Update: Candidates Running in Upcoming November Election
August 18, 2010 by Angela Meyers
Filed under General, Government
Big Bear, Ca, August 18, 2010, 10:00am - The candidates who have filed for positions specific for the Big Bear Valley include three available seats for the City of Big Bear Lake City Council. Candidates include David Caretto, Rick Herrick, Carol Mulvihill, Jay Obernolte, Barbara Willey, and Peter Greco who filed during the extension period. Incumbents Darrell Mulvihill and Michael Karp did not file papers. Candidates for Bear Valley Unified School District’s two available seats are Mary Beth Bonkowski, Christine Giddens, Belinda Masse-Rainwater, Kenneth Turney, Al Waner and Larry Winslow. Incumbent Debra Sarkisian is not running for re-election. Big Bear Community Services District has one seat available for short term and the candidates who filed include Patricia Miller, Paul Terry and Bob Ybarra. Candidates running for one of the three seats for CSD for long term are John Day, John Green, Marge McDonald, Jeff Newsome, Denise Proffer, and James Smith. Big Bear Airport District board has two seats available and Steven Baker and Gary Stube have both filed papers. Incumbent Jay Obernolte is running for City Council. Bear Valley Community Health care District candidates for two available seats are Barbara Espinoza and James Gonzales. Michael Perry had filed but has withdrawn from the race. All three incumbents for the Municipal Water District Divisions one through three have filed unopposed to include Todd Murphy for Division 1, Paula Fashempour for Division 2, and Skip Suhay for Division 3. The election will take place on November 2nd.
Related posts:
- Registrar of Voters List the Candidates Who Filed by August 6, 2010 Deadline for Local Seats
- Three Seats on Big Bear Lake City Council Up for Election in November; Candidate Filing Papers Available in July
- 2010 General Election Papers Due Friday, August 6th
Angela Meyers moved to Big Bear in August of 2009, after spending a summer in Washington DC. Angela’s parents Roy and Susan Meyers met at Big Bear High School in 1967, and her Grandfather Rob Jacobson worked at the Big Bear Lake Post Office for 28 years. Angela graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a degree in Public Relations. While at CSUF she was the Director of Public Relations for the Associated Students for two years. Angela is a member of the Big Bear Valley Trails Foundation, The Big Bear Cycling Association, and races for, and is the co captain of Team Tough Chik, an all women's multi sport team.
