Steve Manos

Steve Manos is a Republican, business owner and mayor of Lake Elsinore, California, running for California's 39th Congressional District. According to his campaign website, he has lived in the Inland Empire since 1987, has owned a business since 1996 and was first elected to the Lake Elsinore City Council in 2012. His campaign theme is 'Faith, Family, and Affordability.'[1]

According to his campaign website, Steve Manos grew up in the Inland Empire and has lived there since 1987; he has been married since 1999 and is the father of four children.[1] He has been a business owner since 1996 and is a past president of the Inland Valleys Association of Realtors.[1] Manos was a Sector Commander for the Lake Elsinore Citizens Emergency Response Team and received the 2015 Lake Elsinore Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award.[1]

Manos was elected to the Lake Elsinore City Council in 2012 and has served as mayor of Lake Elsinore in 2015, 2019, 2024 and 2026.[1] He is a director of the Riverside County Habitat Conservation Authority and the Southern California Association of Governments, a director of the League of California Cities and president of its Riverside County Division, and chair of the Southwest Riverside Energy Authority; he is a former director of the Riverside Transit Authority.[1] He ran in the March 3, 2020 nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 67, placing fourth of five candidates with 14.2% of the vote and not advancing to the general election.[2]

Manos advanced from the June 2, 2026 nonpartisan primary with 39.0% of the vote (48,177 votes) to a general election against incumbent Mark Takano.[2]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.