November 8, 2022 Candidates
This page will provide information about the candidates that have filed paperwork to appear on the November 8, 2022 ballot for local offices. Candidate statements will be added when the statements have been typeset, translated and proofed.
Contests on Ballot
State
Governor
- BRIAN DAHLE
- GAVIN NEWSOM
Lieutenant Governor
- ANGELA E. UNDERWOOD JACOBS
- ELENI KOUNALAKIS
Secretary of State
- ROB BERNOSKY
- SHIRLEY N. WEBER
Controller
- MALIA M. COHEN
- LANHEE J. CHEN
Treasurer
- FIONA MA
- JACK M. GUERRERO
Attorney General
- ROB BONTA
- NATHAN HOCHMAN
Insurance Commissioner
- ROBERT HOWELL
- RICARDO LARA
Member, State Board of Equalization 2nd District
- PETER COE VERBICA
- SALLY J. LIEBER
United States Senator
- ALEX PADILLA
- MARK P. MEUSER
United States Senator (Partial/Unexpired)
- ALEX PADILLA
- MARK P. MEUSER
U S Representative, 2nd District
- DOUGLAS BROWER
- JARED HUFFMAN
U S Representative, 4th District
- MATT BROCK
- MIKE THOMPSON
State Senator, 2nd District
- MIKE MCGUIRE
- GENE YOON
Member of Assembly, 2nd District
- JIM WOOD
- CHARLOTTE SVOLOS
Member of Assembly, 4th District
- BRYAN PRITCHARD
- CECILIA AGUIAR-CURRY
Member of Assembly, 12th District
- DAMON CONNOLLY
- SARA AMINZADEH
California Supreme Court
Chief Justice of California
- TANI G. CANTIL-SAKAUYE
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
- MARTIN J. JENKINS
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
- PATRICIA GUERRERRO
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
- JOSHUA GROBAN
Assoc Justice, Ct Appeal, 1st Dist Div 1
- GABRIEL P. SANCHEZ
Assoc Justice, Ct Appeal, 1st Dist Div 3
- CARIN T. FUJISAKI
Assoc Justice, Ct Appeal, 1st Dist Div 3
- IONA PETROU
Pres Justice, Ct Appeal, 1st Dist Div 4
- STUART POLLAK
Assoc Justice, Ct Appeal, 1st Dist Div 4
- TRACIE L. BROWN
Assoc Justice, Ct Appeal, 1st Dist Div 5
- HENRY NEEDHAM
Assoc Justice, Ct Appeal, 1st Dist Div 5
- GORDON BRUCE BURNS
Schools
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
- LANCE RAY CHRISTENSEN
- TONY K. THURMOND
County Superintendent of Schools
- AMIE CARTER
- BRAD COSCARELLI
Calistoga Joint Unified, School District
- LAUREL RIOS
- MATTHEW S. REID
- INDIRA LOPEZ-JONES
Shoreline Unified School, District Area 1
- BUDDY FAURE
- HEIDI KOENIG
- TIMOTHY J. KEHOE
Sonoma Vly Unif Sch Dist, Trustee Area 2
- JACQUELYN TORRES
- CELESTE WINDERS
- JOE LEMAS
Windsor Unified School District
- STEPHANIE AHMAD
- RICH CARNATION
