City Council Candidates 11/5/24

Notice! November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election

The City of Watsonville will be holding its General Municipal Election on November 5, 2024. The nomination period will take place between July 15, 2024, and August 9, 2024, for the following offices:

COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR DISTRICTS 1, 2, & 6

FOR FOUR (4) YEAR TERMS


Candidates' Campaign Documents

Pursuant to Section 13313 of the Elections Code, the City Clerk shall make a copy of the candidate statement available for public examination in the City elections official's office for a period of ten (10) calendar days immediately following the deadline of August 9, 2024, for submission of those materials. Original documents will be on public display at the City Clerk’s Office, 275 Main Street, Suite 400, Watsonville, and in the table below.

FPPC Filings

Candidate Name
 District
Date Nomination 
Papers Pulled
Date Nomination 
Papers Filed
 Qualified
Registered Address
Verified
 Email Candidate Statements
Eduardo Montesino (Incumbent) 1 7/15/24 8/9/24 Qualified Verified - District 1  Email Statement
Catalina Torres 1 7/19/24 Did not File - - - -
Vanessa Quiroz-Carter 
(Incumbent)
 2 7/23/24 8/9/24 Qualified Verified - District 2 Email -
Martha Victoria Vega 2 7/15/24 Did not File - - - -
Jimmy Dutra
(Incumbent)
 6 8/5/24 8/9/24 Qualified Verified - District 6 Email Statement
Trina Coffman-Gomez 6 7/15/24 7/19/24 Qualified Verified - District 6 Email Statement
Candidates' statements are available for public examination for 10 calendar days immediately following the filing deadline for submission of those documents. During this period, any voter of the appropriate City District, or the elections official, may seek a writ of mandate or an injunction requiring any or all of the material in the statement to be amended or deleted.