Election 2024: Which local races are on the Nov. 5 ballot in Citrus Heights?

Sentinel Staff Report–
With the Nov. 5, 2024, election approaching, The Sentinel has compiled a list of who is running for various local government positions in the Citrus Heights area.

Due to recent changes in California, many city council, school board, and other local and regional candidates are now elected by only those residents in the candidate’s specific district, meaning residents will not see everyone listed on their ballot. Additionally, many local races had only one candidate qualify to run.

Following a decision in 2021, the formerly five-member San Juan Unified School District Board of Education created seven distinct trustee areas to make up the District’s governing board. The district also opted to move away from at-large elections to district-based elections in this upcoming election cycle. On May 20, 2020, the Citrus Heights Water District also passed an ordinance to transition to by-district elections, followed by the San Juan Water District.

Candidates are listed below their respective organizations, and areas or districts:

US House of Representatives, District 6
This district includes much of Sacramento County, including Citrus Heights and neighboring cities.

• (D) Ami Bera (incumbent)
• (R) Christine Bish

California State Assembly, District 7
This district includes portions of Citrus Heights, Folsom and Rancho Cordova.

• (D) Porsche Middleton
• (R) Josh Hoover (incumbent)

Citrus Heights City Council:

District 1: See district map here.

• Andrew Saunders
• Amie Burgundy Brown
• Kelsey Nelson

District 3: See the district map here:

• Tim Schaefer: District 3 (incumbent)
• Write-in (no other candidates qualified for this race, but the race will appear on the ballot)

San Juan Unified School District Board of Education, District 4
This area includes a small portion of Citrus Heights from Greenback Lane, south to Madison Avenue.

• Martin Ross
• Nick Bloise
• Catravel Wood

Learn more: Who’s running for San Juan Unified Board of Education?

Sacramento Municipal Utility District Director, District 1
This area includes Citrus Heights, Folsom and portions of Fair Oaks.

• Chet Corcos
• Brandon D. Rose (incumbent)
• Robert P “Bob” Wichert

San Juan Water District Board, Division 2
See the division boundaries map here.

• Pam Tobin
• Kenneth Miller
• Asif Sheikh

Several other races are up for election in 2024, but will ill not appear not he ballot:

Citrus Heights Water District Director, District 1
See the division boundaries here.

• Caryl F. Sheehan was elected by default because no one filed to run against her. Sheehan will not appear on the Nov. 5 ballot.

Sacramento County Supervisor, District 4
The district includes Citrus Heights, Folsom, Orangevale, Antelope, North Highlands, Rio Linda, Elverta and Rancho Murieta. 

• Rosario Rodriguez won election outright against Bret Daniels and Braden Murphy during the March 5 primary, winning 51 percent of the vote. Rodriquez will succeed Supervisor Sue Frost after her term ends in December 2024. Frost previously announced she would not seek reelection.

Sacramento County Board of Education, Area 4
A newly divided map of trustee areas was approved in 2021. The division boundaries can be found here.

• Vanessa Caigoy defeated Linda Christopher-Dewilde, Jennin Martinez, Murad Sarama, and Usman Haider in the primary election on March 5 and will not appear on the Nov. 5 ballot.

Sacramento Suburban Water District Director
Division 1: This area includes portions of Citrus Heights, Antelope and North Highlands.

• Dave Jones was elected by default and will not appear on the Nov. 5 ballot.

Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Board, Division 2
This district includes Fire Station 23 located on Greenback Lane in Citrus Heights and Fire Station 25, located on Roseville Road in Sacramento.

• Grant Goold was reelected by default, after no one else qualified to run for this position.