Politics & Government
Loma Lindans Now Able to Jump Into Council Race
Papers to run for council are now being issued by the city clerk. If no one but incumbents files by March 14, the city could opt to cancel the election.
Election season is officially underway in Loma Linda.
Anyone interested in running for council is able to pull papers from the Loma Linda City Clerk's office during business hours Monday–Thursiday, excluding holidays. City offices are closed Fridays.
Elections will be June 5. It will coincide with the state primary.
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Incumbents Mayor Rhodes Rigsby and Mayor pro-tem Ovidiu Popescu have already confirmed they will run for re-election. Councilman Stan Brauer’s seat is also up this year. He has yet to announce if he will running for re-election.
Brauer usually keeps such a decision close to the vest, Rigsby said. He is dedicated to the city and may well return, he said.
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No one else had pulled papers to run as of last week
Brauer was first elected to the city council 1992. He served as mayor pro-tem from July 1998 to April 2000 and again from May 2005 to April 2008. He served as mayor from July 2008 to July 2010
He is an anesthesiologist at Loma Linda University Medical Center. He currently serves as city delegate to CJPIA Board of Directors, and an alternate to the Solid Waste Management Board and San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District Advisory Commission
He and wife Carol have two children Max and Laura.
If Brauer does not file before March 13, the deadline will be extended by a day, but incumbents are not allowed to file during that extended time, according to a staff report.
The deadline to file is March 13, said city clerk Pam Byrnes-O’Camb. But if only incumbents file by the deadline, the city has the option to cancel the election.
Candidates must file statements of economic interest when they submit their paperwork. Incumbents who have submitted an annual statement within 60 days of their nomination do not have to file the statement. Candidate statements for the ballot and sample ballot and a ballot designation worksheet must also be submitted with the paperwork.
Candidate statements are open for the public to review after the filing deadline has passed. Statements may be withdrawn, but not changed until after the filing date.
Anyone interested in running may call (909) 799-2800 or visit the Civic Center, 25541 Barton Road.
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