- PAUL COGORNO
- ERIC HEITZ
City of Santa Rosa High School District, Trustee Area 2
- ROXANNE MCNALLY
- DANIELLE MOLKENBUHR
City of Santa Rosa High School District, Trustee Area 4
- LISA BROWN
- OMAR MEDINA
West Sonoma County Union High School Dist., At-Large S/T
- DEBBIE RAMIREZ
- DAVID PATRICK NAGLE
Piner-Olivet Union School District F/T
- CINDY PRYOR
- MARC MCCARTY
- MATT HEATH
- JANAE FRANICEVIC
Rincon Valley Union School District
- DEBORAH TAPIA DE MARTIN
- SHELBY MOELLER
- JOLENE JOHNSON
- JEFF GOSPE
Roseland School District
- ANA DIAZ-GARCIA
- MARY GOE BALCERAK
- DELASHAY CARMONA-BENSON
- JANICE SIEBERT
- DIANA MONDRAGON REYES
- ANTHONY MENDOZA
Sebastopol Union School District
- DEBORAH E. DREHMEL
- LISA BAUMAN
- JOSEPH POGAR JR
- ELIZABETH SMITH
Waugh School District
- DENISE BUGBEE
- RACHEL H. VAN GORP
- CHRISTINE D. PIEPER
- MATTHEW THOMAS
- KRISTINE WEEKS
Cities
Member, City Council, Santa Rosa District 2
- MASON ROSSITER
- MARK STAPP
Member, City Council, Santa Rosa District 4
- TERRENCE "TERRY" SANDERS
- SCHEHERAZADE SHAMSAVARI
- HENRY HUANG
- VICTORIA FLEMING
Member, City Council, Santa Rosa District 6
- JEFF OKREPKIE
- VERONICA "RONI" JACOBI
Member, City Council, Santa Rosa District 3 S/T
- DIANNA MACDONALD
Member, City Council, Cloverdale
- "WALKER" J THOMAS RUGINO
- MARJORIE A MORGENSTERN
- GUS WOLTER
- BRIAN J. WHEELER
Member, City Council, Healdsburg
- LINDA CADE
- EVELYN L. MITCHELL
- CHRIS HERROD
- SUSAN GRAF
Member, City Council, Healdsburg S/T
- RONALD EDWARDS
- BRIGETTE MANSELL
- MATIAS LOPEZ JR.
Mayor, Petaluma
- KEVIN MCDONNELL
- D'LYNDA FISCHER
- PATRICK FLOWER
- SUSAN KIRKS
Member, City Council, Petaluma District 1
- JANICE CADER THOMPSON
- DYLAN LLOYD
Member, City Council, Petaluma District 2
- DAVID ADAMS
- JOHN SHRIBBS
- BOBB R. KOSOFF
Member, City Council, Petaluma District 3
- ROBERT CONKLIN
- KAREN NAU
- JOHN HANANIA
Member, City Council, Rohnert Park District 1 S/T
- DAVE SOLDAVINI
- SAMANTHA RODRIGUEZ
Member, City Council, Rohnert Park District 2
- JASON ATALLAH
- EMILY SANBORN
- TOM LEVIN
Member, City Council, Rohnert Park District 5
- SUSAN HOLLINGSWORTH ADAMS
- JOSEPH T. CALLINAN
Member, City Council, Sebastopol
- OLIVER DICK
- DENNIS COLTHURST
- SANDRA RUTH MAURER
- JILL MCLEWIS
- STEPHEN ZOLLMAN
Member, City Council, Sonoma
- THOMAS G. DEEGAN
- MICHAEL J NUGENT
- PATRICIA FARRAR RIVAS
- RON WELLANDER
- JOHN GURNEY
Mayor, Windsor
- ROSA REYNOZA
- ESTHER LEMUS
