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Desert Health Care District Director, Zone 1, Short Term

Unofficial result: Won — David "Jax" Kelly (Nonpartisan)

Source: voteinfo.net

What does this office do?

  • Overseeing the public hospital or health district's budget and property tax
  • Deciding which clinics and services the district funds
  • Hiring and overseeing the administrator who runs the district

Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction

Candidates:

Nonpartisan

C.J. Tobe is a healthcare executive who joined DAP Health in Palm Springs as a medical case manager in 2015 and later directed its community health department. He earlier coordinated HIV prevention services for the Western Colorado AIDS Project.

Nonpartisan

David "Jax" Kelly has led Let's Kick ASS Palm Springs, a nonprofit for people who lived through the HIV/AIDS crisis, since 2019 and was treasurer of the Palm Springs Public Library Board. He holds law and business degrees and a 2022 master's in public health from USC.

Nonpartisan

Ted Stoner works in municipal finance. We found no campaign website or published statement of his background or goals.

Sources: voteinfo.net2