County Supervisor, District 5, Short Term
This seat represents District 5, not the whole district above. We can’t match an address to an area this small, so this race may not be on your ballot.
What does this office do?
- Setting your property tax rate
- Funding county roads, health programs, and elections
- Setting land use and building rules outside city limits
Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan
Hollister business owner who served as the city's mayor and later as a San Benito County supervisor. His priorities are stopping housing development on farmland, repairing county roads, and ending deficit spending.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 against, Housing Affordability 1 against
Nonpartisan
Retired refrigeration manager with a career in agriculture, a lifelong Hollister resident who served a year on the county civil grand jury. His priorities are local economic development and good jobs, and steering growth toward affordable housing while protecting farmland.
Nonpartisan
Business owner and president of the San Benito County Board of Education, who earlier served on the North County Joint Union School District board. His priorities are more good local jobs and easing traffic with better roads.
Sources: sanbenitocounty-ca-cre.gov2