November 6, 2018 General Election

Filing Closed - Offices going to Election

• Congressional Offices
• State Assembly Offices
• Boards of Education and Community Colleges
• Unified/High School Districts
• Elementary School Districts
• County Supervisor, 4th District
• Cities
• Fire Districts
• Water Districts
• Port District

 

The certitified list of U.S. Senate, State, and Judicial Office candidates is due from the Secretary of State on August 30. 

Statewide candidates who have accepted the expenditure limits may file a candidate statement in the State Voter Guide. 

State Offices - * = incumbent

Governor

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
John H. Cox (Party Preference: REP)	Businessman/Taxpayer Advocate	State Voter Guide
Gavin Newsome (Party Preference: DEM)	Lieutenant Governor/Businessman	State Voter Guide

 

 

Lieutenant Governor

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Ed Hernandez (Party Preference: DEM)	State Senator/Businessman	State Voter Guide
Eleni Kounalakis (Party Preference: DEM)	Businesswoman/Economic Advisor	State Voter Guide

 

 

Secretary of State

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Alex Padilla (Party Preference: DEM)*	Secretary of State	State Voter Guide
Mark P. Meuser (Party Preference: REP)	Election Law Attorney	State Voter Guide

 

 

Controller

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Konstantinos Roditis (Party Preference: REP)	Businessman/CFO	State Voter Guide
Betty Yee (Party Preference: DEM)*	California State Controller	State Voter Guide

 

 

Treasurer

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Greg Conlon (Party Preference: REP)	Businessman/CPA	State Voter Guide
Fiona Ma (Party Preference: DEM)	CPA/Taxpayer Representative	State Voter Guide

 

 

Attorney General

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Steven C Bailey (Party Preference: REP)	Retired California Judge	State Voter Guide
Xavier Becerra (Party Preference: DEM)*	Appointed Attorney General of the State of California	State Voter Guide

 

 

Insurance Commissioner

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Ricardo Lara (Party Preference: DEM)	California Senator	State Voter Guide
Steve Poizner (Party Preference: None)	Businessman/Non-profit Director	State Voter Guide

 

 

Member, State Board of Equalization

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Malia Cohen (Party Preference: DEM)	President,San Francisco County Supervisors	State Voter Guide
Mark Burns (Party Preference: REP)	Realtor/Businessman	State Voter Guide

 

 

 

 

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Marshall Tuck	Schools Improvement Director	State Voter Guide
Tony K. Thurmond	Educator/State Legislator	State Voter Guide

United States Senator - * = Incumbent

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Dianne Feinstein (Party Preference: DEM)*	United States Senator	State Voter Guide
Kevin De Leon (Party Preference: (DEM)	California Senator	State Voter Guide

 

 

United States Representative - * = Incumbent

U.S. Representative in Congress, 18th District 

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate Statement
Anna G. Eshoo (Party Preference: DEM)*	Member of Congress	Eshoo statement declaración de Eshoo
Christine Russell (Party Preference: REP)	Technology Company Director	No statement filed by Russell

 

 

U.S. Representative in Congress, 20th District 

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate Statement
Jimmy Panetta (Party Preference: DEM)*	United States Representative	Panetta statement declaración de Panetta
Ronald Paul Kabat (Party Preference: None)	Certified Public Accountant	No statement filed by Kabat

 

 

State Assembly Offices - * = Incumbent

State Assembly, 29th District 

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate Statement
Vicki L. Nohrden (Party Preference: REP)	Non-Profit Director/Businesswoman	Nohrden statement
Mark Stone (Party Preference: DEM)*	Assemblymember	Stone statement declaración de Stone

 

 

State Assembly, 30th District

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate Statement
Neil G. Kitchens (Party Preference: REP)	Businessman/Rancher	Kitchens did not file a statement.
Robert Rivas (Party Preference: DEM)	County Supervisor/Educator	Rivas statement declaración de Rivas

 

 

JUDICIAL

For Judicial Offices, voters vote yes or no to elect the sitting judge to the office for the term provided by law. 

