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2024 ELECTION PAGE. From San Mateo County’s Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder.
Click, Learn, Think, Act, Vote and Run for Office!
Candidate Filing Period for November 2024 Elections: July 15th to August 9th
City of Half Moon Bay Buzz Election Map
HMB City Council has 2 members seats for District 2 (Rarback) and District 3 (Jimenez) which are open and has two new people running:
![](https://i0.wp.com/coastsidebuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/City-HMB-Candidates.jpg?resize=640%2C194&ssl=1)
Half Moon Bay Appointed Offices:
Appointment for City of Half Moon Bay Planning Commission (by a City Council member).
Appointment for City of Half Moon Bay Parks and Recreation Commission (by a City Council member).
School Boards
Cabrillo Unified School District Buzz Election Map
CUSD has two trustees seats open and two new people are running:
(CUSD) Governing Board, 2 seats open, (Trustee Areas B and D)
Trustee Area A: Carmen Daniel (Term expires: 2026)
Trustee Area B: Kimberly Hines (Term expires: 2024; not running again)
Trustee Area C: Lizet Cortes (Term expires: 2026)
Trustee Area D: Sophia Layne (Term expires: 2024)
Trustee Area E: Mary Beth Alexander (Term expires: 2026)
![](https://i0.wp.com/coastsidebuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/CUSD-1.jpg?resize=640%2C79&ssl=1)
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San Mateo County Community College District Member Governing Board, Trustee Area 1
SMCo College District has one new person running:
Dr. Lisa Petrides. Trustee Area 1: (Term: 2020-2024) Atherton, Belmont*, Coast: Pacifica to Pescadero, La Honda, Menlo Park*, Portola Valley, San Carlos, Woodside
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Coastside Special District Offices
Coastside County Water District Buzz Election Map
CCWD Board of Directors has 3 seats (Zones 1: Glenn Reynolds 3: Ken Coverdell and 4: John Mueller) open but has no new people running:
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Coastside Fire Protection District Buzz Election Map
CFPD Board of Directors has 2 seats (Districts A: JB Cockrell and B: Bruce MacKimmie) open but has no new people running.
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Granada Community Services District Buzz Election Map
GCSD Board of Directors has 2 seats at large (Nancy Marsh and Matthew Clark) open and has three new people running. Matthew Clark did not run again.
![](https://i0.wp.com/coastsidebuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/GCSD-Candidates.jpg?resize=640%2C178&ssl=1)
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Buzz Election Map
MROSD or Midpen Board of Directors has 1 Coastside seat open (Wards 7: Zoe Kersteen-Tucker) but has no new people running:
![](https://i0.wp.com/coastsidebuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/Midpen-candidate.jpg?resize=640%2C58&ssl=1)
Montara Water and Sanitary District Buzz Election Map
MWSD Board of Directors has 3 seats, 1 at-large (Cid Young) and 2 moving to districts (Scott Boyd and Kathryn Slater-Carter) open, but has no new people running:
![](https://i0.wp.com/coastsidebuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/MWSD-candidates.jpg?resize=640%2C140&ssl=1)
Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council Buzz Election Map
PMAC has 5 new at large seats open. There were 13 appointed seats. Now, 8 people are running, 5 are incumbents (Skinner, Wallace, Erridge, Horn and Talbot) and three new people are running.
![](https://i0.wp.com/coastsidebuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/PMAC-candidates.jpg?resize=640%2C240&ssl=1)
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San Mateo County Harbor District Buzz Election Map
Harbor District’s Board of Commissioners has 3 seats (Districts 1: Bill Zemke, 4: Tom Mattusch and 5: Virginia Chang-Kiraly) open, but has no new people running:
![](https://i0.wp.com/coastsidebuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/Harbor-candidates.jpg?resize=640%2C167&ssl=1)
Regional Offices
Midcoast Community Council Buzz Election Map
MCC Council has 3 at large seats open with NO ONE running.
County Offices
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors Buzz Election Map
The SMCo BOS is composed of five members elected to four-year terms by the public in their respective districts (Find Your Supervisor’s District on the Board of Supervisors website).
SMCo Supervisors can run for three 4-year terms.
- D1 ~ (Dave Pine 3rd term ends 2024) Jackie Speier won outright in March 2024 and is the incoming Supervisor.
- D4 ~ (Warren Slocum 3rd term ends 2024) There will be a run-off Between Gauthier and Lopez in November, 2924
- D5 ~ Supervisor David Canepa won outright in March 2024 with no opposition.
District 1 | Dave Pine | 2024. (end of 3rd term; termed out) |
District 2 | Noelia Corzo | 2026 (end of 1st term) |
District 3 | Ray Mueller | 2026 (end of 1st term) |
District 4 | Warren Slocum | 2024 (end of 3rd term; termed out) |
District 5 | David Canepa | 2024 (end of 2nd term; running again) |
Federal and State Offices
California’s 13th Senatorial District
California’s 13th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Josh Becker of Menlo Park.
How long is a Senate term? The Senate has a membership of 40 Senators elected for 4-year terms, 20 to begin every 2 years. During his or her lifetime a person may serve no more than 12 years in the Senate, Assembly, or both, in any combination of terms.
Becker (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the California State Senate to represent District 13. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the primary on March 5, 2024.
U.S. House Representative in Congress, District 16
California’s 16th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. It includes portions of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, extending from the southwestern San Francisco Bay Area through the Santa Cruz Mountains to the Pacific coast.
The district is currently represented by Democrat Anna Eshoo. Anna Eshoo (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing California’s 16th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025.
On December 20, 2021, the state redistricting commission unanimously approved a new map of congressional districts, under which the new district overlaps largely with the old 18th district.[3] The primary election of June 2022 was the first to feature the new districts; however, sitting representatives reflected the old district boundaries until the general election in November 2022.
Prior to the 2020s redistricting, the district included Merced County, most of Madera County, and part of Fresno County. During this time, cities in the district included Los Banos, Madera, Merced, and most of Fresno.
Cities in the new 16th district include Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Atherton, Palo Alto, Saratoga, Campbell, Woodside, and Los Gatos, along with the south-central and southwestern parts of San Jose.
Most of the old 16th district is now part of the 13th and 21st districts.[4]
California’s 23rd State Assembly District
California’s 23rd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Marc Berman of Menlo Park. The 23rd Assembly District, encompassing parts of the San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley, including Campbell, Mountain View, and Saratoga.
Berman (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the California State Assembly to represent District 23. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the primary on March 5, 2024.