In Arcata: The four-year term city council seats currently occupied by Mayor Mark Wheetley and Councilwoman Alex Stillman and a two-year term council seat once occupied by former councilman Shane Brinton are open for election, Deputy City Clerk Bridget Dory said. With Stillman stating that she does not intend to run for reelection, Dory said potential candidates will most likely have until Aug. 13 to submit their election filing.
"But we can't determine that until 5 p.m. on [Aug. 8]," Dory said. "For the two-year seat, the deadline is definitely is Aug. 8."
Arcata resident Sofia Pereira is the only person who has filed her paperwork for one of the four-year council seats. Arcata resident Paul Pitino is the only candidate who has filed his papers for the two-year council seat.
Dory said Wheetley and Arcata residents David Mouton, Ryan Kaplan and Juan Daniel Fernandez have pulled papers from her office for the four-year council seat, and Arcata resident Jolian Kangas has pulled papers for the two-year council seat.
Statewide General Election: November 4, 2014
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