Here you’ll find the candidates running for the 2015 election in Riverside County.

Before your read about the recommendations, please take a minute to understand how the rating system works.

Rating System Explained

•    3 Thumbs Up = strongest endorsement for values voters
•   2 Thumbs Up = above average
•  1 Thumb Up = better than opponent. Some races are between candidates that you will disagree with. You may not want to vote for any of them, but at least a 1 star makes one candidate as better than the other. It’s the lesser of the two evils. 1 star is not really an endorsement.
• 0 Thumbs Up = no endorsement: We either oppose the candidates or have found no reason to support a candidate. If you don’t vote for a candidate or issue, all your other votes you make for other offices still count.

Banning

Trustee; Banning Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

• Ernie Saldana
• Kerri L. Mariner

Blythe

Council Member; City of Blythe (2 Elected)

• Dale S. Reynolds
• Richard Contreras
• Robert Crain
• Eric Egan

Board Member; Palo Verde Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Robert E. Jensen
• Jamey E. Mullion
• Alfonso “Sonny” Hernandez
• Samuel Burton
• Alice Dean

Desert Hot Springs

Mayor; City of Desert Hot Springs

• Adam Sanchez
• Scott Matas

Council Member; City of Desert Hot Springs (2 Elected)

• Asia Horton
• Larry Buchanan
• Jeanette Jaime
• Anayeli Zavala
• Richard B. Duffle
• Yvonne Parks
• Russell Betts

Menifee

Council Member; City of Menifee; Council District 3

• Lesa A. Sobek
• Stu R. Blaze  
• Neil R. Winter
• Darcy Kuenzi

Norco

Council Member; City of Norco (3 Elected)

• Jason Bemowski
• Ted Hoffman
• Lance Gregory 
• Lisa Campbell
• Robin “Mrs G” Grundmeyer
• Herb Higgins
• Berwin Hanna

Palm Springs

Mayor; City of Palm Springs

• Ginny Foat
• Bob Weinstein 
• Ron Oden
• Mike Schaefer
• Guy T. Burrows
• Robert “Rob” Moon
• Ricky B. Wright
• Bill Gunasti

Council Member; City of Palm Springs (2 Elected)

• David Brown
• J. R. Roberts
• Paul Lewin
• Geoff Kors
• Jim King 
• Anna Nevenic 

Perris

Council Member; City of Perris

• Malcolm Corona
• Raul Mark Yarbrough
• Olivia Balderrama
• Cindy Espinoza 
• Ruben Arras
• Sharmin “Riti” Islam

Trustee; Perris School District; Trustee Area 2

• Tom Elliott
• Edward Garcia

Trustee; Perris School District; Trustee Area 4

• Virniecia Green-Jordan 
• Lynne D. Guthrie

Riverside

Trustee; Riverside Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

• Patricia Lock Dawson
• Sandra Ramirez

Trustee; Riverside Unified School District; Trustee Area 4

• Tad A. Hove
• Tom Hunt

San Jacinto

Trustee; San Jacinto Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

• Mary Deanna “Dee” Cozart
• Lisa Ann Huber 
• Joe Schnake 
• Trica S. Ojeda

Special Districts

Director; Desert Recreation District; Division 2

• Frank C. Figueroa
• Francisco J. Duran
• Rudy Gutierrez

Director; Desert Water Agency (2 Elected)

• Craig A. Ewing
• Richard Oberhaus
• Kristin Bloomer 

Director; Cabazon County Water District; 4 Year Full Term (2 Elected)

• Alan L. Davis
• Diana Morris
• Sarah C. Wargo
• Irma Y. Jorquera
• Julie Rossiter
• Maxine Israel

Director; West Valley Water District (3 Elected)

• Don Olinger
• Michael Taylor
• Rafael Trujillo
• Greg Young
• Anthony “Butch” Araiza
• Manny Gonzalez
• Alan G. Dyer