Brown wins supervisor contest
Over two weeks after locals went to the polls, Solano County Supervisor Monica Brown officially declared that she has won re-election to the five-person board of supervisors.
“I was hopeful that I’d get 50 percent plus one, and I did,” Brown said by phone on Saturday.
Brown received 51.07 percent of the vote as she beat back challenges from local businesswomen Rochelle Sherlock (25.09 percent), and K. Patrice Williams (23.84 percent), respectively, according to results on the county’s webpage.
The retired school teacher cited
her office hours in the community as a primary reason for her re-election.
“Everywhere I went during the campaign, I heard people tell me ‘I always see you,’ or ‘you’re always holding office hours,’” she said.
She credited her work with the Area Agency on Aging, and getting Laura’s Law passed — which
allows for court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment. Brown also pointed to her opposition to both Regional Measure 3 and a toll for Highway 37 as additional reasons she was re-elected.
Due to the prospect of having to be on the ballot against the second place finisher this November if she failed to get 50 percent plus one, Brown declined to declare herself the winner until all the ballots had been counted.
“It was nervewracking,”
she said. “I’m not trying to show an ego, but I think the campaign did a great job and we just had to wait for the results.”
Heading into her new term, Brown said working on easing flooding of the Green Valley Creek, and getting a weed abatement ordinance passed were here top two goals.
“Right now, there is no weed abatement policy I can point to, when there is an issue. All I can do is send a letter,” she said. “I need something with more
teeth — sending letters won’t work.”
Brown was first elected to the board of supervisors in 2016 — after serving a term on the Solano Community College Governing Board. She represents represents District 2, which includes the city of Benicia, portions of Fairfield, Mare Island and all of Vallejo located south of Georgia Street.
The other supervisor contest involving the city of Vallejo saw Supervisor Erin Hannigan defeat current
Vallejo City Councilman Robert McConnell to retain the District 1 seat.
Hannigan received 60.23 percent of the vote, to McConnell’s 39.77 percent, the same county results show.
District 1 includes all residents living north of Georgia Street.
The supervisors are expected to certify the results during their meeting on Tuesday.