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The primary’s almost 300 days away, but 11 candidates already are running for Riverside County supervisor
Written by Jeff Horseman, Reprinted from the Press Enterprise
Three seats on the ballot plus two retirements equals no shortage of interest for the Riverside County Board of Supervisors.
Even though next year’s primary is almost 300 days away, 11 candidates already have filed to run for the board. Last year, six candidates, including both incumbents, competed for two seats in the primary.
The latest candidate, Russ Bogh, launched his campaign
“I made the decision to seek the Fifth District Supervisorial seat because I want to play a more active role in the important financial decisions we need to make about our roads, criminal justice system and core county services,” Bogh, who served as a Republican in the Assembly from to 2001 to 2006, said in a news release.
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Supervisors oversee a government with roughly 20,000 full-time employees and a $5.5 billion annual budget. They earn a base salary of more than $153,000 – there’s extra pay for attending various board and commission meetings – along with the use of a county vehicle or a $550-a-month car allowance, a taxpayer-funded pension, health insurance and other benefits.
With 2.3 million residents, the county, which ranks near New Jersey in square miles, is one of the nation’s most-populated and it’s one of California’s fastest-growing.
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Who’s in
Here are the candidates who have filed papers to run for Riverside County supervisor in 2018, according to the county Registrar of Voters.
Second District (part of Riverside; Corona; Norco; Eastvale; Jurupa Valley)
Mike Gardner, Riverside councilman
Eric Linder, former assemblyman
Will Martinez, former Linder aide
Eugene Montanez, Corona councilman
Penny Newman, environmental activist
Karen Spiegel, Corona councilwoman
Fourth District (Coachella and Palo Verde valleys)
Jan Harnik, Palm Desert mayor
V. Manuel Perez, incumbent
Fifth District (Calimesa, the Pass, Moreno Valley, Perris and Menifee)
Russ Bogh, former assemblyman
Altie Holcomb, Menifee parks and recreation board member
Jaime Hurtado, chief of staff to Supervisor Marion Ashley
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