November 5, 2024 Candidates Filed for Office
UPDATE (August 15, 2024) and AMENDED (August 19, 2024): The full list of local offices that qualified for ballot, along with candidates and candidate ballot designations for those offices, can be found at the follow link: https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/54302/Local-Offices-on-the-Ballot
The following candidates have completed the process of filing to appear on the November 5, 2024 General Election ballot. This list will be updated daily as candidates complete the candidate filing process.
Please note that we will only list candidates who have completed their Declarations of Candidacy and Nomination Papers. Our office will not list any person who has announced their candidacy without having completed the filing process.
| Candidate Name | Office Sought | Length of Term | Email Contact (if provided) |
| Jeffrey Pare | Chicago Park Elementary School District | 4 years | jeffreydpare@gmail.com |
| Vincent Martinez | Chicago Park Elementary School District | 4 years | vmartinez@chicagoparkschool.org |
| Bob Branstrom | City of Grass Valley City Council | 4 years | branstrom4gvcouncil@gmail.com |
| Janet Arbuckle | City of Grass Valley City Council | 4 years | jlarbuckle@sbcglobal.net |
| Joseph Bonomolo | City of Grass Valley City Council | 4 years | joeforgv@gmail.com |
| Matthew Coulter | City of Grass Valley City Council | 4 years | matthewcoulter6363@gmail.com |
| Thomas J. Ivy | City of Grass Valley City Council | 4 years | thomasjivy@gmail.com |
| Patsy Hannebrink | Clear Creek Elementary School District | 4 years | patsy@hannebrink.com |
| Rudy Marrero | Clear Creek Elementary School District | 4 years | rudy.marrero@encoreglobal.com |
| Cathy Preis | Donner Summit Public Utility District | 4 years | donnersummitgirl@aol.com |
| Dawn Parkhurst | Donner Summit Public Utility District | 4 years | dawn@dspud.com |
| Joni Kaufman | Donner Summit Public Utility District | 4 years | jkaufman@dspud.com |
| Debbie Lindh | Grass Valley School District | 4 years | debbielindh@yahoo.com |
| Sarah Lindblom | Grass Valley School District | 4 years | selindblom@gmail.com |
| Trisha Dellis | Grass Valley School District | 4 years | jtdellis86@gmail.com |
| Janice Buschmann | Higgins Fire Protection District | 4 years | jmbuschmann12@gmail.com |
| Richard Thickens | Higgins Fire Protection District | 4 years | r95701@gmail.com |
| Allison Nelson | Mystic Mine Community Service District | 2 years | nelson.allison@gmail.com |
| Brad Nelms | Mystic Mine Community Service District | 2 years | nelmsbrad@gmail.com |
| David Slaughter | Mystic Mine Community Service District | 2 years | ncamyndave@gmail.com |
| Heather Slattery | Mystic Mine Community Service District | 2 years | h.slattery32@gmail.com |
| Sandra Barrington | Nevada City School District | 4 years | sandrabarrington@gmail.com |
| Ty Conway | Nevada City School District | 4 years | tconway@ncsd.k12.ca.us |
| Alvin W. Gebhart | Nevada County Board of Education, Trustee Area 2 | 4 years | al_gebhart@pacbell.net |
| Timothy May | Nevada County Board of Education, Trustee Area 2 | 4 years | timothymay49@gmail.com |
| Wendy L. Baker | Nevada County Board of Education, Trustee Area 3 | 4 years | wbaker@nevco.org |
| Darryl Bennett | Nevada County Consolidated Fire District | 4 years | |
| Marianne Slade-Troutman | Nevada County Consolidated Fire District | 4 years | mariannesladetroutman@nccfire.com |
| Patricia L. Nelson | Nevada County Consolidated Fire District | 4 years | plnelsonco@gmail.com |
| Tom Carrington | Nevada County Consolidated Fire District | 4 years | tomcarrington@nccfire.com |
| Brad Fowler | Nevada Irrigation District, Division 3 | 4 years | bradfowlerfornid@gmail.com |
| Karen Hull | Nevada Irrigation District, Division 3 | 4 years | karenhull4nid@gmail.com |
| Rich Johansen | Nevada Irrigation District, Division 5 | 4 years | richjohansen415@gmail.com |
| Andrew Klein | Nevada Joint Union High School District, Trustee Area 4 | 4 years | andrew@dynamictrades.com |
| Itara O'Connell | Nevada Joint Union High School District, Trustee Area 4 | 4 years | to.itara@gmail.com |
| Kelly Clark | Nevada Joint Union High School District, Trustee Area 3 | 4 years | regencygirl3@gmail.com |
| Geoffrey Nelson | Nevada Joint Union High School District, Trustee Area 3 | 4 years | nelson4NJUHSDarea3@gmail.com |
| Wendy Willoughby | Nevada Joint Union High School District, Trustee Area 2 | 4 years | wendy4nuboard@gmail.com |
| Pamela Morey | North San Juan Fire Protection District | 4 years | p.morey@live.com |
| Rhea Williamson | North San Juan Fire Protection District | 4 years | rheawilliamson@nsjire.org |
| Anne Sousa | Ophir Hill Fire Protection District | 4 years | anne.k.sousa@gmail.com |
