Peter Herzog was elected to his first term on the City Council in November of 1994. He was then selected as Mayor for 1998, 1999, 2004, and 2005. Council Member Herzog worked very hard, as a member of ETRPA, to prevent the El Toro Marine Base from becoming an airport. He has also been successful in making sure that the Musick jail site has not become a maximum-security jail. Council Member Herzog strongly believes that protecting and enhancing the quality of life here in Lake Forest must be a focus for the City Council.

Council Member Herzog also has a keen interest in transportation issues that affect the City. This led him to be appointed as the Council's point person on pushing hard to complete Alton Parkway and Portola Parkway. He also served on the Board of the Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency where he is currently focused on the completion of the Foothill - South Project. Council Member Herzog serves as Chairman of the League of Cities Super-Committee regarding the renewal of Measure M, whose passage in November of 2006 continues vital funding for the City's roads.

Council Member Herzog has served on the Executive Steering Committee of the Orange County Division of the League of California Cities, and was the Division President in 2005. He also was the Chair of the League's Task Force on Spheres of Influence and Annexations, which created policies adopted by the Board of Supervisors.

In May of 1996, Council Member Herzog was chosen by the Mayors of Orange County to serve on the Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO). He was chosen in 2001 by the 58 LAFCOs statewide to serve on the Board of Directors of the California Association of LAFCO (CALAFCO), and is now its Vice-Chairman.

Council Member Herzog has been married to Marta for 30 years. They have lived in Lake Forest since 1982 and have two children, Lauren and Scott. Marta is a financial consultant who has been very active in the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. He is an attorney who has his own consulting practice. Council Member Herzog is a Charter member of the Lake Forest Kiwanis Club.