California ballot guide: Key candidates, issues in 2022 midterm election
Early voting in California begins Oct. 10, when San Joaquin County joins counties across the state mailing ballots to all active registered voters. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Before it’s time to cast your ballot, we hope you take a moment to learn about the candidates in the critical 2022 election, when voters will pick a governor, a schools chief and more.
Here you will find candidate guides for races on local, state and federal levels – everything from the governor’s race to state ballot measures on abortion, sports gaming, to the hotly contested Stockton Unified Board of Trustees race.
Below is a partial sample ballot of key races that will have links to local coverage throughout the fall election season:
Key dates | FAQ | Stockton | San Joaquin County | State | Federal
Key dates to remember
Oct. 10: Counties begin mailing ballots to all active registered voters
Oct. 24: Last day to register to vote (conditional registration available through Election Day)
Oct. 29: Opening of Voter's Choice Act county vote centers
Nov. 8: Election Day; polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; last day to vote in person or by mail.
A quick how-to guide: Everything you need to know about voting, registering and tracking your ballot
Voter FAQ
Register: Voters can register to vote or change party affiliation here. You can also pick up a paper application at the county elections office at 44 N. San Joaquin St.
Third Floor, Suite 350, any Department of Motor Vehicles field office, and many post offices, public libraries, and government offices. To have an application mailed to you, call the county elections office at (209) 468-8683 or the Secretary of State’s toll-free Voter Hotline at (800) 345-VOTE (8683).
Check voter status: Check your voter status at My Voter Status to confirm mailing address and status through Sept. 1.
Track your ballot: Track your vote-by-mail ballot by signing up at WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov to receive text, email, or voice status alerts.
More information: More San Joaquin County FAQs can be found here.
Candidate Q&As: Hear from the candidates at question and answer forums at SJ Delta College
► Your questions about the midterms in San Joaquin County, answered
Where do I vote?
Find your polling place by entering your address at sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place
Where can I drop off my ballot?
Starting Oct. 10 through Nov. 8, drop boxes will be available during the location’s business hours. On Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022, ALL ballot drop boxes will be available 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. All ballot drop boxes will be closed and locked at 8 p.m. on election night. For a full list of county ballot drop box locations, click here.
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Stockton
Stockton City Council
District 1
Michele Padilla, Educator
Sol Jobrack, Stockton City Council member
► Q&A with Sol Jobrack, running for reelection to Stockton City Council District 1
► Q&A with Michele Padilla, running for election to Stockton City Council District 1
Stockton Unified School District
Trustee Area No. 2
Patrick Martin, Youth Coordinator
Angelann Flores, School Board Trustee
Xavier Lopez Mountain, Parent/Educator
Jose G. Carranza, Parent
Melissa Garibay Ortiz, Mother/Homemaker
Trustee Area No. 5
Dawn R. Ali, Author
Juan M Estrada, Parent/Grandparent
Donald Donaire, Nonprofit Program Coordinator
Trustee Area No. 6
Rafael Cardoza, Father
Sofia Colón, Parent/Health Care Professional
Scot McBrian, Teacher/School Trustee
Trustee Area No. 7
Zachary Ignacio Avelar, School Board Trustee
Kennetha Stevens, Parent Education Consultant
Renee Icasiano, Entrepreneur/Business Owner
Enrique Serrano, Logistics Specialist
► SUSD candidates AngelAnn Flores, Xavier Mountain debate at The Record
► SUSD candidates Kennetha Stevens and Donald Donaire discuss leadership
► SUSD candidates Sofia Colón and Rafael Cardoza debate at The Record
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Stockton East Water District
Division 2
Andrew Watkins, Farmer
Division 5
Paul M. Sanguinetti, Farmer
Alexis Elizabeth Cueto, Entrepreneur
Division 6
Loralee H. Mc Gaughey, Incumbent
Division 7
Mary Elizabeth, Educator/Scientist
Thomas McGurk, Farmer
Stockton ballot measures
Measure C: Stockton Unified School District Facilities Repair and Improvement Measure
Ballot language: To improve local schools with funds that cannot be taken by the State, shall Stockton Unified School District’s measure to expand career/technical education training facilities including engineering, health care and information technology; repair roofs/plumbing; and improve student safety/classroom security be adopted, authorizing $215 million of bonds with legal rates, projected levies averaging below 5¢/$100 of assessed valuation (averaging $14 million/year for 28 years), annual audits, independent oversight and no increase in current taxes?
