Lauren Kleiman
Candidate for City Council Member, Newport Beach, District 6 · Mayor/Businesswoman
Lauren Kleiman is an attorney and businesswoman with a Juris Doctor and a Certificate in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine School of Law. She was elected to the Newport Beach City Council in 2022, served as Mayor Pro Tem in 2025 and became Mayor in 2026. Before that she served six years on the Planning Commission and began on the city's Aviation Committee, which she now chairs. She also chairs the Orange County Council of Governments, is the city's SCAG delegate and sits on the OCTA Board of Directors. She is a founding board member of the Newport Beach Foundation and lives in Corona del Mar.
Candidate statement cites a drop in the unsheltered homeless count from 96 to 8, a 12.7% fall in crime, police and firefighter association endorsements, and initiatives including the Safety Enhancement Zone and a kratom ban.
On the issues
- Public Safety & Policing
Says crime has fallen 12.7% and that she championed new technology and more resources for police; cites endorsements from the Firefighters and Police Associations.
“Crime has fallen 12.7%, with burglaries down 16%. I have championed new technology, more resources and wraparound support for the men and women who dedicate their lives to keeping our city safe”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Says her overhaul of the city's approach to homelessness cut the unsheltered count from 96 to 8 and reduced taxpayer spending.
“My efforts to overhaul the city's approach to homelessness have resulted in our unsheltered Point in Time Count dropping from 96 to 8, and cutting taxpayer spending.”
Source →
Profiles are compiled from the candidate’s own statements and public records. We never tell you how to vote.