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There is plenty for Sonoma County voters to consider for the March 5th Primary and it starts with Sonoma County Supervisor races.
In District 1, Supervisor Susan Gorin is not seeking re-election. That leaves Rebecca Hermosillo and Jonathan Mathieu vying for the seat which represents those in the southeast portion of the county, including Sonoma Valley. For the District 3 race, Supervisor Chris Coursey is being challenged by Omar Medina, who is the current president of the Santa Rosa City Schools Board. That district includes central Santa Rosa, the Roseland and Moorland areas of Santa Rosa, and most of Rohnert Park east of Highway 101. Fifth District Supervisor Lynda Hopkins is also running for re-election but is unopposed.
There are also plenty of state legislative races for Sonoma County residents to vote for today.
State Assembly District Two has a crowded field of candidates. Assemblyman Jim Wood is not seeking re-election leaving it to six challengers vying for his seat. Michael Greer from Del Norte County, Mendocino County Supervisor Ted Williams, Healdsburg Mayor Ariel Kelley, Chair of the California Democratic Party, Rusty Hicks, Santa Rosa City Councilman Chris Rogers, and Vice-Chair of the Yurok Tribe, Frankie Myers. Cynthia Click of Willits is also on the ballot but has since suspended her campaign. Assembly District Two is one of the largest in California as it stretches from Santa Rosa all the way to the Oregon Border.
In other state races, Assemblyman Damon Connolly is running for re-election in District 12 against correctional counselor Eryn Cervantes and winemaker Andy Podshadley. That District covers all of Marin County and much of southern Sonoma County. Assemblywoman Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry is running unopposed in District 4 which covers territory mostly outside of Sonoma County, including all of Napa County. And then five candidates are vying for State Senator Bill Dodd’s District 3 seat which encompasses much of southeast Sonoma County as well as Napa, Solano, and Yolo counties and a bit of Sacramento County. Dodd is termed out of office.
As for measures and propositions, there are six local measures for school district funding, whether through parcel taxes or bonds: Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified, Petaluma Joint Union High, Fort Ross, Harmony Union, Petaluma City, and Rincon Valley Union. There is also Measure H which is a half-cent sales tax to fund county wildfire prevention and preparedness, paramedic services, and emergency and disaster response. Then statewide, Prop 1 is asking for approval of over $6-billion in bonds for more mental health services, supportive housing, and supporting veterans.