| Steve Borgnis | Ophir Hill Fire Protection District | 4 years | sborg@att.net |
| Monte Martin | Ophir Hill Fire Protection District | 4 years | |
| James Michalak | Peardale Chicago Park Fire Protection District | 4 years | 2019michalak@gmail.com |
| Sam Carrion | Peardale Chicago Park Fire Protection District | 4 years | samcarrion42@gmail.com |
| Christina Kissell | Penn Valley Fire Protection District | 4 years | tinatonks@att.net |
| Joey Jordan | Penn Valley Fire Protection District | 4 years | jjordan@pennvalleyfire.com |
| Terry McMahan | Penn Valley Fire Protection District | 4 years | fpmac@yahoo.com |
| Lance Eck | Penn Valley Union Elementary School District | 4 years | lancetherecruiter@gmail.com |
| Linda Collins | Penn Valley Union Elementary School District | 4 years | lcollins@pvuesd.org |
| Yancy Satlin | Penn Valley Union Elementary School District | 4 years | yancy.satlin@gmail.com |
| Amber R. Johnson | Placer County Board of Education, Trustee Area 7 | 4 years | |
| Eddie Garcia | Pleasant Ridge School District | 4 years | gibest@aol.com |
| Katrina Paz | Pleasant Ridge School District | 4 years | katpaz@yahoo.com |
| Tammie Siller | Pleasant Ridge School District | 4 years | tammie5750@yahoo.com |
| Kurt Schimmel | Rough and Ready Fire Protection District | 4 years | kurtschimmel@gmail.com |
| Michael Covert | San Juan County Ridge Water District | 4 years | mjcovertops@gmail.com |
| Michele Rowe | San Juan County Ridge Water District | 4 years | bcm@gv.net |
| Sean Henry | San Juan County Ridge Water District | 4 years | seanbob87@yahoo.com |
| Rachel Rosenthal | Sierra Joint Community College, Trustee Area 6 | 2 years | rachel.e.rosenthal@gmail.com |
| Alyce Wong | Tahoe Forest Hospital District | 4 years | electalycewong@gmail.com |
| Robert Barnett | Tahoe Forest Hospital District | 4 years | bobmarcia@bobmarciabarnett.com |
| Robert Darzynkiewicz | Tahoe Forest Hospital District | 4 years | electdrrob@gmail.com |
| Kirsten Livak | Tahoe Truckee Unified School District, Trustee Area 2 | 4 years | klivak@ttusd.org |
| Cristina Hennessey | Tahoe Truckee Unified School District, Trustee Area 3 | 4 years | crishennessey1@gmail.com |
| Courtney Henderson | Town of Truckee Town Council | 4 years | courtney@courtney2024.com |
| Lindsay Romack | Town of Truckee Town Council | 4 years | lsromack@gmail.com |
| Barney Dewey | Truckee Donner Public Utility District | 4 years | barney@electbarney.com |
| Courtney Murrell | Truckee Donner Public Utility District | 4 years | courtney@courtneytdpud.com |
| Cristobal Martinez | Truckee Donner Public Utility District | 4 years | cmartinez.rop@gmail.com |
| Dow Costa | Truckee Donner Public Utility District | 4 years | dowcosta@yahoo.com |
| Jeff Bender | Truckee Donner Public Utility District | 4 years | jeff@benderengineering.com |
| Mark Hydar | Truckee Donner Public Utility District | 4 years | markhydar@outlook.com |
| Steve Randall | Truckee Donner Public Utility District | 4 years | truckeerandall@gmail.com |
| Jason Hansford | Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District | 4 years | jason@hansfordecon.com |
| Mark Tanner | Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District | 4 years | mark@marktannerconstruction.com |
| Erin Prado | Truckee Fire Protection District | 4 years | erinprado@yahoo.com |
| Gerald Herrick | Truckee Fire Protection District | 4 years | geraldherrick@yahoo.com |
| Joshua Ruppert | Truckee Sanitary District | 2 years | josh.ruppert@me.com |
| Michael R. Salmon | Truckee Sanitary District | 2 years | mikesalmon4tsd@gmail.com |
| Paul Purchard | Truckee Sanitary District | 2 years | paulpurchard@gmail.com |
| Brian Kent Smart | Truckee Sanitary District | 4 years | lovethefarmer@yahoo.com |
| Catherine Hansford | Truckee Sanitary District | 4 years | tchansford@truckeesan.org |
| Bill Greeno | Truckee Tahoe Airport District | 4 years | bill@gasservice.com |
| Birch Entriken | Truckee Tahoe Airport District | 4 years | |
| David Diamond | Truckee Tahoe Airport District | 4 years | david@diamond2024.com |
| Greg Horvath | Truckee Tahoe Airport District | 4 years | gnhorvath@gmail.com |
| Teresa O'Dette | Truckee Tahoe Airport District | 4 years | teresa@omgtahoe.com |
| Timothy P. Devine | Truckee Tahoe Airport District | 4 years | timothy@devinefortruckeeairport.com |
| Aubrey Puetz | Twin Ridges Elementary School District | 4 years | apuetz@tresd.org |
| Jonathan Farrell | Twin Ridges Elementary School District | 2 years | jfarrell@tresd.org |
| Lorien Whitestone | Twin Ridges Elementary School District | 4 years | lorienwhitestone@gmail.com |
| Naomi Schmitt | Union Hill School District | 4 years | ohschmitt@att.net |
| Michael J. Blake | Union Hill School District | 4 years | mjbnu@yahoo.com |