| | Published August 14th, 2024
| Initial candidate nomination period for November election closes
| | | By Sora O'Doherty | | |
A sufficient number of nominations have been finalized to fill all of the open positions in Lamorinda schools and councils, but some nomination periods will be extended because an incumbent didn't choose to run again.
That won't apply to the Moraga Orinda Fire District, as both incumbents, John Jex and Craig Jorgens, will be running for reelection. No other candidates filed for those positions.
However, the nomination period will be extended to Aug. 14 for the councils of Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda, the Orinda Union School District Board, as well as the Acalanes Union High School District.
At the close of initial nomination period, Lafayette had four people running for three open council member positions of four years and one two-year term. Those filing papers are incumbents John McCormick, Carl Anduri, and Gina Dawson. Also running is Lauren McCabe Herpich.
Orinda mayor Darlene Gee is running for reelection, and two other candidates have qualified for the ballot: Cara R. Hoxie, current member of the Orinda Union School District Board, and Candace T. Evans. Inga Miller is not running for reelection.
In Moraga, at the close of the nomination period, there were only two candidates for the three open positions on the Town Council, but the date for nominations will be extended until Aug. 14. Currently, Brian Dolan and Lisa Maglio are qualified as candidates.
Two seats on the governing board of the Acalanes Union High School District garnered six candidates by the end of Aug. 9, but one who had pulled nomination papers did not return them. Those candidates who are qualified include incumbent Wendy Reicher. Peter Catalano, Sibyl Minighini, Stacey Schweppe, and Paul Chopra also qualified as candidates. Incumbent Christopher Grove is not running for reelection.
Orinda Union School Board District incumbent Hillary Weiner is running for reelection, and will be joined on the ballot by Vinita Anantavat for the two open positions on the board. Incumbent Cara Hoxie is not running for reelection, but is running for the Orinda City Council.
In Moraga, there are three candidates for the two open positions on the School Board, Stephanie Dickerson, Gian Panetta and Lee Hays. Incumbents Janelle Chng and Richard Severy are not running for reelection.
By the end of the initial nomination period, Jon Deane and Alida Maria Smit had qualified to run for two vacant positions on the Lafayette School Board. As no incumbent is running for reelection, that nomination period will also be extended. |
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA