Your Voter Guide for the Fall 2022 Mid-Term Elections        (Español)

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County and Cities

Monterey County
Sheriff:  Tina M. Nieto
Supervisor, District 2:  Regina Gage or Glenn Church (Dual Endorsement)
YESMeasure Q:   Affordable Childcare for Monterey County

Carmel-by-the-Sea
Mayor:  Dave Potter
City Council:  Jeff Baron
City Council:  Ashley Stoddard
YES –  Measure Q:   Affordable Childcare for Monterey County

Del Rey Oaks
Mayor:  Alison Kerr  (recommended)
City Council:  John Uy (recommended)
YES –  Measure Q:   Affordable Childcare for Monterey County

Gonzales
City Council:  Maria Orozco 
YES – Measure P
YES –  Measure Q:   Affordable Childcare for Monterey County

Greenfield
Mayor:  Yanely Martinez
City Council D 1:  Angela M. Untalon
YES –  Measure Q:   Affordable Childcare for Monterey County

King City
YES – Measure I
YES –  Measure Q:   Affordable Childcare for Monterey County

Marina
City Council D 1:  Brian McCarthy
City Council D 4:  Elisabeth “Liesbeth” Visscher
YES –  Measure Q:   Affordable Childcare for Monterey County

Monterey
Mayor:  Tyller Williamson  (recommended)

City Council D 1:  Kim Barber

Yes – Measure J: Cannabis Business License Tax
YES –  Measure Q:   Affordable Childcare for Monterey County

Pacific Grove
Mayor:  Bill Peake
City Council:  Joe Amelio
City Council:  Lori McDonnell
City Council:  Tina Rau
YES –  Measure M:   Regulates PG Cannabis
YES –  Measure N:   Taxes PG Cannabis
NO –  Measure O:   Shrinks PG City Council
YES –  Measure Q:   Affordable Childcare for Monterey County

Salinas
Mayor:  Amit Pandya
City Council D 2:  Tony Barrera
City Council D 3:  Cary Swensen
City Council D 5:  Jose Andrew Sandoval
YES –  Measure Q:   Affordable Childcare for Monterey County

Sand City

YES –  Measure L: Community Improvements
YES –  Measure Q:   Affordable Childcare for Monterey County

Seaside
YES –  Measure Q:   Affordable Childcare for Monterey County

Soledad
Mayor:  Anna Velazquez
City Council:  Fernando Cabrera
City Council:  Alejandro Chavez
YES –  Measure Q:   Affordable Childcare for Monterey County

College Districts and County Board of Education

Hartnell College
Area 5:   Ramon “Ray” Montemayor

Monterey County Office of Education
Trustee D 5:     Mary Claypool
Trustee D 7:     Sandra Ocampo

School Districts

Alisal Union School District
Board of Trustees A 2:     Robert Ocampo
Board of Trustees A 3:     Victor Manuel Tafoya

Carmel Unified School District
Board of Trustees:     Tess Arthur

Chualar Union School District
Board of Trustees Area 3:     Domingo Rangel
Board of Trustees Area 3:      Esperanza “Hope” Rangel

Greenfield Elementary School District
Board of Trustees:     Beatriz Valenzuela Diaz
Board of Trustees: David Kong

Gonzales Unified School District
Board of Trustees:     Araceli Flores

North Monterey County Unified School District
Board of Trustees:     Adrian Ayala

Pacific Grove Unified School District
Board of Trustees A 1:     Laura Ottmar

Salinas City Elementary School District
YES –  Measure G:   Repairs Salinas Elementary Schools
YES –  Measure H:   Modernizes Salinas Elementary Schools

Santa Rita Union School District
YES –  Measure R:   Modernizes Santa Rita Schools

Spreckels Union Elementary School District
Board of Trustees:     Chris Hasegawa

Washington Union School District
YES –  Measure K:   Modernizes Washington District Schools

Special Districts

East Garrison Community Services District
NO –  Measure E:   Shifts Authority to East Garrison Board

Marina Coast Water District
Director:     Gail Morton
Director:    Jan Shriner
Director:     Roland Lee Soltesz

Monterey Peninsula  Regional  Park District
Director Ward 3: Kevin Raskoff

Moss Landing Harbor District
Harbor Commissioner: James Goulart

North Monterey County Fire District
Director:     Ramon Gomez

Director: Jacqueline C. Simon
Director:     Danielle J. Vierra

Pajaro Valley Health District
Director:     Joe Gallagher
Director:     Jasmine Notanee Najera

Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
Director Zone 1:     Rolando Cabrera
Director Zone 4:     Catherine Carson
Director Zone 5:     Joel Hernandez

Soledad Community Health Care District
Director:     Ileen Fogarty Groves

Resources

Local Ballot Measures

How to vote

Guia del Votante

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