Stephen Whitburn

Elected to the San Diego City Council in 2020, Councilmember Stephen Whitburn represents San Diego City Council District 3. He is Chair of the City of San Diego’s Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, a member of the Land Use and Housing Committee, Public Safety Committee, and Audit Committee. He also serves as Chair of the Metropolitan Transit System Board of Directors, Chair of the San Diego County Local Agency Formation Commission, a member of the Board of Directors for San Diego Housing Commission Affiliate – Housing Development Partners, a member of the San Diego County Water Authority, and serves on the Regional Task Force on the Homeless Continuum of Care Board.

Addressing the City’s homelessness and affordable housing crises are top priorities for the Councilmember, along with ensuring a just and equitable recovery from the pandemic, and a more sustainable future for San Diegans.

Councilmember Whitburn has lived and been involved in the communities of District 3 for two decades. An award-winning nonprofit leader, he has helped sick and injured San Diegans at the American Red Cross, worked to advance equality for the LGBTQ community, and led a staff of twenty at the American Cancer Society which coordinated charitable efforts for cancer patients and their families across Southern California.