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Humboldt County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
Council Member; City of Arcata; 4 Year Term Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Jan 21 2:30pm
(95 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.4%)
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Sofia Pereira Click here for more information about this candidate 2599 votes 38.8%

  • Occupation: Legislative Analyst
  • Former field representative for Assemblymember Wesley Chesbro
  • Past President, Lost Coast Rotaract, 2013-14
  • Former HSU Associated Students President 2008-09
Priorities:
  • Make Arcata the first zero waste city in Humboldt County by adopting practices to prevent waste and promote entrepreneurship.
  • Better serve residents by working with HSU and community partners to improve our community.
  • Promote technology that supports public participation and streamlines city services. As a city, we can harness technology to engage residents and incr
Mark E. Wheetley 2544 votes 38.0%
Juan Daniel Fernandez Click here for more information about this candidate 903 votes 13.5%
  • Occupation: Freelance Journalist/Manager
  • Graduated with honors from Humboldt State University
  • Earned two Bachelor's degrees: journalism and political science
  • Articles published in the North Coast Journal
  • Editor-in-chief of The Lumberjack newspaper
  • President of Humboldt State N.O.R.M.L.
  • Former member of The Crab Grass Band
Priorities:
  • Serve as a counterweight to the political and economic elite of Arcata.
  • Halt and reverse the 49 percent water rate increase passed in June. For the average user, that's an icrease of over $450 a year.
  • Improve Arcata's emergency preparedness by repurposing our parks into Food Forests and promote programs such as Food Not Lawns.
Jason Carr 299 votes 4.5%
Patrick Hyland 255 votes 3.8%

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