Zak Schwank

Candidate for City Council Member, Temecula, District 5 · Temecula Council Member

Zak Schwank has lived in Temecula with his wife and children since 2001. He served on the School Site Council at Paloma Elementary and the PTA Executive Board at Temecula Elementary, founded the Temecula Bike Train in 2011, and was appointed to the city's Community Services Commission in 2013, chairing it from 2015 to 2018. First elected to the Temecula City Council in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, he also chairs the Riverside Transit Agency, serves on the SCAG Regional Council and is the city's Sister City liaison. He holds an A.A. from Mt. San Jacinto College and a B.A. in Political Science from CSU San Marcos, and is a Ph.D. student at UC Riverside.

On the issues

Infrastructure & Transportation
Lists improving transportation choices and traffic flow as a key objective.
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Public Safety & Policing
Lists keeping Temecula safe and beautiful as a key objective.
“Keep Temecula a safe and beautiful city.”
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