Election to fill seats in special districts

San Diego County has a variety of special districts, those independent public agencies with governing bodies that deliver core services to communities. The East County contingent of agencies includes several water, health care and fire districts.

Voters in the 2020 election will find that many incumbents are not being challenged, but other seats have as many as four candidates running for a spot.

Following is a breakdown of those running for a seat for some of East County’s special districts:

Borrego Water District: Tammy Baker, Bruce Burgener, Diane Elizabeth Johnson (appointed member)

Grossmont Healthcare District, Division 1: (incumbent, unopposed)

Grossmont Healthcare District, Division 3: erson (incumbent, unopposed)

Grossmont Healthcare District, Division 5:

Ayres (incumbent, unopposed)

Helix Water District, Division 1: bent), Douglas Sterling

Helix Water District, Division 5: Vickie Knight Butcher, Tyler Logan Martin, Joel A. Scalzitti (incumbent), Luis “Lu” P. Tejeda

Otay Water District, Area 2:

Mitchell Thompson

Otay Water District, Area 4: Hector Raul Gastelum (incumbent), Jose A. Lopez, Patricia Mallen, Michael Monaco

Otay Water District, Area 5: Nadia Kean-Ayub, Gregory J. Martinez, Mark Robak (incumbent)

Padre Dam Municipal Water District, Area 2: Augie Scalzitti (incumbent), James Sly, Suzanne Till, Theodore Wilson

Padre Dam Municipal Water District, Area 4: Caires (incumbent, unopposed)

San Miguel Consolidated Fire District, Area 1:

Lyle Nelson (incumbent, unopposed)

San Miguel Consolidated Fire District, Area 2: datz (incumbent, unopposed)

San Miguel Consolidated Fire District, Area 4: Pomeranz (unopposed)

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Dan McMillan (incum

Ryan Keyes, Jerry Munoz,

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Kim Rad

David A.