SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Local voters will have their first chance to cast their votes on June 2, 2026, the primary, with Measures B, E (Fallen Leaf Lake), and G on the ballot. El Dorado County Supervisor Brooke Laine is running unopposed, and the three open seats on the South Lake Tahoe City Council will appear on the November 3 General Election ballot.
Primary ballots will be mailed on May 4.
Voters will be filling out their ballots on June 2 for:
El Dorado County: Assessor, Auditor-Controller, Recorder Clerk, Surveyor, Superintendent of Schools, Treasurer-Tax Collector, Superior Court Judge (Offices 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), and Supervisors for Area IV and V.
California: Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, State Board of Equalization District 1, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Senator 4th District, Members of the Assembly for 1st and 5th districts.
The US Representative in Congress for the 3rd, 5th, and 7th Districts will be on the county ballot.
During election season, South Tahoe Now will be reviewing the measures and interviewing candidates.
The first candidate to reach out for an interview was the current El Dorado County Treasurer-Tax Collector, Sean Coppola, who was appointed to the position in December after the retirement of Karen Coleman.
Coppola, a native of El Dorado County, was raised in Shingle Springs and is now a resident of Cameron Park. He attended the University of Nevada, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance. He spent years in the private sector, working as a controller in one of the top ten property management companies with 200 employees under him.
Coppola said while he enjoyed his job, he wanted to be more connected to where he grew up and started looking for a local job, one where he could better serve “the community that I love.”
When he saw the difference his fiancée Stephanie, Ms. Silva to her middle school students in Placerville, was making, he chose to enter public service. (Their wedding day is just 18 days after the election)
While interviewing for a position with the City of Placerville, the retiring Coleman was on the panel and thought Coppola would be a great candidate for her department and as her eventual replacement. He was hired three years ago, and began learning the ropes after being hired as a manager under Coleman. He worked with her “hand-in-hand, learning county operations and working with the team.”
“It was a very seamless transition,” said Coppola once the Board of Superivisors selected him as the County’s new Treasurer-Tax Collector in December 2025.
While those who own property in the county know the tax collector is just that, collects their taxes, it is the treasurer part of the job that makes the most impact. He manages a $1B investment portfolio for the county and developes their investment strategy. The department is the bank for the county, manages an investment portfolio with $38M in interest revenue. This is the money the county receives that isn’t paid for through taxes.
Coppola has been working on efficiencies in the department and streamlining procedures, making more transactions available online. County business owners paying license fees, those submitting tourist occupancy taxes, as well as property tax payments have moved into the digital world. Taxpayers can also now opt for paperless billing.
“We are adding conveniences, keeping up with the times,” added Coppola.
“I love what I do,” said Coppola. “It is a privilege to serve the community. I want to continue to serve the county in a way that can benefit everyone involved as well as future generations. I want to help create a community that those growing up will want to come back to.”
For more on the candidate, visit https://seancoppola.com/.