The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce today announced a
new
”
Speed Campaigning
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event for next month that is scheduled to involve local
candidates for the open supervisorial and sheriff seats.
The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce today announced a new “Speed Campaigning” event for next month that is scheduled to involve local candidates for the open supervisorial and sheriff seats.
Residents are invited to attend the April 21 event at San Juan Oaks Golf Club. The candidates will move from table to table – based on the “speed dating” premise – and share their views for the upcoming election, said Jessica French, president and CEO of the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce. Residents, meanwhile, will get to stay at their tables while awaiting a new candidate with each changeover.
The “Speed Campaigning” event is set for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at San Juan Oaks Golf Club. The price is $15, which includes lunch, French said.
Anyone from the public is invited to attend. Residents are asked to RSVP the chamber at (831) 637-5315. The chamber will contact the candidates, but they can call the office for information as well.
In the sheriff’s race, it appears as though police Sgt. Ray Wood, Undersheriff Patrick Turturici, Watsonville police Lt. Darren Thompson and San Benito County Marshal Robert Scattini will vie for the seat overseeing the county’s law enforcement.
The two open supervisor seats look to be contested. In District 3, incumbent Supervisor Pat Loe is set to face Robert Rivas, senior board of supervisors clerk in Monterey County. That district includes southwest Hollister, south of South Street and east to Memorial Drive.
In District 4, incumbent Supervisor Reb Monaco is set to take on two challengers for the second consecutive election. Longtime local businessmen Phil Fortino and Jerry Muenzer both have indicated intentions to run for the seat, which covers South County, southeast Hollister, Tres Pinos, Ridgemark, Paicines, Bitterwater and New Idria.
