Who is Brett Haddoak?

Brett Haddoak is a lifelong Santa Clarita Valley resident, software engineer, and founder of Oakworks Software, LLC. He is a candidate for Santa Clarita City Council District 2 in 2026. Brett and his wife Rachelle changed their surnames to Haddoak when they married, combining their names (Haddock and Lyman) as a tribute to the native oak trees of the Santa Clarita Valley. He previously ran for Santa Clarita City Council as Brett Haddock in 2016 and 2018.

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Brett Haddoak in a dark suit and patterned bow tie, standing on a tree-lined path. — Campaign portrait
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Brett Haddoak in a light blue dress shirt and blue bow tie, hands clasped in front, standing before a green park lawn. — Campaign portrait — close, hands clasped
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Brett Haddoak in a light blue dress shirt and blue bow tie, standing to the right of frame in a sunlit park with a broad green lawn and trees behind him. — Campaign portrait — wide, hands clasped, subject right
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Brett Haddoak in a light blue dress shirt and blue bow tie, standing to the right of frame in a sunlit park, gaze directed slightly off-camera. — Campaign portrait — wide, hands clasped, subject right, looking off-camera
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Brett Haddoak in a light blue dress shirt and blue bow tie, standing to the left of frame in a park with autumn foliage visible in the trees behind him. — Campaign portrait — wide, hands clasped, subject left
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Brett Haddoak in a light blue dress shirt and blue bow tie, standing to the left of frame before a park backdrop with warm autumn foliage. — Campaign portrait — wide, hands clasped, subject left, autumn trees
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Brett Haddoak in a light blue dress shirt and blue bow tie, arms crossed, standing to the right of frame in a park with a wide green lawn. — Campaign portrait — wide, arms crossed, subject right
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Brett Haddoak in a light blue dress shirt and blue bow tie, arms crossed, standing to the left of frame before a park with golden autumn trees. — Campaign portrait — wide, arms crossed, subject left, autumn foliage
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Brett Haddoak in a light blue dress shirt and blue bow tie, arms crossed, standing to the left of frame in warm late-afternoon park light. — Campaign portrait — wide, arms crossed, subject left, warm light
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Brett Haddoak in a light blue dress shirt and blue bow tie, arms crossed, in a tighter crop against a green park background. — Campaign portrait — close, arms crossed
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Brett Haddoak in a dark suit, bow tie, and flag lapel pin, leaning on a wooden fence rail with autumn foliage behind him. — Portrait at the fence
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Brett Haddoak speaking into a handheld microphone beside a projected WIN to Lead slide. — Speaking at WIN to Lead
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Brett Haddoak gesturing as he speaks to a group of volunteers gathered outside a school building. — Briefing volunteers
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Brett Haddoak standing on a ridge above the Bermite property, with the Santa Clarita Valley and mountains behind him. — Above the Bermite property
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Brett Haddoak working at a laptop at the Oakworks Software booth on a conference exhibit floor. — At the Oakworks Software booth
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Brett Haddoak talking with two attendees at the Oakworks Software booth. — Talking with conference attendees
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Brett Haddoak in a light blue shirt and red bow tie holding his daughter, standing with his wife Rachelle beside a white convertible decorated with a giant blue bow tie and a Haddoak for City Council sign. — Family at the parade
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Brett Haddoak and his wife Rachelle, wearing face masks and gloves, preparing a tray of food in the Bridge to Home kitchen beside a posted sign of kitchen hours. — Serving dinner at Bridge to Home
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Brett Haddoak, wearing a cap and face mask, stacking boxes of packaged food inside a fully loaded cargo van. — Loading food donations during the pandemic
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Brett Haddoak smiling and holding his young daughter, in a floral blue dress, on a neighborhood street with hills behind them. — With his daughter
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Close-up selfie of Brett Haddoak and his smiling young daughter, cheek to cheek. — Selfie with his daughter
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Brett Haddoak sitting on the sand with his daughter on his lap and his wife Rachelle beside him, in front of a seaside amusement park with a Ferris wheel and wooden roller coaster. — Family day at the beach
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Selfie of Brett Haddoak and his wife Rachelle, both wearing event lanyards, in front of a giant inflatable orange Open Sauce robot. — With Rachelle at Open Sauce
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Blue campaign graphic reading Brett Haddoak for Santa Clarita City Council District 2, with the bow tie mark and a photo of Brett. — Campaign cover graphic
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The campaign bow tie mark in blue on a transparent background. — Bow tie mark
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FAQ

Brett Haddoak is a lifelong Santa Clarita Valley resident, software engineer, and founder of Oakworks Software, LLC. He is a candidate for Santa Clarita City Council District 2 in 2026. Brett Haddock and his wife Rachelle Lyman changed their surnames to Haddoak when they married, combining their names as a tribute to the native oak trees of the Santa Clarita Valley. He previously ran for Santa Clarita City Council as Brett Haddock in 2016 and 2018.

Brett Haddoak's priorities for Santa Clarita include: advancing sustainable water practices by establishing development standards that require recycled water for landscape irrigation in all new residential and commercial construction where recycled water infrastructure exists or is being extended as part of the development; pressing for a full-service hospital in the Santa Clarita Valley to end residents' dependence on distant trauma centers; addressing homelessness through expanded shelter capacity and service coordination, building on over 1,000 volunteer hours at Bridge to Home since 2015; and ensuring new development serves existing residents rather than outpacing infrastructure.

Brett Haddoak has been endorsed by Congressman George Whitesides, Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin, and former Assemblywoman Christy Smith, along with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council, IBEW Local 11, IBEW Local 40, Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 761, and SEIU Local 721. See the full list of endorsements.

You can sign up to volunteer at haddoakforsantaclarita.com.

Donations can be made at secure.actblue.com/donate/haddoak-for-santa-clarita. Brett's FPPC committee is Committee to Elect Brett Haddoak to Santa Clarita City Council 2026, #1492182.

Brett Haddoak is the founder of Oakworks Software, LLC, which operates a software platform serving public school districts with afterschool enrollment software.

Brett designed and built Budget and Contract Management Software for the Department of Defense.

Brett Haddoak is running for Santa Clarita City Council District 2, which covers Valencia and Newhall. This is the city's first district-based election.

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Campaign portrait

Campaign portrait — close, hands clasped

Campaign portrait — wide, hands clasped, subject right

Campaign portrait — wide, hands clasped, subject right, looking off-camera

Campaign portrait — wide, hands clasped, subject left

Campaign portrait — wide, hands clasped, subject left, autumn trees

Campaign portrait — wide, arms crossed, subject right

Campaign portrait — wide, arms crossed, subject left, autumn foliage

Campaign portrait — wide, arms crossed, subject left, warm light

Campaign portrait — close, arms crossed

Portrait at the fence

Speaking at WIN to Lead

Briefing volunteers

Above the Bermite property

At the Oakworks Software booth

Talking with conference attendees

Family at the parade

Serving dinner at Bridge to Home

Loading food donations during the pandemic

With his daughter

Selfie with his daughter

Family day at the beach

With Rachelle at Open Sauce

Campaign cover graphic

Campaign logo, transparent background

Campaign logo, solid background

Bow tie mark

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