Local candidates finalized for November election – Paradise Post

With just one change since Friday’s filing deadline, candidates are set for local offices up for election in November.

The city of Chico and town of Paradise extended their deadlines for council filings to Wednesday after an incumbent each opted not to seek another term. That netted no new challengers, though Paradise removed a candidate who’d submitted his intention to run but not the additional forms required.

Municipal clerks certify council candidates, while the Butte County Elections Office records candidates for school boards and special districts. For a full list of the latter, visit buttevotes.net and find the Nov. 5 general election page.

Here are some of the matchups (incumbents marked with an asterisk):

Chico City Council — District 1: Mike Johnson; Mike O’Brien. District 3: Dale Bennett*; Monica McDaniel. District 5: Katie Hawley; Melissa Lopez-Mora. District 7: Bryce Goldstein; Deepika Tandon*.

Chico Unified School District — Area 2: James Bishop; Gayle Olsen. Area 3: Michele Cooper; Teisha Hase.

Chico Area Recreation and Park District — Area 2: Jason Roye. Area 3: Tom Lando*.

County Office of Education — Area 2: Amy Christianson*. Area 4: Daniel Alexander*. Area 5: Julian Diaz*; Brenda McLaughlin*.

Gridley City Council — Three at-large seats: Raymond Borges; J. Angel Calderon*; Michael Farr*; Catalina Sanchez*.