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Very Early 2024 Contra Costa County Candidate List

by CC News
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With an August 9 deadline approaching, many local elections around Contra Costa County are beginning to take shape.

Here is a quick rundown of those candidates who have pulled papers and/or qualified — it should be noted, some races will be extended by a week after incumbents are running or another seat or will not seek re-election.


Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors – District 5


City of Antioch

Mayor

  • Rakesh Kumar Christian (Q)
  • Ron Bernal
  • Lamar Hernandez-Thorpe

City Council District 2

  • Jose Aceves-Guzman
  • Dominique King
  • Louie Rocha

City Council District 3

  • Donald Freitas
  • Antwon Webster
  • Addison Peterson

City Clerk

  • Melissa Rhodes

City Treasurer

  • Lori Ogorchock

Antioch School Board – Area 4

  • Gary Hack
  • Olga Smith

Brentwood

Mayor

  • Susannah Meyer
  • Gerald Johnson

City Council District 1

  • Anita Roberts

City Council District 3

  • Jovita Mendoza
  • Brian Oftedal

Brentwood Union School District

  • Victor Thornhill (Q)
    Thuy DaoJensen (Q)

Concord City Council

District 2

  • Carlyn S. Obringer

District 4

  • Ed Birsan
  • Pablo Benavente
  • Myles Burks

Clayton City Council

  • Holly Tillman
  • Jim Diaz
  • Maria Shulman
  • Richard Enea

Contra Costa County Board of Education – D 3

  • Victoria Gordon
  • Yazmin Llamas-Moralas

Contra Costa Community College District 5

  • Debra Vinson
  • Fernando Sandoval

Danville City Council

  • Renee S Morgan (Q)
  • Mark Belotz (Q)
  • Newell Arnerich (Q)

El Cerrito City Council

  • Lauren Dodge (Q)
  • Rebecca Saltzman
  • Tessa Rudnick
  • David hatton

Hercules City Council

  • No info provided

Lafayette City Council

  • John McCormick (Q)
  • Carl Anduri
  • Lauren Herpich
  • Alex Teece
  • Mario DiPrisco

Martinez City Council

  • No info provided

Oakley City Council

District 1

  • Aaron Meadows

District 3

  • Anissa Williams (Q)
  • Angela Gallegos

District 5

  • Oleskii Chuiko (Q)
  • George Fuller
  • Christina Pena Langley (Q)

Pinole City Council

  • Maureen Toms (Q)
  • Truc “Christy” Lam-Julian (Q)
  • Devin Murphy

Pittsburg City Council

  •  Jelani Killings
  •  Arlene Kobata “ Siu Ling”
  •  Iztaccuauhtli Hector Gonzalez
  • Juan Banales

Pleasant Hill City Coucil

District 1

  • Bella La
  • Marshall Lewis

District 2

  • Andrei Obolenskiy
  • Jayla Knight

District 5

  • Amanda Szakats
  • Oliver Greenwood

Richmond City Council

District 1

  • Jamelia Brown
  • Mark Wassberg
  • Melvin Willis

District 5

  • Ahmad Anderson
  • Daniel Nathan-Heiss
  • Suzanne Wilson

District 6

  • Shawn Dunning
  • Claudia Jimenez

San Ramon

Mayor

  • Mark Armstrong

Council District1

  • Jenyth Gearhart-Utchen
  • Susie Ferris-Inderkum

Council District 3

  • Sridhar Verose
  • Johnathan Adams

Walnut Creek City Council

  • Cindy Darling
  • Kevin Wilk
  • Brendan Moran
  • Laura Patch
  • Craig DeVinney

Other Districts

East Bay Mudd – D1

  • Anthony Lee Tave
  • Joey Dawn Smith

East Bay Mudd -D2

  • Arvind Mallya
  • Luz Maria Gomez

East Bay Regional Park District

  • Lynda Ann Deschambault
  • Joshua Reisman

Ironhouse Sanitary District

  • Peter Zirkle (Q)
  • Dawn Morrow (Q)
  • Sue Higgins
  • Angela Lowrey

BART – 1

  • Debora Allen

Contra Costa Water – 3

  • Ernesto Avila

Contra Costa Water – 4

  • Antonio Martinez

Contra Costa Water 5

  • Constance Holdaway

Diablo Water – Ward 1

  • Marilyn Tiernan

Diablo Water – Ward 5

  • Joe Kovalick

 


Interested in Running?

A list of offices currently up for election can be found here: www.contracostavote.gov/wp-content/uploads/24Nov5_PositionsUpForElection.pdf

Papers for offices that are up for election will be available at the Contra Costa Elections Office, 555 Escobar Street, Martinez.

For further information on the General Election and key dates, go to www.contracostavote.gov

“The 2024 General Election has officially begun,” said Kristin B. Connelly, Contra Costa Registrar of Voters. “Candidate Filing begins Monday July 15, and our Candidate Services team is ready to help our residents who are looking to serve their communities in an elected position.”

If an incumbent does not file to run for office by the deadline on August 9th, the filing period for that office will extend until 5:00 pm on Wednesday, August 14, 2024.

Interested candidates can schedule an appointment through email at [email protected] or by calling 925-335-7800. Walk-ins are accepted, but service is subject to the availability of staff. Appointments are available on weekdays from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Filing documents and information will be provided to interested constituents at their appointment. The process takes 20 minutes.


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