Supreme Court, Associate Justice Carol A. Corrigan

Supreme Court, Associate Justice Leondra R. Kruger

6th Appellate District Presiding Justice Mary J. Greenwood

6th Appellate District Presiding Justice Allison Marston Danner

6th Appellate District Presiding Justice Nathan D. Mihara

 

Boards of Education & Community Colleges - * = Incumbent

Santa Clara County Board of Education, Trustee Area 2 - vote for one

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate Statement
Barry Chang	Member, City Council, City of Cupertino	Chang did not file a statement.
Kathleen M King*	Appointed Incumbent	King statement declaración de King

 

 

Cabrillo Community College, Trustee Area 6 - vote for one

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate Statement
J. Dan Rothwell	Retired College Teacher	Rothwell statement
Louis Tuosto	Business Owner	Tuosto statement declaración de Tuosto

 

 

Unified/High School Districts

Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School - vote for no more than 3

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate Statement
Cynthia Chang*	Incumbent	Chang statement
Denise Ramon Herrera	Retired Executive Assistant	Ramon Herrera statement declaración de Ramon Herrera
Peter L. Hertan	Technology Executive	Hertan statement
David Guidry	High Tech Consultant	Guidry did not file a statement

 

 

Pajaro Valley Unified, Trustee Area 4 - vote for one

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Daniel Dodge, Jr	Clinical Technician/Parent	Dodge did not file a statement
William "Willie" Yahiro*	Incumbent	Yahiro statement declaración de Yahiro
Jenni Veitch-Olson	Nonprofit Manger	Veitch-Olson did not file a statement

 

 

Pajaro Valley Unified, Trustee Area 5- vote for one

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Leslie L. De Rose*	Incumbent	De Rose statement declaración de De Rose
Jennifer Schacher	Mother/Educator/Businesswoman	Schacher statement declaración de Schacher

 

 

Pajaro Valley Unified, Trustee Area 7- vote for one

Candidate Name	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Jennifer Holm	Yes	Registered Nurse	Holm statement declaración de Holm
Bill Beecher	Yes	Retired Technical Manager	Beecher statement

 

 

Santa Cruz City School Trustee Area 1 - vote for no more than two

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Rocco Cappalla	Parent/Finance Professional	Cappalla statement declaración de Cappalla
Deb Tracy-Proulx*	School Board Trustee	Tracy-Proulx statement declaración de Tracy-Proulx
Jeremy Shonick*	Incumbent	Shonick statement declaración de Shonick

 

 

Santa Cruz City School Trustee Area 3 - vote for one

Candidate Name	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Cindy Ranii*	Yes	Appointed School Board Member	Ranii statement declaración de Ranii
Abraham "Abe" Wolcott	Yes	Parent/Professor/Educator	Wolcott statement declaración de Wolcott

 

 

Scotts Valley Unified - vote for no more than two

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Corey Warner*	Incumbent	Warner statement
Roger L. Snyder*	Incumbent	Snyder statement
George St. Clair	Retired Educator/Teacher	St. Clair statement

 

 

Elementary School Districts - * = Incumbent

Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary - vote for no more than three

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Deana Arnold*	Incumbent	Arnold statement declaración de Arnold
Ben Abeln	Retail General Manager	Abeln statement
Leah Rogers	Mother	Rogers statement
Ronald A Bourque*	Incumbent	Bourque statement

 

 

Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary - short term - vote for no more than one

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Lila Jones Turkalj	Mother	Jones Turkalj statement
Kevin Hagedorn	Property Developer	Hagedorn statement declaración de Hagedorn
Marco V. Menendez*	Appointed Incumbent	Menendez statement declaración de Menendez

 

 

Soquel Union Elementary - vote for no more than two

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Charles H. Jolissaint	Electrical Engineer	Jolissaint statement
Phil Rodriguez*	Incumbent	Rodriguez statement
Carolyn Freedman	Community Volunteer	Freedman statement declaración de Freedman
Brian Phelps	Business Development Specialist	Phelps statement

 

 

COUNTY OFFICES

County Supervisor, 4th District - vote for one

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Greg Caput*	Santa Cruz County Supervisor	Caput statement declaración de Caput
Jimmy Dutra	Mayor Pro Tem	Dutra statement declaración de Dutra

 

 

