Roy Stockton
Candidate for Mayor, Vacaville
Roy Stockton has lived in Vacaville for more than 36 years. He was raised by a childcare-provider mother and an Army veteran father and graduated from Vacaville High School and Beloit College. He spent 20 years in law enforcement as a Sergeant with the Solano County Sheriff's Office, serving as a school resource officer, crisis negotiator, environmental crimes detective, gang investigator, and homeless outreach specialist. He and his wife, Shawna, are small business owners raising their son Tyler. He has served six years on the Vacaville City Council, including as vice mayor, and coaches youth sports and serves on community boards addressing public safety and homelessness.
Roy Stockton's campaign centers on fiscal responsibility, public safety, and community solutions to homelessness. On the budget, he says Vacaville faces an approximately $11 million structural deficit in which ongoing expenses exceed ongoing revenue, and argues the city's first duty is protecting existing essential services -- public safety, road maintenance, and parks -- before building anything new, while protecting reserve funds built for emergencies. On public safety, he wants to make sure police and fire have the staffing, funding, equipment, and public support they need. On homelessness, he calls for combining compassion with accountability: connecting people to resources and services while protecting the safety and quality of life of residents, businesses, and first responders, drawing on his law-enforcement background. He has also opposed a battery energy storage proposal in the city, saying that after review the public-safety risks outweighed the benefits, and says economic opportunities should not come at the expense of residents' safety and the city's character.
On the issues
- Public Safety & Policing
Committed to giving first responders the support, resources, and respect they need.
“committed to ensuring our first responders have the support, resources, and respect they need to protect our city”
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Says the city faces an approximately $11 million structural deficit that needs to be corrected rather than covered by drawing down reserves.
“approximately $11 million structural deficit, meaning our ongoing expenses exceed our ongoing revenues”
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Says the city's first responsibility is protecting the essential services residents already depend on, not building new projects.
“Government's first responsibility is not to build something new—it's to protect the essential services residents already depend on.”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Wants solutions combining compassion and accountability: connecting people to resources and services while protecting the safety of residents, businesses, and first responders.
“Vacaville needs solutions that provide compassion and support while protecting the safety and quality of life of all residents.”
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Opposed a proposed battery storage facility, saying the public-safety risks outweighed the benefits after a public review process.
“after a thorough public process, careful review of the facts, and extensive community input, I found that the risks to public safety outweighed the benefits”
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Says economic opportunities should be considered but not at the expense of residents' safety and Vacaville's character.
“Economic opportunities should be considered, but not at the expense of the residents, resources, safety, and character that make Vacaville special.”
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