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vol . 2, no. 10 : november 9-15 , 2022 : losgatan.com
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PELLERIN STARTS STRONG IN ASSEMBLY RACE Business tax measure garners majority in favor
Incumbent Badame notches a close second in council race
Todd Guild, Reporter
Drew Penner, Reporter
Former Santa Cruz County Clerk Gail Pellerin appears poised to become the first woman from Santa Cruz County to hold a seat on the State Assembly, with early returns showing 67.4% of voters supporting her throughout the district. Early results as of 8pm Tuesday also showed 65.5% of Santa Clara County voters supporting her run for the 28th District. Her opponent is Republican Liz Lawler, who currently serves on the Monte Sereno City Council. The newly redrawn Assembly District 28 includes Los Gatos and also covers north Santa Cruz County, Morgan Hill and southern San Jose. Lawler, a native of Los Angeles, moved to Monte Sereno with her family in 2013, and was elected to the city council in 2018, serving a year as mayor in 2020. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from UC Berkeley.
In early voting results, Rob Moore, the progressive firsttime candidate for Los Gatos Town Council, edged ahead of the slow-growth-advocating incumbent Mary Badame to claim first place in early voting results. There are three positions available on Council, as Mayor Rob Rennie was up for reelection, and Councilmember Mario Sayoc decided not to run again. Moore’s initial tally was 3,776 (22.8%) to Badame’s 3,615 (21.82%), Rennie’s 3,369 (20.34%), executive Rob Stump’s 2,870 (17.33%), long-time local businesswoman Margaret Smith’s 2,200 ➝ Council, 4
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ROOKIE CANDIDATE ROB MOORE SOARS INTO FIRST PLACE IN EARLY RESULTS
HOLDING A LEAD Los Gatos Town Council candidate Rob Moore speaks during a candidate forum in September. He led all vote-getters for council, early election results showed Tuesday night.
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