The candidate nomination period for the upcoming Nov. 8 election opened on July 18, and several potential political candidates have pulled papers to run for various offices.
The Scotts Valley City Council will have two seats—those currently held by Vice-Mayor Jim Reed and City Councilman Derek Timm—up for election in November. According to the city’s online candidate tracker, two people had come forth as potential candidates as of Tuesday evening: Tyler Crawford and Allan Timms.
Crawford pulled papers on Monday and Timms did so on July 22.
To qualify for the ballot, candidates must collect 20 to 30 signatures from registered voters in the city, district or area in which they are seeking office, and turn in several required election department documents. The nomination period closes on Aug. 12, save for offices in which an incumbent decides to not run for reelection. In that case, the nomination period will extend for five days.
The following candidates had pulled papers to run for other local offices as of Tuesday, according to the County’s elections department:
Education
- Clifford Hodges – Happy Valley Elementary School District
- Jacob Willet – Happy Valley Elementary School District
- Corey Warner – Scotts Valley Unified School District
- Roger L. Snyder – Scotts Valley Unified School District
- Stacy Newsom Kerr – San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District – Trustee Area 1
- Sue Roth – Santa Cruz County Board of Education – Trustee Area 1
Fire
- Dave Bingham – Ben Lomond Fire Protection District
- Lisa Hill – Ben Lomond Fire Protection District
- Thomas Maxson – Ben Lomond Fire Protection District
- Robert Louis Presswood – Boulder Creek Fire Protection District
- Sam Robustelli – Boulder Creek Fire Protection District
- Vince Cortinas – Boulder Creek Fire Protection District
People interested in running for Scotts Valley City Council can call 831-440-5600 or email cs*********@sc**********.gov the city clerk’s office to make an appointment to pull nomination papers. Those interested in running for other offices can contact the county clerk’s office at 831-454-2409 or tr***********@sa*************.us.
