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2017 Mayoral Candidates, Part 1: Frank Hotchkiss
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our candidates have filed their due-diligence campaign finance statements to run for the City of Santa Barbara’s 50th mayor: SB councilman Frank Hotchkiss, SB councilwoman Cathy Murillo, former SB mayor and councilman Hal Conklin, and former Deckers Brands CEO Angel Martinez. Voting this year will be done via VOTE BY MAIL forms sent to all registered voters, as designated by the city council on June 6 and, as it’s “an off-season election,” they opted to not use voting at the polls. The date to register to vote should be up to the same day as the election, but MJ advises to check with the city clerk’s office. The November 7 election will be for SB mayor, three of the six City Council seats and a sales tax increase slated for the general fund. The voting is October 9 through November 7. Procedure to be on the ballot for mayor: June 30 candidates submit their campaign financial
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statements to the SB city clerk. July 17 candidates request from the clerk the nomination petition forms and obtain the required 100 SB registered voter signatures due August 14. The city clerk certifies the signatures are registered voters of the City of Santa Barbara. Our Town recently conducted in-depth individual interviews with the four candidates. The interview questions are the same and will be a weekly series starting with Frank Hotchkiss, followed by Cathy Murillo, Hal Conklin, and Angel Martinez.
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Q. Why are you running for Santa Barbara’s mayor at this time [versus another election]? A. Hotchkiss: The timing is obvious, my time as city councilman is done, and if I’m going to remain active in city politics and be helpful,
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