Member, Town Council, Windsor District 1
- GINA FORTINO DICKSON
- MIKE WALL
Member, Town Council, Windsor District 2 S/T
- SAM SALMON
- MAUREEN MERRILL
Member, Town Council, Windsor District 4
- TANYA POTTER
- KEVIN GONYO
Special Districts
Graton Fire Protection Dist F/T
- TIMOTHY DESANTIS
- BOB MADDOCKS
- JONATHAN DAVID SHIMODA HEBEL
Graton Fire Protection District S/T
- CARLA PETERSON
- LINDA TRIPOLI
- SCOTT B. FISHER
Schell-Vista Fire Protection Dist
- MELINDA "MINDY" NEVES
- JON MATHIEU
- ROBERT KRULJAC
Timber Cove Fire Protection Dist F/T
- CAROLYNN ABST
- MARY ENTRIKEN
- WILLIAM SEYMOUR
Sonoma County Fire District
- ROBERT M. BRIARE
- JOE CONWAY
- GARY SO
- STEVE KLICK
Valley of the Moon Water District F/T
- STEVE ROGERS
- JON L. FOREMAN
- PAUL KANGAS
Contests Not on the Ballot - Appointed in Lieu of Election
Schools
Sonoma County Board of Education Area 2
- PETER S. KOSTAS
Sonoma County Board of Education Area 4
- STEVEN HERRINGTON
So Co Jr College Dist, West County
- MICHAEL VALDOVINOS
So Co Jr College Dist, Petaluma Area
- MARGARET "MAGGIE" FISHMAN
So Co Jr College Dist, N/E Santa Rosa
- DOROTHY BATTENFELD
So Co Jr College Dist, Sonoma Area
- EZRAH CHAABAN
Cloverdale Unified School District
- JENNY CANDELARIA-ORR
- JACQUE GARRISON
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unif, Trustee Area 1
- LEFFLER BROWN
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unif, Trustee Area 2
- CASSANDRA MAY ALBAUGH
Geyserville Unified School District F/T
- ROBIN DOHERTY
Geyserville Unified School District S/T
- ANNA BERNIER
Healdsburg Unified School District
- MIKE POTMESIL
- GUADALUPE J. LOPEZ JIMENEZ
Shoreline Unified School District Area 2
- JANE HEALY
Sonoma Vly Unif Sch Dist, Trustee Area 1
- CATARINA LANDRY
Petaluma Jt Un High Sch Dist, Trustee Area 2
- CAITLIN QUINN
Petaluma Jt Un High Sch Dist, Trustee Area 3
- MADY CLOUD
Petaluma Jt. Un High Sch Dist, Trustee Area 5
- JOANNA PAUN
Pt Arena Jt Un High Arena Union School Dist
- PATRICK BARNES
- MARY VISHER
- SAL MARTINEZ
- APARNA WILDER
Pt Arena Jt Un High, Arena Union School Dist S/T
- JESSIKA HOLGUIN
City of Santa Rosa High School District Trustee Area 6
- STEPHANIE MANIERI
West So Co Un High Sch Dist, Trustee Area 1
- SHAWN CHERNILA
West So Co Un High Sch Dist, Trustee Area 3
- JEANNE BASSETT FERNANDES
West So Co Un High Sch Dist, Trustee Area 5
- LEWIS BUCHNER
Alexander Valley Union School District
- ALISON GREEN DORAN
- STEVEN SMIT
- ISAUL MACIAS JR.
