Tag: election

Jose “Omar” Rodriguez decisively won the San Benito County Superior Court Judge No. 2 election Nov. 6. He will occupy the judge’s seat formerly...

It’s official: incumbent Mayor Ignacio Velazquez will once again face off against two-time challenger Keith Snow.

Mark Medina is set to succeed Margie Barrios as District 1 county supervisor, according to the unofficial results.

Mark Medina raised and spent more than opponent Mark Starritt through the latest filing period in the race to succeed Margie Barrios as District 1 county supervisor, records show.

A consultant hired by city and county to provide outreach on public services during a push for three separate sales tax increases contended her group does not take part in election advocacy. But the president of a taxpayer watchdog organization bemoaned the activity as “fraught with controversy.”

Mark Medina had more than twice as much money in his campaign war chest than competitor Mark Starritt through the most recent filing period, but only because one candidate donated a lot more of his own money than the other, according to records.

There won’t be much competition for seats on the San Benito County Office of Education this June, as the only seats up for re-election will be filled by three incumbents.

Two candidates looking to succeed Supervisor Margie Barrios on the county board representing District 1 both bring a business-like approach to their candidacies.

In honor of an election year, here’s a 25-point plan for political change in the county that you probably won’t hear a peep about between now and November:

Three county residents are running unopposed for seats on the five-member San Benito County Board of Education.