With the deadline for elected public office candidacies for most of the municipal positions to be contested in the November 3 general election eclipsing at 5 p.m. today, a clearer picture of who is vying for mayoral and council positions in San Bernardino County’s cities and towns has emerged.
In Barstow Sonia Compton, Valerie Lee, Kelly M. Parker are vying to represent the city’s District 1, which is currently filled by Councilwoman Carmen Hernandez. Hernandez is not seeking reelection. Bartow District Two Councilman James Noble is seeking reelection and is being challenged by Latron Lester.
In Needles, incumbent Mayor Janet Jernigan is being challenged by former Mayor Jeff Williams
and incumbent council members Henry Longbrake and Jamie McCorkle are seeking reelection with Wayne Colburn, Sandra Queen Noble and Charles Dressler competing against them.
In Apple Valley, incumbent Mayor Scott Nassif is running this year and David Dencker, and Robert Lucero and Angelita Valles are running against him. In District 4, incumbent Curt Emick is seeking reelection, with Brian Cochrane and Matthew Rutledge vying against him. In District 3, incumbent Kari Leon is facing challengers Ted Bohanon and Evaggelia Markov.
In Adelanto, incumbent Mayor Gabriel Reyes is seeking to remain in office while facing a challenge from incumbent Councilwoman Stevevonna Evans and Ronald Beard. Incumbent Councilman Angelo Meza and incumbent Councilwoman Amanda Uptergrove are vying for reelection and Edward C. Reyes and Taisha Brown are running against them.
In Victorville, incumbent District 2 Councilwoman Corrine Mora is running this year and is being opposed by Ken Lutz and Rafael Angel Porras. In Victorville’s District 4, incumbent Councilman Bob Harriman is running for reelection, and has drawn Derek Marshall and Kassandra Shamsrouf as opponents.
In Hesperia, incumbent District 3 Councilman Cameron Gregg is seeking to remain in office as is incumbent District 2 Councilwoman Allison Lee. Opposing Gregg is Jacqueline Maheata Tahauri and Felisnanda Monarrez. Jessica Navarro, Glem Tzi David Ellis is opposing Lee. District 4 Councilwoman Brigit Bennington, who is currently the city’s appointed mayor, is not running for reelection. Running to replace her are Erin Baum, Leticia Cisneros and Darrel Sauceda.
In Big Bear Lake, incumbents Rick Herrick in District 2, Randall Putz in District 3 and Perri Melnick in District 4 are not running for reelection. In District 2, Sonia Ibarra and Kara Flietstra are vying to replace Herrick. Ernie Mendoza and Michael Beveridge are looking to take over from Putz in District 3 and Suzy Gilleon and Cody Lewis are seeking voter approval to move into Melnick’s District 4 position.
In Twentynine Palms, incumbent District 3 Councilman Dan Mintz, who is now the city’s appointed mayor, is facing no opposition in his re-elective effort. Incumbent District 4 Councilman Octavious Scott is being challenged by
Karmolette O’Gilvie, whom he defeated in a narrow 311 votes or 50.65 percent to 303 votes or 49.35 percent polling victory in 2022. Also running in the city’s District 4 contest is Carlos Blandon. Incumbent District 5 Councilman McArthur Wright is being challenged by Shanese Risper.
In Yucca Valley, incumbent District 1 councilman Jim Schooler, incumbent District 3 Councilman Merl Abel and incumbent District 5 Councilman Rick Denison are all seeking reelection. No opponent for Schooler has surface, but Leilani Clancy is running against Abel and Dion Antic is vying against Denison.
In the City of Highland, the terms of incumbents Jesse Saldana and John Timmer in districts 2 and 4 end in December. Saldana is seeking reelection unopposed, and Timmer is not seeking reelection. In District Jason Isaacs and Christy Marin are vying to replace Timmer.
San Bernardino’s council and mayoral elections were held in June. The mayoral contest was decided. In Wards 1 and 2, respectively, Virginia Marquez is vying against Ron Alvarado and Benito Barrios is competing with Christian Shaughnessy in November. In the Ward 4 race, incumbent Fred Shorett will face Joseph Salas in the November run-off.
