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Palo Verde Health Care District Director

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

Dee Coats is a community volunteer who applied for a vacant seat on the Palo Verde Healthcare District board in early 2026. We found no campaign website or published statement of her goals.

Nonpartisan

Elizabeth Bailey is a nurse who, at a January 2026 meeting, called on the healthcare district's board president to resign and backed a recall effort. She also applied for a vacant board seat in early 2026.

Nonpartisan

Elizabeth "Liz" Cusick is a business consultant and educator. We found no campaign website or published statement of her background or goals.

Nonpartisan

As of October 2026, we found no public information about Gary Grimm's job, background, or goals.

Nonpartisan

Glenna Peoples is a registered nurse. We found no campaign website or published statement of her background or goals.

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Jaclyn Randall-Crowe, a Blythe native, Palo Verde College dean in Needles and former Palo Verde Valley Times editor, was appointed to the healthcare district board in March 2026. She has stressed strategic planning to help stabilize Palo Verde Hospital.

Sources: voteinfo.net2