Sacramento opens application for interim appointee to Sean Loloee’s former council seat
The application for residents interested in representing North Sacramento by serving on the City Council on an interim basis opened Thursday.
Former Councilman Sean Loloee represented areas of Old North Sacramento, Hagginwood, Woodlake, Del Paso Heights and parts of Robla. He resigned from his seat after a federal grand jury indicted him on 25 charges related to him allegedly hiring undocumented workers at his grocery store chain and failing to pay them overtime wages.
To qualify for the interim seat, applicants must be at least 18 years old, a U.S. citizen, a registered voter and resident of Sacramento City Council District 2.
The application and other information can be found online at cityofsacramento.gov/clerk/elections/district-2-council-appointment. The application includes a brief list of questions requesting information about how the applicant will serve the district.
Interested residents must also complete two forms to apply: a voter registration confirmation form and a FPPC Form 700.
The application closes at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 28.
The City Council is expected to appoint a representative March 26. The applicant chosen by the council will serve on an interim basis and can expect to be sworn into office in early April.
A primary election to vote for the next full-term District 2 council member will be held in March. There are nine people running to fill the seat. Those who launched a campaign to run for the position can apply to fulfill the vacancy.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg has said that if a candidate wins more than 50% of the vote in the March primary, the City Council will consider appointing that person immediately rather than appointing an interim candidate from the pool of applicants.
If no one wins more than 50% of the vote, the top two candidates will advance to the general election in November. In that scenario, the interim candidate would serve on the council for the remainder of 2024.
The newly elected candidate is traditionally sworn into office at the end of the calendar year.
Loloee, who has pleaded not guilty to all charges, resigned Jan. 4 after Steinberg and several councilmembers called for him to do so.
