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Atascadero Upcoming Elections
By Christianna Marks
Atascadero City has four seats up for re-election on November 8. The open seats are as follows: Mayor (currently held by Heather Moreno), two City Council seats (currently held by Mayor Pro Tem Heather Newsom and Susan Funk), and Treasurer (currently held by Gere Sibbach).
Funk and Newsom are both running for re-election as council members.
Local businessman and writer Bret Heinemann also filed his nomination for one of the two open City Council seats, which is a four-year term.
Mayor Heather Moreno is running unchallenged for re-election as mayor, for a two-year term.
Current Treasurer Gere Sibbach is also running for re-election and is unopposed for the four-year term.
The Atascadero Unified School District (AUSD) also has four four-year-term seats to fill. The seats up for re-election are currently held by George Shoemaker, Tami Gunther, Ray Buban, and Donn Clickard. While other school districts in the county have switched to by-trustee voting for the November 8 election, AUSD will continue with “at-large” voting in 2022, which means that everyone of voting age in the city where the school district is held can vote.
Candidates officially running for the open AUSD seats are as follows: • Rebekah Koznek, a parent involved in the AUSD • Tracy Ellis-Weit, a retired teacher from the district • Vy Pierce, a parent from the district • Shoemaker, a current trustee • Dan L. Hathaway, a retired security officer • Denise McGrew Kane, a parent and local business owner • Chris Collins, a retired educator • Scott Staton, a rehabilitation therapist • Gunther, a current trustee
Atascadero can also look forward to voting for a new San Luis Obispo County Supervisor for their district.
Bruce Gibson currently holds the seat as the District 2 Supervisor. He is running against Bruce Jones, a retired physician residing in Atascadero.
For general voting information, visit atascadero. org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1314&Itemid=2185 or slocounty. ca.gov/Departments/Clerk-Recorder/All-Services/Elections-and-Voting/Elections-Conducted-by-County-of-San-Luis-Obispo/ November-8,-2022,-General-Election.aspx
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