Cities

Capitola City Council - vote for no more than three

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Jack Digby	Ironworker Instructor	Digby statement
Sam Storey	Attorney at Law	Storey statement declaración de Storey
Yvette Brooks	Educational Executive Assistant	Brooks statement declaración de Brooks
Jacques Bertrand*	Incumbent	Bertrand statement declaración de Bertrand

 

 

Santa Cruz City Council - vote for no more than three

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Philip Crawford	Professor/Labor Attorney	Crawford statement declaración de Crawford
Justin Cummings	Environmental Conservation Educator	Cummings statement declaración de Cummings
Paige Concannon	Chef	Concannon statement
Greg Larson	City Management Consultant	Larson statement declaración de Larson
Dave Lane	Retired Auditor	Lane statement
Cynthia Hawthorne	Small Business Owner	Hawthorne statement declaración de Hawthrone
Richelle Noroyan*	City Councilmember	Noroyan statement declaración de Noroyan
Donna Meyers	Environmental Consultant	Meyers statement declaración de Meyers
Ashley Scontriano	Small Business Owner	Scontriano statement
Drew Glover	Nonprofit Community Organizer	Glover statement declaración de Glover

 

 

Scotts Valley City Council - vote for no more than two

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Stephany E. Aguilar*	Council Member	Aguilar statement
Jim Reed*	Mayor	Reed statement
Derek Timm	Small Business Owner	Timm statement

 

 

Watsonville City Council, District 3 - vote for one

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Lowell Hurst*	Mayor of Watsonville	Hurst statement declaración de Hurst

 

 

Watsonville City Council, District 4 - vote for one

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Francisco Estrada	Program Officer/Professor	Estrada statement declaración de Estrada
Jenny T. Sarmiento	Retired Non-Profit Director	Sarmiento statement declaración de Sarmiento

 

 

Watsonville City Council, District 5 - vote for one

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Casey Clark	Residential Care Director	Clark statement declaración de Clark
Rebecca J. Garcia*	Incumbent	Garcia statement declaración de Garcia

 

 

Watsonville City Council, District 7 - vote for one

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Lupe Rivas	Educator/Administrator	Rivas statement declaración de Rivas
Ari Parker	Teacher/Building Representative	Parker statement declaración de Parker
Steve Trujillo	Retired Educator	Trujillo statement declaración de Trujillo

 

 

FIRE DISTRICTS

Aptos/La Selva Fire - vote for no more than two

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Orbrad Darbro	Retired Battalion Chief	Darbro statement declaración de Darbro
John Scanlon	Retired Battalion Chief	Scanlon statement declaración de Scanlon
Russell Borelli	Retired Battalion Chief	Borelli did not file a statement.

 

 

WATER DISTRICTS

San Lorenzo Valley Water - vote for no more than three

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Gene Ratcliffe	Incumbent	Ratcliffe statement
Bob Fultz	Chief Financial Officer	Fultz statement
John Hayes	Appointed Incumbent	Hayes statement
Lois Henry	Retired CEO	Henry statement
Stephen Swan	Program Manager	Swan statement
Charles “Chuck” Baughman	Incumbent	Baughman statement

 

 

Scotts Valley Water - vote for no more than three

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Wade Leishman*	Appointed Incumbent	Leishman statement
David T. "Dave" Hodgin*	Professional Business Manager	Hodgin statement
William "Bill" Ekwall	Retired Firefighter/Paramedic	Ekwall statement
Ruth Stiles*	Incumbent	Stiles statement

 

 

Soquel Creek Water - vote for no more than three

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Carla Christensen*	Incumbent	Christensen statement
Bruce Jaffe*	Oceanographer/Water Official	Jaffe statement
Rachel Lather*	Incumbent	Lather statement
Gary Lindstrum	Retired Businessman	Lindstrum statement

 

 

 

 

Santa Cruz Port - vote for no more than two

Candidate Name	Ballot Designation	Candidate statement
Dick Starr	General Building Contractor	Starr statement
Neli Cardoso	Fisherwoman/Business Woman	Cardoso did not file a statement
Toby Goddard*	Port Commissioner	Goddard statement
Reed Geisreiter*	Port Commissioner	Geisreiter statement