Kelly Brown
CA · Chair, Costa Mesa Parks and Community Services Commission
Chair of Costa Mesa's Parks and Community Services Commission with more than 25 years in public-sector grant, research, and workforce programs. Her priorities are public safety and open, transparent city government.
Where Kelly Brown stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Voted with the Costa Mesa Parks commission to adopt its new values and scoring rubric for judging park projects. She urged using it on the city's past project lists. It passed 6-0.
October 9, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: costamesa.legistar1.com
Made the Costa Mesa Parks commission motion to form a three-member panel, including herself, to draft a framework for ranking park spending. It passed 6-0.
June 12, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: costamesa.legistar1.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted for a Costa Mesa Parks commission recommendation on a new version of the city's senior ride program. She added an amendment asking the city to estimate the cost of longer service hours. It passed 5-2.
March 12, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: costamesa.legistar1.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Received the Democratic Party of Orange County's endorsement for Costa Mesa City Council District 5 in 2026.
August 11, 2026
Source: orangecountydemocrats.com
Presented the Parks and Community Services Commission's annual report to the Costa Mesa City Council as its chair. She described the commission's shift to data-driven reviews of park projects.
August 4, 2026
Source: costamesa1st.com
Was elected chair of the Costa Mesa Parks and Community Services Commission by a 7-0 vote.
February 13, 2025
Source: costamesa.legistar1.com
Past race Kelly Brown ran in:
- Member of the City Council, District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Costa Mesa city, California