Date Elected or Appointed: Elected to the City Council in November 2022 to represent District 4.

Current Term: December 2022 to December 2026

Represents the City on the Following Boards:

• Sacramento Area Sewer District
• Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District

Biography

Dr. Jayna Karpinski-Costa has lived in Citrus Heights since 1991. Dr. Jayna worked her way through Colorado State University, earned a B.S. in Microbiology (cum laude) in 1974 and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) from Colorado State University, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1980.

While practicing veterinary medicine in the San Jose area, she attended Santa Clara University School of Law at night, earning her Juris Doctorate (J.D.) in 1986.

After moving to the Sacramento area in 1987, Dr. Jayna met her husband, Ted Costa. Among her proudest accomplishments is presenting arguments to the United States Supreme Court defending Proposition 13 (1991) and the state’s right under the 10th Amendment to limit the terms of their federal elected officials (1994).

 In 2005, she began her own house-call practice, Acupuncture Plus+.

She was elected to the Cirus Heights City Council in 2004 and re-elected in 2008. After 10 years, she was re-elected in 2022.  She served as Mayor in 2011 and 2024/2025.

Dr. Jayna served as President of Sylvan Old Auburn Road (SOAR) Neighborhood Association (Area10) from 1998-lcomes 021 and currently serves as Treasurer.

Dr. Jayna encourages residents to share their concerns or viewpoints. (916) 599-3647 or jkarpinskicosta@citrusheights.net.