Who Rules America?  By G. William Domhoff, University of California at Santa Cruz

Political Makeup of the Santa Cruz City Council, 1970-2009

 
= liberal
 
= very liberal
 
= centrist
 
= very conservative
 
= conservative

Place your mouse over the colored boxes to see the councilmember's name, along with their political affiliation. (Some years have more than seven councilmembers listed because one or more members left office and was replaced mid-year.)

1970
EF
NW
LW
AC
VS
RW
EW
AG
1971
LW
AC
VS
DG
RJ
RW
EW
AG
1972
LW
AC
VS
DG
RJ
RW
EW
1973
SD
BM
VS
LW
AC
VS
JM
EW
1974
SD
BM
VS
LW
VS
JM
LE
EW
1975
SD
BM
CD
CM
JM
LE
JG
1976
SD
BM
CD
CM
JM
LE
JG
1977
BM
CD
CM
JM
LE
JG
JH
1978
BM
CD
CM
JM
LE
JG
JH
SM
1979
MR
BV
BM
JM
LE
JG
SM
1980
MR
BV
BM
JM
LE
JG
SM
1981
MR
BV
BM
JM
LE
JG
SM
1982
MR
BV
MW
JL
JM
JG
SM
1983
MR
BV
MW
JL
JM
JG
SM
1984
MR
MW
JW
JL
SM
AL
KS
1985
MR
MW
JW
JL
SM
AL
KS
1986
MR
MW
JW
JL
JG
AL
KS
1987
MR
MW
JW
JL
JG
AL
KS
1988
MR
MW
JW
JL
JG
AL
KS
1989
MW
JL
DL
MR
KB
JY
JM
JG
1990
MW
JL
DL
KB
JY
JM
JG
1991
DL
KB
JY
NC
SK
JM
LR
1992
DL
KB
JY
NC
SK
JM
LR
1993
MR
KB
JY
NC
SK
CM
LR
1994
MR
KB
JY
NC
SK
CM
LR
1995
MR
CS
KB
JY
SK
CM
MC
1996
MR
CS
KB
JY
SK
CM
MC
1997
MR
CS
KB
SK
CM
MC
MH
1998
MR
CS
KB
SK
CM
MC
MH
1999
MR
TF
CK
KS
KB
CM
MH
2000
MR
TF
CK
KS
KB
CM
MH
2001
TF
CK
KS
EP
SK
ER
MP
2002
TF
CK
KS
EP
SK
ER
MP
2003
MR
TF
EP
SK
CM
ER
MP
2004
MR
TF
EP
SK
CM
ER
MP
2005
MR
TF
EP
CM
ER
RC
TM
2006
MR
TF
EP
CM
ER
RC
TM
2007
MR
EP
CM
ER
RC
TM
LR
2008
MR
EP
CM
ER
RC
TM
LR
2009
MR
DL
KB
CM
RC
TM
LR

Source: Santa Cruz Public Library

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