Hollister City Councilman Tony Bruscia is considering a run in
November 2004 for the Board of Supervisors seat to be left open
after the expected departure of Chairman Richard Scagliotti.
Potential candidates in District 1 have until a Dec. 10 deadline
to submit the necessary nomination documents, according to the
Elections Office.
While Bruscia has considered running for Council re-election in
2004 and even the state Assembly, he is leaning toward a push for
supervisor, he said.
Hollister City Councilman Tony Bruscia is considering a run in November 2004 for the Board of Supervisors seat to be left open after the expected departure of Chairman Richard Scagliotti.
Potential candidates in District 1 have until a Dec. 10 deadline to submit the necessary nomination documents, according to the Elections Office.
While Bruscia has considered running for Council re-election in 2004 and even the state Assembly, he is leaning toward a push for supervisor, he said.
“I have definitely been kicking it around here,” he said.
After serving on the Council for the past three years, he said he believes political experience would give him an advantage over the other four residents who already pulled papers to run in District 1.
“I think there’s a real need to continue improving the working relationship in the city and county,” Bruscia said. “I also think when I look at the candidates in the race, I feel I could serve the community and do an even better job for the community.”
County residents who have pulled the necessary application papers in District 1 include Grant Brians, Marcie Huston, Sam Lamanto III and Don Marcus.
Boosting the difficulty of his choice, Bruscia has embraced an active role as a Council member in the League of California Cities, he said. He was recently elected to a second one-year term as president of the League’s Monterey Bay division.
Also recently contorting his decision, Bruscia received a surprise phone call Monday from Republican Assembly minority leader Kevin McCarthy. The Bakersfield assemblyman asked whether Bruscia would consider running for an Assembly seat, Bruscia said.
He would be going up against Assemblyman Simon Salinas, D–Salinas. But Bruscia, who has considered state office as a future option, expressed uncertainty whether now is the right time.
Five other residents have pulled papers to run for two other supervisor seats up for election. In District 2, Ruth Kesler will be challenged by Anthony Botelho and Anthony Freitas. And in District 5, incumbent Bob Cruz will be challenged by Jaime De La Cruz.
In Bruscia’s Council District 5, former Hollister Councilman Richard Boomer has said he will run for the seat. He is the only resident to make that announcement.
