Ventura County officials have released the list of qualified candidates for the Nov. 3 election, including dozens running for city council seats.
The November ballot will include candidates from runoffs for state, federal and county offices to city council, school board and special district races, and the Ventura County Elections Division posted those who qualified in local contests.
Two years ago, Camarillo and Moorpark opted to skip placing city council races on the ballot, because the seats in play had only a single contender. Fillmore officials are expected to soon discuss their options for the upcoming election.
You can find the complete list of those who qualified at vote.venturacounty.gov, including those vying for school board and special
district seats. Here is the list of candidates running for a city post as of Aug. 14. Names are listed in alphabetical order.
Camarillo City Council
District 1: Vishnu Patel, David Tennessen
District 2: Sylvia Garcia, Dan Gober, Susan Santangelo
District 5: Martha "Martita" Martinez-Bravo, David Schlangen
Fillmore City Council
District 1 (short term): Mario Rodriguez
District 3: Albert Mendez
District 4: Carrie Broggie
Moorpark City Council
Mayor: Chris Enegren
District 1: Renee Delgado, David Palos
District 3: Tom Means
Ojai City Council
Mayor: Andy Gilman
District 1: Jordan Garst, Leslie Rule
District 2: Rachel Lang, Larry Steingold
District 3: Andrew Whitman
Oxnard City Council
District 1: John Barrick, Eduardo Huerta, Bert Perello
District 2: Lizanne Nañez, Gabriel "Gabe" Teran
District 5: Gabriela Basua, Noemi Corpuz
Port Hueneme City Council
Three at-large seats: Steven Gama, Laura Hernandez, James Importante, Julio Kollerbohm, Martha McQueen-Legohn
Santa Paula City Council
District 2: Jenny Crosswhite, Jenny Yarbrough
District 3: Pedro Chavez
District 4: Merisa Garcia, Angel Garza, Nancy Grass, John Marquez
Simi Valley City Council
Mayor: Dee Dee Cavanaugh, Robert Clarizio, Wayne Hampton Holland, III, Kareem Jubran, Mike Judge
District 1 (short term): Jill Abele, Joseph Ayala, Todd Taylor, Anthony Thompson
District 2: Sam Cohen, Richard Perini
District 4: Ivana Christmann, Debra Dickerson, Josh Gray, Scott Juceam
Thousand Oaks City Council
District 1: Karen Arreola, Mikey Taylor
District 2: Gus Gougas, Kyle Rohrbach
District 3: Victor Hayek, David Newman
Ventura City Council
District 1: Liz Campos, Crawford Coates
District 4: Kyle Clark, Richard Rosin, Jeannette Sanchez-Palacios, Scott Shoemake
District 5: Vernon Alstot, Bill McReynolds
District 6: Noe Aguilar Vega, Steven Almcrantz, Danny Carrillo, Kevin Daly, Karba Eckley, James Loughrie
Key dates for the Nov. 3 election
Early voting is set to begin on Oct. 5, the same day election officials plan to start mailing ballots to registered voters.
The deadline to register to vote online is Oct. 19, but those eligible can register in person up to and including on Election Day in California. Called conditional voter registration or same-day registration, eligible voters fill out a provisional ballot and a registration form at the same time.
Under the state’s Voters Choice Act, the county has extended in-person voting days but reduced the number of voting locations. Instead of hundreds of polling places, a smaller number of vote centers open for additional days. Voters may cast a ballot at any location, not just the closest to them.
The initial vote center locations will open on Oct. 24.
More information and the full candidate list is available at vote.venturacounty.gov.
Cheri Carlson covers the environment and county government for the Ventura County Star. Reach her at cheri.carlson@vcstar.com.
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