Councilman Joe Stapleton was elected to the Newport Beach City Council in November 2022.   

He was named “Newport Beach Citizen of The Year” in 2020, and his passion for the City runs deep. He served on the Newport Beach Harbor Commission from 2013-2017, where he supported the efforts to create a new Harbor Department, helped jumpstart the overhaul of Title 17, and enjoyed a term as Vice Chair before joining the City’s Finance Committee. 

He is also former Chairman of the Board of the Newport Beach Foundation, an organization that he revitalized to raise civic awareness in young professionals. The program has graduated over 160 people, including a dozen now serving on city boards, commissions, and committees. He also serves on more than a dozen boards of directors for community and civic organizations, including The Pacific Club, New Majority Orange County, Newport Beach & Company, Literacy Project, Speak Up Newport, The Pacific Arts Foundation, Lott Trophy, and International Executive Council. He is also the Skipper of the Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce.