Larkspur voters will fill three full-term City Council seats on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and seven people are on the ballot. The city's official notice of nominees, dated Oct. 7, tells voters to pick no more than three.

Who is running

  • Stephanie Andre, the current mayor and a retired investment banker and finance executive. She joined the council in March 2024 and told the Marin Independent Journal her priorities are a strong local economy, infrastructure, climate resilience, fiscal responsibility and transparency.
  • Sarah Margulies, a Greenbrae resident on the council since 2024. She lists climate and conservation, civic engagement, affordable housing, and health and safety.
  • Aaron Burnett, an immigration attorney and director of policy and civic engagement at Canal Alliance. His priorities include climate resilience, safe streets, affordable housing, small businesses and fiscal accountability.
  • Spencer Doyle, who works in software sales. He told the IJ friends put him on the ballot to widen the field and he sees the race as a learning experience.
  • Jeanne Friedel, a four-term member of the Larkspur Park and Recreation Commission and founding board member of the Commons Foundation, focused on the library, recreation, infrastructure and housing, and the local economy.
  • Brian Jaffe (spelled Jaffee in the IJ), a clean energy policy consultant, home builder and Navy veteran who says City Hall needs a "culture change" and wants technology upgrades and wildfire resilience.
  • Gareth Walter, a nonprofit president retired from tech, who says empty storefronts on Magnolia Avenue pushed him to run. He wants to prohibit data centers and improve fire and flood resilience.

Also on the Larkspur ballot

Larkspur voters will also decide whether to continue the Ross Valley Paramedic Authority special tax for four more years. The notice says the tax is up to $107.50 per residential unit and would raise about $834,000 a year. Read our explainer: the Ross Valley paramedic tax renewal.

How to vote

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls and vote centers close at 8 p.m., and mailed ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and arrive within seven days. You can check your registration and ballot status at sos.ca.gov/elections. California lets you register and vote the same day at a vote center.