Your guide to the Roseville City Council races in November’s election

Two Roseville City Council seats are up for grabs in November, with neither incumbent seeking reelection.

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Council Members Pauline Roccucci of the 2nd District and Krista Bernasconi of the 4th District are leaving office, opening the seats to four candidates. Anne Carpenter and David Nelson are competing for the seat held by Roccucci and Rick Bartee and Michael Dean Franks are competing for the seat held by Bernasconi.

Here’s a look at who’s running, their backgrounds and their endorsements.

Where are the districts?

The 2nd District covers the downtown and commercial corridors of Main Street and the oldest sections of Roseville, including the the Hillcrest, Sierra Gardens, Cresthaven and Roseville Heights neighborhoods.

The 4th District covers portions of northern Roseville between Fiddyment Road and Foothills Boulevard, including the Sun City, Blue Oaks, Quail Glen, Campus Oaks and Pleasant Grove neighborhoods.

2nd District

Anne Carpenter is a senior account adviser at ATS Communications, where she has worked for nearly 15 years.

Her community involvement includes serving on the Placer County Parks and Open Spaces Commission, as president of Roseville Community Crime Stoppers and as a board member of the Roseville Police Activities League.

Carpenter’s endorsements include all current Roseville City Council members except Tracy Mendonsa, Placer County Superintendent of Schools Gayle Garbolino-Mojica and Placer County Supervisors Anthony DeMattei and Cindy Gustafson.

She is also endorsed by the Roseville Area Business Political Action Committee, Placer Business Alliance PAC and Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber Political Action Committee.

David Nelson is the founder and CEO of Capitol Regions Consulting. He also serves on the board of the Roseville City School District Foundation and is a member of the Roseville Area Chamber of Commerce.

Nelson authored Assembly Bill 2019, carried by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris, which established a state goal of awarding at least 25% of procurement and contracting opportunities to small businesses and microbusinesses.

Nelson’s endorsements include Roseville Firefighters Local 1592, Josh Alpine of the Placer County Water Agency, Cari Dawson-Bartley of the Sierra College Board of Trustees and Lewis McGeorge of the Roseville Transportation Commission.

4th District

Rick Bartee spent 34 years with the Phoenix Fire Department before becoming Roseville’s fire chief in 2015. He retired in 2024.

His professional and community roles include serving as president of the Western Placer Chiefs Association from 2015 to 2024, area director of the California Fire Chiefs Association from 2020 to 2025 and a board member of the Roseville Public Safety Foundation since 2025.

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Bartee’s endorsements include all current Roseville City Council members except Tracy Mendonsa, Placer County Sheriff Wayne Woo and Placer County Superintendent of Schools Gayle Garbolino-Mojica.

He is also endorsed by Roseville Firefighters Local 1592, the Roseville Police Officers Association and the Placer County Deputy Sheriff’s Association.

Michael Franks began his career in accounting at a Fortune 500 health care company before moving into medical device sales.

During his 36-year career in medical products and services, he worked on and led business growth initiatives at companies including Baxter, Cardinal Health, Medline, Quest Diagnostics, Roper Technologies and Sodexo.

Franks is endorsed by the Placer County Republican Party and the Placer County Republican Assembly.

Who is funding the race?

In the 2nd District, Anne Carpenter had about $27,300 in cash on hand as of Sept. 19, according to campaign finance filings.

Carpenter received donations from Teichert, Union Pacific, Denio’s, Elliott Homes, JMC Construction, the Roseville Area Business political action committee, the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber political action committee and several labor organizations, including Laborers Local 185.

Her opponent, David Nelson, had about $11,700 in cash on hand as of Sept. 19. Nelson received donations from Roseville Firefighters Local 1592; Anheuser-Busch; California Recovery Center; Capitol Regions Consulting; Los Angeles-area Assemblymember José Luis Solache, D-Lynwood; and San Diego County Assessor Jordan Marks.

In the 4th District, Rick Bartee had about $3,900 in cash on hand as of Sept. 19. His contributors included the Roseville Firefighters political action committee, Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 552, Laborers Local 185, the Roseville Area Business political action committee and the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber PAC.

Michael Dean Franks had not reported any campaign finance documents, according to the Roseville City Clerk’s Office.

This story was originally published October 8, 2026 at 10:29 AM with the headline “Your guide to the Roseville City Council races in November’s election.”

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