Aug 13 2022

Piedmont School Board Candidacy Open Until Aug 17: 6 Candidates for City Council

Three attorneys (Andersen, Long, Harris), one architect (Ramsey), and two civic volunteers (Bostrom , Solnordal) seek Council seats to be filled at the November 8, 2022, Piedmont General Election.  The filing deadline for three Piedmont City Council positions closed on August 12, 2022.

Filing to run for the Piedmont School Board was extended until August 17 because Megan Pillsbury, current member of the School Board, is not seeking re-election. According to state election laws, the filing date for candidates for membership on the School Board has been extended until August 17.  Interested individuals should promptly contact the City Clerk at 510-420-3040 for detailed information.

The following Piedmonters have obtained papers to run for office in the 2022 General Municipal Election. The nomination period for candidates for Board of Education and City Council opened July 18, 2022. For City Council, it closed on August 12, 2022. For Board of Education, it will close on August 17, 2022, due to an incumbent who was eligible to run for reelection choosing not to file papers.

The City publishes the Guide to Nomination and Candidacy, which provides details about the nomination and candidacy process which prospective candidates should find useful.

Residents wishing to become write in candidates can obtain nomination paperwork from the City Clerk’s Office between September 12, 2022 and October 25, 2022.

For candidates who qualified for the ballot, click on their name to read their candidate statement, which will appear in the Voter Information Guide. To view campaign finance filings, visit the Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure. To see Statement of Economic Interests forms filed by candidates, visit the Statement of Economic Interests page and search by candidate name.   Updated 8/15/2022

City Council Candidates
3 Seats – 4 Year Term
 Name Date
Form 501 Submitted
Date Nomination Papers
Obtained
Date Nomination Papers
Returned
Date Qualified
for Ballot
Code of Fair Campaign Practices
Betsy Smegal Andersen 07/18/2022 07/18/2022 08/11/2022  08/11/2022 Submitted
Sunny Bostrom-Fleming  07/19/2022 07/19/2022  08/12/2022 Submitted
 Jennifer Long 07/19/2022 07/19/2022 08/08/2022 08/08/2022 Submitted
 Bridget McInerney Harris 08/05/2022 07/27/2022 08/05/2022 08/05/2022 Submitted
Tom Ramsey 07/18/2022 07/18/2022 08/02/2022 08/03/2022 Submitted
Jeanne Solnordal 08/03/2022 08/03/2022 08/09/2022 08/09/2022 Submitted
Avnish A. Patel 07/27/2022 Did Not Return Paperwork Prior to Deadline

 

Board of Education Candidates
2 Seats – 4 Year Term
Deadline Extended to Wednesday, August 17th at 5:00 PM
 Name Date
Form 501 Submitted
Date Nomination Papers
Obtained
Date Nomination Papers
Returned
Date Qualified
for Ballot
Code of Fair Campaign Practices
Shirley Hooi 08/12/2022
Ruchi Medhekar 08/04/2022
 Avnish A. Patel 07/27/2022
Lindsay Thomasson 08/09/2022 08/12/2022  08/12/2022 Submitted

Deadline for School Board Filing: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 5:00 p.m.

The Nomination Period for the two seats on the Board of Education which are up for election at the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election has been extended to Wednesday, August 17th, due to incumbent Megan Pillsbury not seeking re-election. The nomination period for seats on the City Council has closed.

Currently, four candidates have taken out nomination papers for Board of Education and one has qualified for the ballot.

Residents interested in taking out nomination papers for Board of Education should
contact the City Clerk’s Office at (510) 420-3040 as soon as possible to set up an
appointment to be issued papers. The California Elections Code requires that nomination
papers be issued in person to the prospective candidate at City Hall. The process of
issuing nomination papers takes approximately one hour.

The extended deadline for submitting completed nomination papers for Board of
Education only is 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 17th. Details on the nomination
process are available in the Guide to Nomination and Candidacy, which is available on
the City’s web site.

Residents with questions about the process or wishing to make an appointment can call
contact the City Clerk’s office at via email at cityclerk@piedmont.ca.gov or via phone at
(510) 420-3040.

 

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