Candidates have began to emerge for a variety of races this fall across East Contra Costa County. Here is a look at who has pulled papers to date.
Antioch Mayor (1 seat)
- Wade Harper – Pulled nomination papers
- Gilbert Murrilo – filed 501 candidate intention statement, not yet pulled papers
- Lori Ogorchock – pulled nomination papers
- Sean Wright – Filed papers
Antioch City Council (2 seats)
- Karl Dietzel – pulled nomination papers
- Ken Turnage II – Filed a Form 501 Candidate Intention Statement on 6/14/16, but has not taken out nomination papers yet
- Mary Rocha – pulled nomination papers
- Fred Rouse – pulled nomination papers
- Monica Wilson – Filed a Form 501 Candidate Intention Statement on 8/2/15, but has not taken out nomination papers yet
- Lamar Thorpe – pulled nomination papers
Brentwood Mayor (1 seat)
- Bob Taylor
Brentwood City Council (2 seats)
- Claudette Staton – pulled nomination papers
- Karen Rarey – pulled nomination papers
- John Fink – pulled nomination papers
- Brian Swisher – pulled nomination papers
Discovery Bay Community Services District
- William Mayer – pulled nomination papers
- William Pease – pulled nomination papers
- Marianne Wiessen – pulled nomination papers
Oakley City Council (3 seats)
- Claire Alaura – pulled nomination papers
- Michael Dupray – pulled nomination papers
- Doug Hardcastle – pulled nomination papers
- Bruno Korbmacher – pulled nomination papers
- Dezi Pina – pulled nomination papers
- Kevin Romick – pulled nomination papers
The Nomination Period for this election runs through August 12, 2016. If an incumbent whose term is expiring should not file by 5:00 p.m. on August 12, 2016, the nomination period will be extended until 6:00 p.m. on August 17, 2016 for non-incumbents only.
If residents are interested in serving their community, contact their local city clerks office.
Editors Note:
We will be including Pittsburg in our next update