Meet the Candidates

This year, we are giving local candidates space to speak with you directly, unfiltered, in their own words. Click on a specific race to jump to a page where you can find their answers to the WSC questionnaire, ask your own questions and comment on the issues that are most important to you in the Nov. 2 election.

Candidates are listed in the order their names will appear on the ballot. The symbol (I) indicates an incumbent.

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- School board races
- Ballot measures
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CONGRESSIONAL & STATE RACES

U.S. Representative, 1st District

MIKE RODRIGUES, Libertarian
MIKE THOMPSON, Democratic (I)
CAROL WOLMAN, Green
LOREN HANKS, Republican

U.S. Representative, 6th District

EUGENE E. RUYLE, Peace & Freedom
LYNN C. WOOLSEY, Democratic (I)
JIM JUDD, Republican
JOEL SMOLEN, Libertarian

State Senator, 2nd District

NOREEN EVANS, Democratic
LAWRENCE R. WIESNER, Republican

Member of Assembly, 1st District

KAREN BROOKS, Republican
WESLEY CHESBRO, Democratic (I)

Member of Assembly, 6th District

JARED HUFFMAN, Democratic (I)
BOB STEPHENS, Republican

Member of Assembly, 7th District

KATHRYN N. MOORE, Libertarian
MICHAEL ALLEN, Democratic
DORIS GENTRY, Republican

COUNTY RACES

County Supervisor, 2nd District

DAVID RABBITT
PAMELA TORLIATT

Superior Court Judge, Office #2

PAT BRODERICK
JOHN LEMMON

CITY COUNCIL RACES

City Council, Santa Rosa (3 seats)

JAKE OURS
SUSAN GORIN (I)
SCOTT BARTLEY
VERONICA JACOBI (I)
JOANNA M. SCHAEFER
JUAN M. HERNANDEZ
LARRY HAENEL

City Council, Cloverdale (3 seats)

JESSALEE RAYMOND (I)
CAROL RUSSELL (I)
GAIL C. PARDINI-PLASS
JOSEPH J. PALLA (I)
MIKE MAACKS

City Council, Cotati (2 seats)

PAT GILARDI (I)
GEORGE BARICH
MARK LANDMAN (I)

City Council, Healdsburg (2 seats full term)

JIM WOOD (I)
SUSAN E. JONES
ROSIE FABIAN

City Council, Healdsburg (1 seat partial term)

STEPHEN R. BABB
LORETTA PETERSEN STRONG
SHAUN F. MC CAFFERY

Mayor, Petaluma

CHRIS KILGORE
DAVID GLASS
JEZRA JOHNSON LICKTER
JEFF MAYNE

City Council, Petaluma (3 seats)

GABE KEARNEY
J. RAY BELLEFEUILLE
TERESA BARRETT (I)
WYATT C. BUNKER
RAY JOHNSON
KAREN NAU
CHRIS ALBERTSON
JASON E. DAVIES
MIKE HARRIS (I)

City Council, Rohnert Park (2 seats)

JACK ROSEVEAR
JOHN BORBA
CARL LEIVO
PAM STAFFORD (I)
ROGER L. SCHWANKE
AMY O. AHANOTU

City Council, Sebastopol (3 seats)

MICHAEL KYES
SARAH GLADE GURNEY (I)
RONALD BASSO
COLLEEN SHEA FERNALD
PATRICK SLAYTER
MAUREEN ANN SHEA

City Council, Sonoma (3 seats)

TOM ROUSE
DAVID COOK
ANTOINETTE L. CASTRONE
MIKE GILLASPIE
KEN BROWN (I)
STEVE BARBOSE (I)
FRED MARTIN

BALLOT MEASURES

(under construction)

Measure A – Calistoga Joint Unified School District

Measure G – Cloverdale Unified School District

Measure H – Sonoma Valley Unified School District

Measure I – West Sonoma County Union High School District

Measure J – Bennett Valley Union School District

Measure K – Forestville Union School District

Measure L – Piner-Olivet Union School District

Measure M – Twin Hills Union School District

Measure N – Sonoma County Amend Civil Service Ord. 305A

Measure O – City of Santa Rosa Urban Growth Boundary Extension

Measure P – City of Santa Rosa Sales Tax

Measure Q – City of Cloverdale Urban Growth Boundary

Measure R – City of Cloverdale Office of City Clerk be Appointive

Measure S – City of Cloverdale Office of City Treasurer be Appointive

Measure T – City of Petaluma Urban Growth Boundary Extension

Measure U – City of Petaluma Reduce Wastewater Service Rates

Measure V – Forestville Fire Protection District Special Tax

Measure W – Sonoma County Transportation Authority Vehicle Fee

Geyserville Fire Protection District (3 seats)

TATSUO OKAYA
TIMOTHY BARNARD (I)
E. ROBERT STEWART (I)
DANE H. PETERSEN

SCHOOL BOARD RACES

BALLOT MEASURES

Geyserville Fire Protection District (3 seats)

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