Rancho Santa Margarita is an incorporated community governed by a city council.
Council History#
Year indicates the start of term, not the election.
| Year | Member 1 | Member 2 | Member 3 | Member 4 | Member 5 | Mayor | Mayor Pro Tem | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Gary Thompson | Neil Blais | James Thor | Debra Lewis | Carol Gamble | Debra Lewis | Carol Gamble | |
| 2001 | Carol Gamble | Christy Riley appointed in Feb 2001 | ||||||
| 2002 | ||||||||
| 2003 | Gary Thompson | Neil Blais | James Thor | Jerry Holloway | Gary Thompson | |||
| 2004 | Carol Gamble resigns | |||||||
| 2005 | Jerry Holloway | Tony Beall | ||||||
| 2006 | ||||||||
| 2007 | Gary Thompson | Neil Blais | James Thor | |||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
| 2009 | Jerry Holloway | Tony Beall | Gary Thompson | |||||
| 2010 | ||||||||
| 2011 | Gary Thompson Carol Gamble | Jesse Petrilla | Steven Baric | Gary Thompson | Gary Thompson resigned in March[1] Carol Gamble appointed Apr 2011 | |||
| 2012 | Brad McGirr won short term seat | |||||||
| 2013 | Brad McGirr | Carol Gamble | Tony Beall | Carol Gamble | ||||
| 2014 | Carol Gamble | Brad McGirr | ||||||
| 2015 | Brad McGirr | Mike Vaugn | Jerry Holloway | Brad McGirr | ||||
| 2016 | ||||||||
| 2017 | Carol Gamble | Tony Beall | ||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||
| 2019 | Brad McGirr | Anne Figueroa | Jerry Holloway | |||||
| 2020 | (election) | (election) |
Sources and Articles#
- Rancho Santa Margarita Opts for Cityhood
(Nov 1999)
- Gamble Was No Gamble, but a Known Quantity (Apr 2011)
- Thompson Gets the 'Welcome' Sign as a Show of Thanks (Jun 25, 2011)
- Holloway Says He's Running for City Council (Nov 15, 2013)
- Gamble appointed as Rancho mayor (Dec 2013)
Footnotes#
[#1]Gary Thompson Resigns as City Councilman 
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