By Macy Meinhardt, V&V Staff Writer, CA Local News Fellow
Over 370,000 ballots have been sent to registered voters in the county’s first Supervisorial District for the April 8 special primary election. Registered voters should have received their ballots in the mail this week, beginning on Monday, March 10.
The person elected will fill the district’s vacant seat for the remainder of the current term that ends in January 2029. If no candidate receives a majority vote at the April 8 election, the top two vote-getters will move on to the special general election on July 1. Only those who live in the district can vote in the election.
The move for a special election comes after District 1 Supervisor and Chairwoman Nora Vargas stepped down and vacated her seat for personal safety reasons. The race’s winner will decide the partisan balance of the county’s five-member board, represent the South County area, and help oversee the allocation of the county’s $8 billion budget.
Meet Your Candidates!
Louis Fuentes
- Registered Republican
- President of Air Conditioning Guys, Inc. an international air conditioning company in the Southern California and Baja California Region
Learn more about Fuentes HERE
Paloma Aguirre
- Registered Democrat
- Current Mayor of Imperial Beach
- Learn more about Aguirre HERE
Carolina Chavez
- Registered Democrat
- Current Deputy Mayor of Chula Vista
- Learn more about Chavez HERE
Vivian Moreno
- Registered Democrat
- Current City of San Diego Councilmember, District 8
- Learn more about Moreno HERE
John McCann
- Registered Republican
- Current Mayor of Chula Vista
- Learn more about McCann HERE
Lincoln Pickard
- Registered Republican
- Associate at Mannatech, a multi-level marketing firm that sells dietary supplements and personal care products
- Learn more about Pickard HERE
Elizabeth Efrid
- Affordable energy consultant
- No campaign website was listed for Efrid.
