LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – With the cities of Clearlake and Lakeport set to have municipal elections in concert with the fall presidential election, city officials reported that the final races for the two city councils have formed.
Both Clearlake and Lakeport have three seats up for election on their councils in November. The deadline to submit the necessary campaign filings was Wednesday.
In Clearlake, the seats currently held by Nick Bennett and Joyce Overton, and a seat vacated earlier this month by the resignation of Vice Mayor Gina Fortino Dickson, are on the ballot.
Both Bennett and Overton have filed for reelection. Also seeking seats on the council are businessman Phil Harris; former mayor and current Board of Equalization staffer Joey Luiz; Jeremy Mayfield; and Bill Shields, according to City Clerk Melissa Swanson.
In Lakeport, the seats now held by Kenny Parlet, Martin Scheel and Marc Spillman are on the ballot.
Scheel is in the runoff for the District 4 supervisorial seat and Spillman announced in December he wouldn't seek reelection.
Parlet, a well-known businessman, has filed to seek a second term. The City Clerk's Office reported that the field also includes businessman Tim Barnes; consultant and medical marijuana advocate Michael S. Green; former councilman and retired business manager Ted Mandrones; Nate Maxman, director of the Northshore Community Center in Lucerne; and George Spurr, an analyst and programmer who serves on the Lakeport Planning Commission.
The election is Nov. 8.
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Fields for fall city council races set
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