► Your voting district may have changed: San Joaquin County has new voting districts for state, congressional offices
San Joaquin County
San Joaquin County Supervisor
District 2
Elbert Holman Jr., Retired Criminal Investigator
Paul Canepa, Councilmember/Business Owner
Read more: SJ Supervisor candidates Paul Canepa, Elbert Holman debate at The Record
► Q&A with Paul Canepa, running for San Joaquin County Supervisors District 2
► Q&A with Elbert Holman, running for San Joaquin County Supervisors District 2
► Q&A with Steve Ding, running for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 4
► Q&A with Steve Colangelo, running for San Joaquin County Supervisors District 4
► SJ County supervisors candidate Steve Ding discusses issues with The Record
District 4
Steven J. Ding, Restaurant Owner/Operator
Steve A. Colangelo, Small Business Owner
Judiciary
Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 1
Antonino J. Agbayani
Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 2
Robin Appel
Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 3
Blanca Adela Bauñelos
Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 5
Elizabeth Humphreys
Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 5
Lance Jacot
Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 7
Jayne Chong-Soon Lee
Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 8
Xapuri Villapudua
San Joaquin Delta Community College District
Trustee Area 3
Janet Ann Rivera, Incumbent
Grant Gilson, Entrepreneur/Community Director
Trustee Area 4
Charles R. Jennings, Incumbent
Trustee Area 7
Catherine Mathis, Physician
Lincoln Unified School District
Trustee Area 1
Kathryn Oberholtzer, Bakery/Deli Clerk
Tony Mannor, Business Owner/Educator
Shoua Lo, Engineer/Business Owner
Allyson Aranda, Parent/Software Developer
Trustee Area 3
Tivoli Walker, Nonprofit Policy Director
Trustee Area 5
Bonnie Centers, Small Business Owner
Motecuzoma Patrick Sánchez, Educational Director/Entrepreneur
Manteca Unified School District
Trustee Area 2
Brandy Perkins, Mother/Engineer
Kathy Howe, School Board Trustee
Trustee Area 4
Marie Freitas, Manteca Unified School District Trustee
Trustee Area 5
Cathy Pope-Gotschall, Incumbent
Trustee Area 6
Stephen J. Schluer, Police Captain
Linden Unified School District
Trustee Area 1
Melissa M. Cheney, Small Business Owner
Rebecca Hall, Associate Superintendent
Trustee Area 2 Short Term
Marla Sousa Livengood, Trustee/Parent
Trustee Area 3 Short Term
Marlene Von Berg, Appointed Incumbent
Trustee Area 4
Mark C. Jones, Retired Deputy Sheriff
Jennifer Trotter, Mother
Cathleen Corradi Olson, Parent/Irrigation Specialist
Trustee Area 5
Eric J. Nims, Incumbent
Lodi Unified School District
Trustee Area 1
Susan MacFarlane, Business Owner
Trustee Area 3
Samantha Osborne, Parent
Katherine King, Parent
Erich K. Myers, Teacher
Sherry Alexander, Retired Teacher
Trustee Area 4
Courtney Porter, Teacher/Coach/Father
Jeremy Duncan, Businessman/Parent
Mark Scrivens, Social Service Worker
Trustee Area 5
Deanne Barth, Finance Manager/Parent
Jeff Stroh, Retired Teacher
Ripon Unified School District
Trustee Area 1
Jason Winter, Parent/Business Owner
Joe Franscella, Businessman/Parent
Trustee Area 2
Vince Hobbs, Incumbent
Trustee Area 3
Christopher "Kit" Oase, Appointed Incumbent
Tiffany Treece, Health Care Recruiter
Timothy O Mathews, Nonprofit Director
Lammersville Joint Unified School District
Vanitha Daniel, Appointed Incumbent
Colin Nelson, Clements Incumbent
Arjun Juturu, Small Business Owner
Lammersville Joint USD Short Term
Lisa Boulais, Appointed Incumbent
Harmeet Gill, Agricultural/Scientist/Father
Jasjeet Kaur, Doctor/Parent
Tracy Unified School District
Olinga Yarber-Alexander, Education Chairperson
R.G. Fagin, Retired Education Administrator
Anthony Villalobos, Forklift Operator
Stephen Abercrombie, Incumbent
Navi Kahlon, Engineer
Brandi Hoffert, Mother
Jeremy Silcox, Financial Adviser
Carrie Grover, Nonprofit Director
Jefferson Elementary School District
Soyeb M. Palya, Business Analyst
Brian Jackman Jefferson, Board Member
Todd Wetherell, No Ballot Designation
New Jerusalem Elementary School District
Trustee Area 2
Angela Reece, Appointed Incumbent
Trustee Area 3
William M. Koster, Incumbent
New Hope Elementary School District
Jose L Torres, No Ballot Designation
Oak View Union Elementary School District
Mark Huft, Incumbent
Dustin E. McDonald, Incumbent
Zachary Taylor, Farmer
Cody Brum, Incumbent
Jordan Pinasco, Father/Firefighter
City of Manteca
Manteca Mayor
Gary Singh, Manteca Businessman/Councilmember
Lei Ann Larson, Parent
Benjamin Cantu, Mayor/ Manteca Businessman
Manteca City Council District 3
David Breitenbucher, Manteca City Councilmember
Manteca City Council District 4
Mike Morowit, Manteca Small Businessman
Nancy Watson, No Ballot Designation
