Roger Flanders
CA · Member, Garden Grove Planning Commission
Garden Grove police officer for 30 years and a current Garden Grove Planning Commissioner, with a UC Irvine degree. His top priorities are public safety and addressing homelessness with both services and enforcement.
Where Roger Flanders stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Voted yes on the Planning Commission to let substance abuse treatment centers open in light industrial zones with a special permit. It passed 5-1.
August 21, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: ggcity.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Worked as a Garden Grove police officer paired with a county mental health clinician, answering calls involving people in mental health crisis and homeless residents.
September 4, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: behindthebadge.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support
Voted yes on the Planning Commission to let substance abuse treatment centers open in light industrial zones with a special permit. It passed 5-1.
August 21, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: ggcity.org
Worked as a Garden Grove police officer paired with a county mental health clinician, answering calls involving people in mental health crisis and homeless residents.
September 4, 2016Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: behindthebadge.com
Served as one of five founding officers of the Garden Grove Police Department's Special Resource Team, formed to connect homeless and mentally ill people with services.
June 25, 2016Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: behindthebadge.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Voted yes to again recommend the Nickelodeon Resort Hotel project on Harbor Boulevard, after a court ordered a new environmental review. It passed 7-0 despite 94 letters of opposition.
May 7, 2026
Source: ggcity.org
Voted yes on the Traffic Commission to permanently close the walkway at the end of Vons Drive at Magnolia Street, as nearby residents asked. It passed 7-0.
March 2, 2021
Source: ggcity.org
Was appointed by the Garden Grove City Council to the Traffic Commission.
January 26, 2021
Source: gardengrove.novusagenda.com
Was appointed by the Garden Grove City Council to the Neighborhood Improvement and Conservation Commission by a 7-0 vote.
February 12, 2019
Source: gardengrove.novusagenda.com
Past race Roger Flanders ran in:
- Member of the City Council, District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Garden Grove city, California