ECM TO HOST FORUM FOR SUPERVISOR CANDIDATES

July 7, 2023 (San Diego) – East County Magazine will host an online forum for the four candidates running for the District 4 seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.  All four candidates have agreed to participate in the forum on Monday, July 17 at 12:30 p.m. The forum will be live-streamed on Facebook and a recorded copy will be posted on our news site.

The special election will be held  August 15. If no candidate receives a majority, the top two vote-getters will advance to a runoff on Nov. 7.

The qualifying candidates are:

• Janessa Goldbeck, Marine veteran and CEO of Vet Voice Foundation
• Paul McQuigg, Military veteran and speaker for disabled veterans
• Amy Reichert, small business owner and founder of ReOpen San Diego
• Monica Montgomery Steppes, President Pro Tem of the San Diego City Council
  

ECM editor Miriam Raftery will moderate the forum.  If you have a question you'd like us to consider asking the candidates, please email editor@eastcountymagazine.org.

The winning contender will fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Nathan Fletcher. 

District 4 includes the East County communities of La Mesa, Lemon Grove,  Crest, Dehesa, Casa de Oro, Spring Valley, Mt. Helix, and Rancho San Diego as well as San Diego neighborhoods including Clairemont, Hillcrest, Balboa Park, North Park, Bankers Hill,  Old Town, Mission Hills, Normal Heights, University Heights, Oak Park, Valencia Park, Encanto, Bay Terraces, Paradise Hills, Birdland, SerraMesa, Civita, and parts of Grantville, City Heights, Rolando, Azalea Park, Chollas Creek, Rolando Park, Kensington, Talmadge, Mid-City, Montezuma Mesa, SDSU and Mission Valley.

Read more about the candidates:  https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/four-candidates-qualify-special-election-fill-fletcher-seat-board-supervisors