Steve Manos
R
Steve Manos is a business owner and the mayor of Lake Elsinore, California, running as a Republican for California's 39th Congressional District under the campaign theme 'Faith, Family, and Affordability.'[3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- SupportsLoosen zoning rules to build more housing
Says the district's greatest need is affordable, market-rate housing and calls for removing regulatory barriers that increase housing costs.[3]
“Our greatest need is affordable, market-rate housing for our young and young-at-heart.”
In their words — priorities
- Campaign platform is 'Faith, Family, and Affordability': he says he would protect parental rights, remove regulatory barriers that raise housing costs, fund freeway repairs along the 215 corridor, support veterans, and limit government overreach.[3]
Background
- Has lived in the Inland Empire since 1987; a business owner since 1996 and past president of the Inland Valleys Association of Realtors.[3]
- Elected to the Lake Elsinore City Council in 2012 and has served as mayor of Lake Elsinore in 2015, 2019, 2024, and 2026; also serves as a director of the Riverside County Habitat Conservation Authority and the Southern California Association of Governments.[3]