It’s that time of the year again. Election season. If you haven’t seen or heard any of the candidates yet, it’s time to crawl out from under the rock you’ve been hiding under. The U.S. Presidential candidates having been sparring for months - raising money, debating, trying to get out the vote, but now the local candidates also get their shot at making a difference.

The candidates for City Council, School and Parks Board have filed their paperwork and the County Registrar of Voters has certified the qualified applications. There are some new names and some returning candidates. Most notably three City Council incumbents are up for re-election in what appears to be a lock for each of them given the current approval ratings and favorable budget surplus situation.

Two incumbents from the Cordova Recreation and Parks Board have decided to not seek re-election this time around. This may be a sign of trouble on the board given the recent complaints of misappropriation of park district funds and general lack of follow through on promised park improvements. There will be seven candidates vying for 2 seat in what might become the most hotly contested race locally.

On the Folsom Cordova Unified School District Board two seats are also up for grabs. In what has become a Folsom versus Rancho Cordova annual contest for control of the school district only one of the two incumbents has filed to run for re-election. In this race eight candidates will presumably vie for the uncontested spot on the Board.

The RC Post would like to extend an open invitation to any candidate to submit a candidate statement. We will compile the statements, 100 words or less, and publish them in two weeks.

Council Member, City of Rancho Cordova - 3 seats open

Robert J. McGarvey, Council Member

David Sander, Council Member

Debra L. Davis, No Ballot Designation

Ken Cooley, Council Member

Board Member, Folsom Cordova Unified School District - 2 seats open

Joanne Reinking, School Volunteer Coordinator

Conrade C. Mayer, Business Owner & Parent

Marilyn Maggio, Special Education Consultant

Teresa A. Stanley, Incumbent

Gary T. Johnson, Senior Tax Representative

Dyarl E. Abdo, Retired Military

Daniel Cheng, Certified Financial Planner

Kumar Kalagara, Manager & Parent

Director, Cordova Recreation and Park District - 2 seats open

Perry Metzger, Licensed Civil Engineer

Rick Sloan, Commercial Artist & Parent

David Wayne La Pierre, Small Business Owner

David A. Ivazian, Retired Program Manager

Kathryn Gerwig, Business Woman & Artist

Mark E Baxter, Deputy Sheriff

Kendall Tough, Youth Career Consultant