Candidates for Water District Board
Learn about candidates who have filed to run for Water District Board.
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What this symbol means
Candidates and elected officials with this symbol took the People First Pledge, promising to serve people first, independent of both major parties and big-money interests.
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Phil PauleDivision 1Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2023 to 2026 - View profileFrank UryDivision 1Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2025 to 2028
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Andy RamirezDivision 1Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2025 to 2028Has taken the People First Pledge - View profile
John B. AguilarDivision 1Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2023 to 2026 - View profileLisa HoffmanDivision 1Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2025 to 2028
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Sarah C. WargoDivision 1Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Darcy M. BurkeDivision 1Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2023 to 2026 - View profileNyles Matias O'HarraDivision 2Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileStephen CoronaDivision 2Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileClaude Hayden HamiltonDivision 2Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2025 to 2028Has taken the People First Pledge
- View profileBrenda DennstedtDivision 3Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileJay BoghDivision 3Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2023 to 2026
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Betty H. OlsonDivision 3Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profileJohn PowellDivision 3Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileChance EdmondsonDivision 3Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileGreg IrvineDivision 3Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2024 to 2026
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Russ MartinDivision 3Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profileDaniel Jacob SlawsonDivision 3Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2023 to 2026
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Joe GrindstaffDivision 3Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2025 to 2028Has taken the People First Pledge - View profile
Laura RoughtonDivision 4Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profileDaniel R. FeronsDivision 4Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2025 to 2028
- View profileJohn CovingtonDivision 4Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileMike PageDivision 4Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2023 to 2026
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Peter G. NelsonDivision 4Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profilePatricia A. Townsend-SmithDivision 4Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileMargaret NovakDivision 5Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2025 to 2028
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Paul R. KielholdDivision 5Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2023 to 2026 - View profile
Fauzia RizviDivision 5Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Castulo Estrada-RealDivision 5Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2023 to 2026 - View profileMichael P. MackDivision 5Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2025 to 2028
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David J. SlawsonDivision 5Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2023 to 2026 - View profileJoyce McIntireDivision 5Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2023 to 2026
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Mike LimbaughDivision 7Nonpartisan Ā· Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profileRobert Grant Ybarra IIIAt LargeNonpartisan Ā· Current term 2023 to 2026
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About Water District Board
About this position
- Office level
- Local
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Water District Board
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidate must be otherwise qualified as required by law, and a registered elector and resident of the municipality and district/ward, if any, at the time nomination papers are issued.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee shall not exceed $25; petition signature requirement of no less than 20 and no more than 30.
- Filing period
- July 13, 2026 - August 7, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the county registrar of voters' office.
- Where to file
- 2724 Gateway Dr, Riverside, CA 92507
- Filing phone
- 951-486-7200
- Step 3
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