Conservative Majority Takes Over Huntington Beach City Council

Newly-elected Huntington Beach City Councilman Pat Burns pumps his fists in response to the crowd’s standing ovation as he walks up to be sworn into office in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Dec. 6, 2022. Julianne Foster/The Epoch Times

The Huntington Beach City Council flipped to a majority of conservatives Dec. 6, when four newly elected members—Casey McKeon, Gracey Van Der Mark, Pat Burns, and Tony Strickland—were sworn into office during the council’s regular meeting replacing Mayor Barbara Delgleize, Mayor Pro Tem Mike Posey, and councilors Kim Carr, and Erik Peterson.

This is the first time the city council has seen a conservative majority since 2012.