Local candidate filing period closes

The candidate filing period for local office elections closed December 8. Assembly District 2 remains open for an additional week due to Incumbent Jim Wood announcing he will not run for what would have been his sixth and final term.

Here are the candidates running for the Board of Supervisors:  

District 1:

Darrin Short (Incumbent) is running unopposed.

District 2:

Valerie Starkey (Incumbent) has filed her candidate papers, secured her signatures, and seeks her second, four-year term.

Candidate Rivers Drown has also submitted his signatures and paperwork and will challenge.

District 5:

Dean Wilson (Incumbent) seeks re-election after defeating Sue Masten following the passing of Bob Berkowitz. Wilson is currently serving the balance of the Berkowitz term which expires January 2, 2025.

Candidates Linda Sutter and Heather Polen will challenge.

Del Norte Superior Court:

Incumbent Superior Court Judge Robert Cochran will not seek re-election. The state uses a different protocol for the judicial candidate filing period. The one-week extension has already passed.

The candidates for the open judicial seat are attorneys Karen Olson and Keith Morris, who will vie for the open Superior Court vacancy.

Profiles for all candidates will published next week.

The primary election date is Tuesday, March 5. Absentee ballots will be available two weeks prior to election day.