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)
YES – Measure 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