Six Will Vie for Open El Dorado County Supervisor District 5 Spot , So Far

The deadline to turn in all required paperwork in the El Dorado County Supervisor race for District 5 is Friday, March 7 at 5 p.m. So far six candidates have provided their "SOQ" Statement of Qualifications. A seventh candidate, Michelle Sweeney, has taken out papers and may still turn them in before Friday's deadline.

Four of those candidates are from South Lake Tahoe: Businesswoman Gerri Grego, Businesswoman and School Board Member Sue Novasel, City Councilwoman Angela Swanson and Contractor Kenny Curtzwiler. The other two are from Pollock Pines: School Board Member Kevin Brown and resident Teresa Piper.

The June 3 election will decide who will fill the seat vacated by termed out Supervisor Norma Santiago.

Also on the ballot is the election of a Supervisor from the 4th District. So far 7 people have completed the necessary paperwork for that race. They include rancher Dave Souza, Grape Grower Michael Ranalli, Winston Pingrey, Retired Law Enforcement, teacher Tim Palmer, Retired Flight Controller Scott McNeil, business owner Howard Penn and business owner Michael Pettibone.