143,000. It passed 4-1.
December 14, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Seconded a $5,500 contract increase to add more Flock license plate reader cameras, bringing the deal to $143,000. It passed 4-1.
December 14, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Moved to approve a staff plan to restripe Pauba Road between Margarita and Ynez roads. The motion failed 2-3.
March 24, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Moved to approve land use changes for the Temecula Valley Hospital expansion project. It passed 4-0.
June 23, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Track record — General
General · 13 records
Voted against the council's chosen lane striping plan for the Pauba Road repaving project. It passed 3-2.
May 26, 2026
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Cast the only vote against studying alternatives to evening City Council meetings. The request passed 4-1.
May 27, 2025
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Moved to approve the city's 2024-25 user fee schedule. It passed 3-1.
February 27, 2024
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Moved to leave the vacant District 1 council seat unfilled until the November 2024 election rather than appoint someone. It passed 3-1.
January 9, 2024
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Moved to drop a proposed city flag policy (passed 3-2) and a proposed parental rights resolution (passed 4-1).
September 26, 2023
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
As mayor, requested a council resolution opposing statewide Initiative 21-0042A1, a measure to make new taxes harder to pass. The council adopted it 3-2.
March 14, 2023
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Cast the only vote against placing council term limits of three four-year terms on the November 2024 ballot. The measure advanced 4-1.
February 14, 2023
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Was chosen by the City Council, 5-0, to serve as mayor of Temecula for 2023.
December 13, 2022
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Moved to approve Temecula's Quality of Life Master Plan, a long-range plan for city priorities. It passed 4-1.
November 15, 2022
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Moved resolutions supporting Proposition 26 (sports betting at tribal casinos) and opposing Proposition 27 (online sports betting). They passed 4-1.
August 9, 2022
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Was chosen unanimously to chair the Riverside Transit Agency Board of Directors for 2022, after serving as vice chair in 2021.
December 17, 2021
Source: patch.com
Moved to adopt an ordinance banning conduct that actually disrupts City Council and other public meetings. It passed 4-1.
October 12, 2021
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Voted no on holding the city's July 4 fireworks show at Ronald Reagan Sports Park during the COVID-19 pandemic. The council approved the show 3-2.
May 6, 2020
Source: records.temeculaca.gov
Past race Zak Schwank ran in:
- City Council Member, District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Temecula city, California · incumbent