City of Lodi
Lodi City Council District 1
Alan Nakanishi, Physician/Councilmember
Lodi City Council District 2
Summer Pennino, Self-Employed Businesswoman
Hector Galvan, Homemaker
Lisa Craig, Small Business Owner
Sandra Vargas, Chief Executive Officer
Lodi City Council District 3
Cameron Bregman, Business Owner
Doug Kuehne, Council Member
Rita Mashni, Mental Health Counselor
City of Tracy
Tracy Mayor
Nancy D. Young, Tracy Mayor/Businesswoman
Mateo Bedolla, Construction Manager/Councilmember
Eleassia Davis, Councilmember/Business Owner
Tracy City Council
Dan Arriola, Deputy District Attorney
Amrik Wander, Engineer/Small Businessowner
Alice English, Homemaker
Dan Evans, Project Manager/Father
William Muetzenberg, Nonprofit Program Manager
Wes Huffman, Retired Teacher
Ameni Alexander, Tracy Unified School Board Trustee
City of Ripon
Ripon City Council
Michael Restuccia, Incumbent
Dean David Uecker, Local Businessman
Tamra Spade, Business Owner
Ripon City Council Short Term
Gary Barton, City of Ripon Councilmember
City of Lathrop
Mayor
John Thanh Do, Health Care Accountant
Sonny Dhaliwal, City of Lathrop Mayor
Lathrop City Council
Paul O. Akinjo, No Ballot Designation
Diane Lazard, City of Lathrop Council Member
Christina Campoy-Laughlin, Parent/Consultant/Recruiter
Lockeford Community Services District
Dennis W. Martin, Retired Drafter
Nina Chandler, Incumbent
Gary L. Gordon, Incumbent
Lockeford Community Services District Short Term
Matt Disko, Entrepreneur
Suresh Vuyyuru, Engineer/Parent
Mountain House Community Services District
Asif Mohammed, Software Engineer
Umar J Sear, Product Manager
Manuel "Manny" Moreno, Incumbent
Ronna Green, Business Owner
Woodbridge Rural County Fire Protection District
Thomas Alexander, Incumbent
Terry Wells-Brown, Author/Business Owner
Richard "Rick" Gerlack, Incumbent
Loren W. Moore Jr., Incumbent
South San Joaquin Irrigation District
Division 1
David L. Roos, Farmer
Robert "Bob" Holmes, Incumbent
Division 2
Glenn Spyksma, Appointed Incumbent
State
Governor
Gavin Newsom, Incumbent, Democratic Governor of California
Brian Dahle, Republican
Lieutenant Governor
Eleni Kounalakis, Incumbent, Democratic Lieutenant Governor
Angela E. Underwood, Jacobs Republican Businesswoman/Deputy Mayor
Secretary of State
Shirley N. Weber, Democratic Appointed California Secretary of State
Rob Bernosky, Republican Chief Financial Officer
Controller
Malia M. Cohen, Democratic California State Board of Equalization Member
Lanhee J. Chen, Republican Fiscal Advisor/Educator
Treasurer
Fiona Ma, Incumbent, Democratic State Treasurer/Cpa
Jack M. Guerrero, Republican Councilmember/Cpa/Economist
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Lance Ray Christensen, Non-Partisan Education Policy Executive
Tony K. Thurmond, Incumbent, Non-Partisan Superintendent of Public Instruction
Board of Equalization
District 1
Jose S. Altamirano, Democratic Business Operations Manager
Ted Gaines, Republican Board of Equalization Member
District 2
Sally J. Lieber, Democratic Councilwoman/Environmental Advocate
Peter Coe, Verbica Republican Investment Advisor
District 3
Tony Vazquez, Democratic Board of Equalization, Member
Y. Marie Manvel No Party Preference Social Services Commissioner
District 4
David Dodson, Democratic State Board Supervisor
Mike Schaefer, Democratic Member, State Board of Equalization, 4th District
State Assembly Member District 13
Veronica Vargas, Democratic Vice-Mayor/Business Owner
Carlos Villapudua, Democratic State Assemblymember/Businessman
► Q&A with Veronica Vargas, running for election to California Assembly District 13
Supreme Court - For all 58 California counties
Chief Justice
Patricia Guerrero
Associate Justice
Goodwin Liu
Martin J. Jenkins
Joshua P. Groban
Court of Appeal – Third Appellate District
Associate Justice
Stacy Boulware Eurie
Laurie M. Earl
Harry Hull
Peter Krause
What else is on the ballot?
Proposition 1
Proposition 26
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Proposition 27
Proposition 28
Proposition 29
Proposition 30
Proposition 31
Federal
United States Senator (Full Term)
Alex Padilla, Democratic Appointed United States Senator
Mark P. Meuser, Republican Constitutional Attorney
United States Senator (Partial/Unexpired Term)
Alex Padilla, Democratic Appointed United States Senator
Mark P. Meuser, Republican Constitutional Attorney
United States Representative District 9
Josh Harder, Democratic Father/Agriculture Committeeman
Tom Patti, Republican County Supervisor/Businessman
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Up close and personal: Fact checking Josh Harder and Tom Patti
► See the full candidate roster:
SJ Candidate Roster by West Hub on Scribd
This article originally appeared on The Record: Election 2022: Guide to Stockton, San Joaquin County races
