Eric Ohlsen
CA · Mayor and City Council Member, District 4, City of Palmdale
Eric Ohlsen is mayor of Palmdale and has represented District 4 on the city council since 2022. He is a U.S. Coast Guard veteran and a business owner who founded the Community Coalition of the Antelope Valley.
Where Eric Ohlsen stands, based on their records
Supports
Housing Affordability (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Seconded and voted for Palmdale's 2026-27 budget, which passed 3-1. He also seconded and voted for subsidy deals with Palmdale Auto Mall dealers, which passed 2-1 with two members recused.
June 2, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: palmdale.granicus.com
Moved to apply for and accept Los Angeles County Council of Governments money for interim housing. It passed 4-1.
August 21, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: palmdale.granicus.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Moved to apply for and accept Los Angeles County Council of Governments money for interim housing. It passed 4-1.
August 21, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: palmdale.granicus.com
Moved to let Palmdale's city manager start talks with Santa Monica about a housing partnership. It passed 4-1.
February 15, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: palmdale.granicus.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Moved to apply for and accept Los Angeles County Council of Governments money for interim housing. It passed 4-1.
August 21, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: palmdale.granicus.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
His nonprofit, the Community Coalition of the Antelope Valley, won a state utilities commission grant of up to $339,920 to plan a rural broadband network. He is its founder and director.
January 28, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: avpress.com
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Voted to hire Salvador Mendez as Palmdale city manager. It passed 3-2.
March 3, 2026
Source: palmdale.granicus.com
Seconded a request to draft a council resolution on federal immigration enforcement. It passed 4-0.
February 18, 2026
Source: palmdale.granicus.com
Was chosen by the council as Palmdale's mayor for 2026, starting Jan. 1.
December 2, 2025
Source: cityofpalmdaleca.gov
Proposed hiring a voting rights consultant to study adding a directly elected mayor; no one seconded. He then cast the only no vote on shelving the district election subcommittee's work, which passed 4-1.
August 19, 2025
Source: palmdale.granicus.com
Cast the only no vote on investigating Richard Loa, stripping his title of mayor, and removing him from city assignments. It passed 3-1.
July 15, 2025
Source: palmdale.granicus.com
Voted for a city law letting the full council pick the mayor and mayor pro tem each year by majority vote. It passed 4-1.
April 1, 2025
Source: palmdale.granicus.com
Voted for a zone change for a Beyond Food Mart project with fuel pumps, after asking about adding hydrogen pumps. It passed 4-1.
March 4, 2025
Source: palmdale.granicus.com
Moved to end Palmdale's Human Rights Advisory Committee and merge it into a regional body with Lancaster. It passed 4-1.
October 2, 2024
Source: palmdale.granicus.com
Past race Eric Ohlsen ran in:
- Member of the City Council, District 4 · November 3, 2026 · Palmdale city, California · incumbent