In Rancho Cucamonga, Councilwoman Lynne Kennedy is running for mayor, as are Jaskirat Sondh and Marjorie Hamada Oliver King Michael Perez
In District 2, incumbent Kristine Scott is being challenged by David VanGorden and DeJonae Shaw In District 3, incumbent Ryan Hutchison, who was elected San Bernardino County treasurer in June, is apparently not seeking reelection. Stacy Henry has pulled papers to run to succeed him. Vikki Shine Jonathan Schmid
In Fontana, Mayor Acquanetta Warren is running once more and is being challenged by Mylinda Carrillo and Jocelyn Sida Salvador Casillas Lourdes Goni Garcia Jaqueline Heredia and Nicholas Orte. Fontana’s District 1 incumbent Phil is running against challenger Nubia Diaz. Incumbent John Roberts, currently the longest consistently serving elected local official in San Bernardino County, is seeking reelection, with Luz Perez and Ben Vasquez, Rayman Martinez and Karen Contreras hoping to best him.
Upland City Clerk Keri Johnson is refusing to disclose whether the three incumbents up for reelection this year – Second District Councilman James Breitling, Third District Councilman Carlos Garcia and Fourth District Councilman Rudy Zuniga – are seeking reelection and whether any opponents to them have emerged or who they are.
That filing period is to end on August 7 in most cases, but will be extended to August 12 for those contests in which the incumbent does not file for reelection.
In Montclair, Mayor John Dutrey and council members Bill Ruh and Coryssa Martinez are up for reelection. All three are running and a challenger for city council, Alice Garcia Victor Mendez, has emerged. It also appears, based on signage around the city, that there is an effort to recall incumbent Councilman Ben Lopez, who is not due to stand for reelection until 2028, ongoing.
In Rancho Cucamonga, Councilwoman Lynne Kennedy is running for mayor, as are Jaskirat Sondh and Marjorie Hamada Oliver King Michael Perez
In District 2, incumbent Kristine Scott is being challenged by David VanGorden and DeJonae Shaw In District 3, incumbent Ryan Hutchison, who was elected San Bernardino County treasurer in June, is apparently not seeking reelection. Stacy Henry has pulled papers to run to succeed him. Vikki Shine Jonathan Schmid
running against him in the city’s District 4.
Rialto City Clerk Barbar McGee has consistently had a policy going back several years of withholding information relating to applicants for political office in her city until the end of the candidate filing period.
In Colton, the city clerk’s office is withholding the list of those who are vying in this year’s election until the filing period closes. The Sentinel has learned that incumbent Mayor Frank Navarro is being challenged by Councilman John Echevarria. District 4 Joseph Paulino Adrianna Escarcega Lawrence “Larry” Rivas
District 3 Luis S. González Eugene Valdez
In Grand Terrace, incumbent Mayor Bill Hussey is running for reelection and incumbent Councilman Doug Wilson is seeking reelection while Jeremy Briggs has pulled papers to run for city council.
In Redlands, incumbent District 1 Councilwoman Denise Davis is vying for reelection, and is being opposed by Andrew Hoder and Douglas Gonzales. In District 3, incumbent Mario Saucedo, who at present is the city’s appointed mayor, is running for reelection. No opponent had emerged by press time this week. In District 5, incumbent Paul Barich is likewise running for reelection with no opposition.
In Yucaipa, the District 1 and District 2 council positions, held by Bob Miller and Chris Venable, respectively, are up for election this year. Venable, who is currently the city’s elected mayor, has pulled papers to run in November. Miller has not. Greg Franklin and Chelsea Brammer-Ramirez are running in District 1.
Loma Linda’s municipal election was held and concluded on June 2.
Chino Hills Ray Marquez district 1
District 2 Peter Rogers Shanita Ayala
District 4 Brian Johsz Thomas Davila Josue Estrada
In Chino, incumbent Councilman Marc Lucio has taken out candidate application papers in District, as has an individual with the last name of Alam and the initials M and S for his or her first name. Curtis Burton, the incumbent in District 2 Katrina Johnson Jimmy Alexandris
In the City of Chino Hills, where Ray Marquez, Peter Rogers and Brian Johsz, repectively are due to stand for reelection this year in Districts 1, 2, and 4, the city is not making information relating to who has taken papers out to run for those positions available at this time.
In a break from its past practice, the Ontario City Clerk’s Office is withholding identification of who has taken out papers to run for mayor and city council in this year’s race. The Sentinel has nevertheless learned that incumbent Mayor Paul Leon is being opposed in his reelectve effort by incumbent Councilman Alan Wapner and Kevin Kizee. Wapner, who lives in the city’s Third District, will not run to represent the Third District. Running in the Third District are D’Andre Lampkin and Jonathan Hagman. No incumbent on the council lives in the Second District. Running there are former City Councilman Ruben Valencia and Stephanie Martinez.