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Just when you thought you’d heard the last of elections for a while,
filing has opened for national, state and countywide office for the
June 3 primary election ballot.
Just when you thought you’d heard the last of elections for a while, filing has opened for national, state and countywide office for the June 3 primary election ballot.
Local voters will decide on a congressional representative, state senator, Assembly member, county supervisor and six superior court judges. There also may be as many as three tax or bond measures on the ballot.
Candidates have until March 7 to file. If no incumbent files for a particular race, the deadline will be extended to March 12. Here is a rundown early in the game:
Congress: Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, has filed for re-election.
State Senate: Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, who represents Bonny Doon and most of San Lorenzo Valley, and Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria, who represents Scotts Valley and Felton, have been collecting funds for re-election campaigns.
Assembly: With John Laird, D-Santa Cruz, termed out of office, entrepreneur-activist Barbara Sprenger of Felton has filed, as have Santa Cruz Mayor Emily Reilly, Monterey lawyer Bill Monning and Aptos water activist Doug Deitch.
County supervisor: Mark Stone of Scotts Valley has filed for re-election and picked up the early endorsement of Service Employees International Union Local 521, which represents county employees.
Union members voted for the endorsement early because Stone has a track record of supporting working families and contracts that ensure a stable work force, union representative Jim Heaney said.
Stone has consistently denied reports that he might jump over to the Assembly race. “No,” he told the Press-Banner last week. “I thought we covered that.”
Superior court judge: Assistant District Attorney Ariadne Symons and defense attorney Steve Wright have filed for the office of Samuel Stevens, who is retiring. Running for re-election are Denine Guy, Paul Marigonda, Heather Morse, Paul Burdick and John Salazar.
Measures: The county library system’s board has voted to place renewal of its quarter-cent sales tax on the ballot. Still under consideration are a possible $55 million bond issue to upgrade Scotts Valley schools and a bond measure to replace the 1940s-era Ben Lomond fire station.
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Please re-elect Senator Maldonado