Indian Wells Valley Water District Director
What does this office do?
- Setting water rates and the district's budget
- Deciding on dams, pipelines, recycling, and flood-control projects
- Hiring and overseeing the general manager who runs the water district
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Cost of Living Reduction,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
David Saint-Amand has served on the Indian Wells Valley Water District board since 2018, was its president in 2025, and is its main representative to the groundwater authority. A lifelong valley resident with a geology degree, he works as a federal civil service program consultant.
Nonpartisan
L. Scott Hayman is a Ridgecrest City Council member and chiropractor who also sits on the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority board.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Stan Rajtora has served on the Indian Wells Valley Water District board since 2018. A retired Navy senior engineering analyst with a PhD in aerospace engineering, he says he stands for transparency, accountability, and careful spending.
Nonpartisan
Teresa Dampier is a small business owner. She says she does not yet know the district's inner workings but wants to be an advocate for the community's future.
Sources: uploads.rov.sbcounty.gov2