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District 3 In office since January 5, 2021

Chris Coursey

5,875 votes in the County’s record, from January 5, 2021 to September 15, 2026.

Votes cast

Votes cast, by calendar
VoteRegular and other itemsConsent calendarAll
Aye1,0554,6985,753
Nay11718
Abstain033
Absent2873101

Attendance and motions

Roll calls
Present at 232 of 235 recorded roll calls (98.7%).
Motions, from 2023
Moved 218 items and seconded 686. The County’s record names the mover and seconder only from about 2023.

Agreement with colleagues

How often the two cast the same Aye or Nay on items both voted on. Because most votes are unanimous, the contested column says more. This comparison is FivePaths’s arithmetic on the County’s record.

Agreement between Chris Coursey and colleagues
ColleagueAll shared votesSame voteContested shared votesSame vote on contested
Lynda Hopkins5,62099.6%6136 of 61 (59%)
James Gore5,35499.5%5933 of 59 (55.9%)
David Rabbitt5,31899.3%5819 of 58 (32.8%)
Susan Gorin3,88099.8%4235 of 42 (83.3%)
Rebecca Hermosillo1,64999.5%1910 of 19 (52.6%)

Nay votes, abstentions and recusals

21 items, newest first.

Appeal of a Board of Zoning Adjustment’s Decision adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration and approving a Use Permit and two Zoning Permits, subject to conditions of approval, to allow a new Farm Retail Operation, Agricultural Processing, and Agricultural Promotional Events for property located at 4485 D Street, Petaluma; Permit Sonoma File No. PLP24-0012 (UPE21-0064, ZPE24-0113, ZPE24-0114).

Oct 14, 2025 File 2025-0929 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Permit and Resource Management: all its voted items District 2

Passed: 4 Aye, 1 Nay. Approved as recommended. Moved by David Rabbitt, seconded by James Gore.

10:30 AM -Consideration of an Ordinance: (1) Amending Sonoma County Code Chapter 25B (Well Ordinance) to Add Provisions Related to Evaluation of Public Trust Resources, Well Monitoring, and Other Miscellaneous and Technical Changes; (2) Setting a Fee for Discretionary Well Permit Applications; and (3) Determining Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act. Consideration of Urgency Ordinance for Temporary Extension of the Moratorium on Water Well Permitting.

Apr 4, 2023 File 2022-1363 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Permit and Resource Management: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 3 Aye, 2 Nay. Approved as amended. Moved by David Rabbitt, seconded by James Gore.

All of Chris Coursey’s votesItems concerning District 3