Tag: election 2018
Candidate Profile: Swint wants to slow rural growth
Sandy Swint is focused on slowing the housing growth in rural San Benito County that she called haphazard.
The marketing professional who also has a...
Candidate Profile: Salinas wants more citizens involved
Elia Salinas believes she’s a good candidate for county supervisor because she knows the community and she knows the issues.
“The reason I believe I’m...
Poythress has slim funding lead over Caballero for State Senate
Republican Robert Poythress, a Madera County supervisor, has raised the most funds in the race for the State Senate District 12 seat held by...
Rivas leads way in Assembly seat fundraising
Hollister resident Robert Rivas is leading the way with reported funding in the race for the open District 30 State Assembly seat against four...
Local candidates file first campaign finance forms
Local candidates were required to file their first campaign finance reports (Form 460s) by Thursday for the June 5 primary election. The filings cover...
Election 2018: Video Interviews in County Treasurer’s Race
Melinda Casillas and Jaime De La Cruz are facing off in the June 5 primary for the treasurer/tax collector/public administrator job. They are vying...
Candidate Profile: Casillas has 20 years in county finance roles
Melinda Casillas underscored her experience in promoting herself for public office. She spent 12 years in the county auditor’s office — seven as assistant...
Candidate Profile: De La Cruz has public, private sector experience
Jaime De La Cruz has been a controller at a local company for about 12 years. Along with 16 years as a county supervisor...
Election 2018: Video Interviews in District 3 Supervisor Race
As part of Election 2018 coverage, San Benito Live is presenting video interviews with local candidates for office along with written candidate profiles. Here,...
Candidate Profile: Loe touts ‘background’ in run for board
Pat Loe noted how she’s been in Hollister since the 1960s and said she loves the community.
“I try to do the everything I can...