Tulare County Office of Elections Releases VUSD Board Election Candidates

By Ayla Ozturk

The Tulare County Elections Office recently released information for the General Election in the Fall.

The Visalia Unified School District [VUSD] Board Election candidate list is included.

There are seven Trustee Areas. Constituents residing in each area will elect a representative to the Board.

Incumbent members are as follows:

Area 1: Board Clerk Walta S. Gamoian

Area 2: Board President Juan R. Guerrero

Area 3: Joy M. Naylor

Area 4: Catalina Blair

Area 5: Megan Casebeer Soleno

Area 6: Randy Villegas

Area 7: Jaqueline Gaebe

Residents of Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 will either reelect incumbent members or elect a new representative.

Blair and Villegas were provisionally appointed after John Crabtree [Area 4] and Christopher Pope [Area 6] resigned from the Board.

A special election costs thousands of dollars. VUSD decided to make provisional appointments to avoid the cost.

All incumbent Trustees are running for reelection.

Areas 1, 2, 3, and 4 are up for full terms [4 years], and Area 6 is up for a short term [2 years].

Area 1

Incumbent: Walta S. Gamoian

Candidates:

Walta S. Gamoian

Jesse Perez

Area 2

Incumbent: Juan R. Guerrero

Candidates:

Paul Belt

Juan R. Guerrero

Area 3

Incumbent: Joy M. Naylor

Candidates:

Joy M. Naylor

Area 4

Incumbent: Catalina Blair

Candidates:

Catalina Blair

Jesus Morales-Grace

Todd Oto

Crystal L. Reynolds

Area 6 (Short Term)

Incumbent: Randy Villegas

Candidates:

Randy Villegas

Jonelle Murphy

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