O
Ukiah
← Ukiah

Ukiah · officials

City officials

Elected officials for Ukiah — promises, tenure record, and accountability.

14 officials4 council

Mayor

SS

Susan Sher

Mayor

month-level start: December 2022 per city council page cityofukiah.com/city-council ('Current term' / 'First elected'); month-level end: November 2026 per the same 'Current term' line (four-year terms start December 1 per Mendocino Voice 2024 election coverage). First elected November 2022 per city page; stored start is the current term. Appointed mayor by council December 2025 (term began Dec 17, 2025 per SFGate); mayor is council-selected, not a separate office.

166 meetings

City council

JO

Juan Orozco

Vice Mayor

month-level start: December 2022 per city council page cityofukiah.com/city-council ('Current term' / 'First elected'); month-level end: November 2026 per the same 'Current term' line (four-year terms start December 1 per Mendocino Voice 2024 election coverage). First elected November 2018 per city page; stored start is the current term. Vice Mayor (appointed by council December 2025).

166 meetings
MR

Mari Rodin

Councilmember

month-level start: December 2022 per city council page cityofukiah.com/city-council ('Current term' / 'First elected'); month-level end: November 2026 per the same 'Current term' line (four-year terms start December 1 per Mendocino Voice 2024 election coverage). First elected November 2014 per city page; stored start is the current term.

166 meetings
HC

Heather Criss

Councilmember

month-level start: December 2024 per city council page cityofukiah.com/city-council ('Current term' / 'First elected'); month-level end: November 2028 per the same 'Current term' line (four-year terms start December 1 per Mendocino Voice 2024 election coverage). First elected November 2024 per city page; stored start is the current term.

199 meetings
DC

Douglas Crane

Councilmember

month-level start: December 2024 per city council page cityofukiah.com/city-council ('Current term' / 'First elected'); month-level end: November 2028 per the same 'Current term' line (four-year terms start December 1 per Mendocino Voice 2024 election coverage). First elected November 2004 per city page; stored start is the current term.

199 meetings
Former officials (1)
JD

Josefina Dueñas

Councilmember

Mayor of Ukiah for 2024 (council-selected, 3-2 vote) and councilmember; not re-elected Nov 2024 (15.79%); winners Crane and Criss serve four-year terms starting Dec. 1 per Mendocino Voice / KZYX 2024 election coverage; month-level start: December 2020 (elected Nov 2020 four-year term, same cycle as Crane); end 2024-12-01 is the new-term start date per that coverage.

Boards & commissions

DM

Devery Montano

Planning Commissioner
MH

Mark Hilliker

Planning Commissioner
AdG

Alex de Grassi

Planning Commissioner
JB

Jacob Brown

Planning Commissioner
D'J

Douglas 'Rick' Johnson

Planning Commissioner

City staff

SS

Sage Sangiacomo

City Manager
DV

Darcy Vaughn

City Attorney
KL

Kristine Lawler

City Clerk
CS

Craig Schlatter

Community Development Director

Ask about any Ukiah official in Claude.ai

Get any official's full speaking record — every word on housing, taxes, or any topic — with one prompt via the OpenCity MCP.

Open in Claude.ai →