Bellevue Union School District
- LISA A. REYES
- JAMIE PADILLA
Bennett Valley Union School District F/T
- JEREMY N. BROTT
- DEBORAH BULL
- STEVEN J. SHARPE
Bennett Valley Union School District S/T
- JACOB C. KEMNEC
Cinnabar School District
- KEN ISHIZU
- RICHARD C. O'HARE
- PAUL D. SEQUEIRA
Dunham School District
- SPENCER CRUM
- JOSEPH A. PETERSEN
- TAYLOR WITHRINGTON
Forestville Union School District
- MAX BROOME
- JAMIE STAPLETON
- LINDA THOMAS STRAUSS
Fort Ross School District
- TOM SCHMIDT
Gravenstein Union School District F/T
- GREGORY L. APPLING
- PATRICK LEI
Gravenstein Union School District S/T
- JERRI MCNEILL
Guerneville School District
- JOHN KORNFELD
- ISABEL R KLEIN
- GAY GUIDOTTI
Harmony Union School District
- ANDREW CONE
- CHARLIE LAIRD
- YURI SPRINGSTORM KOSLEN
Horicon School District F/T
- WILLIAM "BILLY" RIGGS
Kashia School District
- GLENDA ANTONE
Kenwood School District
- JAMES J. LARSON, III
- NATHAN LAMAR
- CHERYL GHISLA
Laguna Joint School District
- SAM DOLCINI
- SHARON HESS
Liberty School District
- RONALD K. EVENICH
- BRET T. HERMAN
- JAMIE NICOLE FOWLER
Mark West Union School District
- SARA AZAT
- BRIAN L BURKE
- AARON SMITH
Monte Rio Union School District F/T
- ROGER COLLINS
- ZENA MELLO
Monte Rio Union School District S/T
- MARGO EACHUS
Montgomery School District F/T
- DONALD STRAND
- KIMBERLY J. GLUCH
Montgomery School District S/T
- ASHLEY SOPHIA PARMETER
- MELINDA PARMETER
- LAUREL EDWARDS
Oak Grove Union School District
- ANITA M. ORTEGA
- CHRIS TOPHAM
- STEPHEN SMILIE
Old Adobe Union School District F/T
- ANNA M DIETRICH
- ADRIANA SMITH
- SCOTT MCKENNA
Old Adobe Union School District S/T
- KIMBERLY Z. SHAVER
- PETER WALSH
Piner-Olivet Union School District S/T
- ELIZABETH "TONI" SMITH
Twin Hills Union School District
- MELISSA BECHTEL
- JOHN MOISE
Wright School District F/T
- DARREN CRAWFORD
- LADONNA MOORE
- STAN GREENBERG
Wright School District S/T
- STEVEN STILES
Cities
Member, City Council, Cotati
- KATHLEEN RIVERS
- SYLVIA LEMUS
Special Districts
Cazadero Community Services Dist F/T
- MAUREEN BERRY
- HOMER CANELIS
Cazadero Community Services District S/T
- H. S. GRISWOLD
Graton Community Services District F/T
- JENNIFER S. BUTLER
- DAVID A. UPCHURCH
Graton Community Services District S/T
- DEVIN LEE DREW
- MAXWELL WILMARTH
Cloverdale Fire Protection Dist
- NANCY AVANSINO
- ROBERT TAYLOR
Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection Dist
- SCOTT W. NEWMAN
- E. ROBERT STEWART
- LAWRENCE E. HEIGES
Sonoma Valley Fire District
- TERRENCE P. LEEN
- MARK JAMES JOHNSON
- NICHOLAS GREBEN
Gold Ridge Fire Protection Dist
- DOMENICO J. CARINALLI, JR.
- STEVE PETRUCCI
- DAVID WARBURG
- ROBERT GLOECKNER
Kenwood Fire Protection Dist
- JACK C ATKIN
- JOHN COOPER
- ROBERT UBOLDI
Monte Rio Fire Protection Dist
- DAN FEIN
North Sonoma Coast Fire Protection District
- TRISTAN COLSON
- JACKIE GARDENER
Rancho Adobe Fire Protection Dist
- RAY PETERSON
- MICHAEL GADOUA
Timber Cove Fire Protection Dist S/T
- BETHANY MCCLAVE
Cloverdale Health Care District
- JAMES F. DEMARTINI
- AL DELSID
North Sonoma County Healthcare District
- SUE CAMPBELL
- DANIELLE STREB
Petaluma Health Care District
- CRISTA BARNETT NELSON
- CHERYL NEGRIN
Sonoma Valley Health Care District
- WENDY LEE MYATT
- DENISE M KALOS
Forestville Water District
- BRAD STUART
- MATTHEW PAUL MCDERMOTT
North Marin Water District Division 5
- JAMES GROSSI
Sweetwater Springs Water District
- SUSAN "SUKEY" ROBB-WILDER
- GAYLORD R. SCHAAP
- RICH HOLMER
Valley of the Moon Water District S/T
- STEVEN CANIGLIA