El Dorado County Board of Supervisors 4th District forum slated for Thursday
Three of the four candidates running for the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors in the 4th District will participate in a forum this Thursday.
The League of Women Voters of El Dorado County will host the candidate forum at 6 p.m. at Gold Trail Grange, 319 Highway 49 in Coloma, according to a Facebook post. It is free and open to the public.
Candidates Gina Posey, Robert Deitz II and Greg Clark are expected to participate, according to the hosting organization. Candidate Ted Gaines declined to participate. The four candidates are seeking to replace Supervisor Lori Parlin, who is not seeking reelection.
California’s primary election is June 2.
Who are the candidates?
Posey worked in business for more than 40 years, particularly in executive leadership, according to her website. She served two terms on El Dorado County’s Civil Grand Jury from 2021 to 2023. If elected, she’d like to have balanced budgets, reconsider tax revenue strategies and work on businesses and development issues.
Clark is a family law lawyer, according to his campaign website. He now operates his own practice in Placerville. He was elected to the Gold Trail Union School District Board, where he focuses on student safety, educational quality and long-term planning. If elected, he wants to protect the district’s rural character, strength efforts to combat wildfires, improve efficiency, support public safety and combat the rising cost of living.
Gaines is a conservative who has owned and operated Gaines Insurance for more than three decades, according to his website. He served in the State Legislature for 12 years, the Placer County Board of Supervisors for six years and the Roseville Planning Commission for two years. He was elected to the California State Board of Equalization in 2018, where he represents the First District. Gaines would focus on public safety, parks and spending, if elected.
Deitz, a retired business owner, once worked on cybersecurity issues, according to his website, where he worked with both state and federal agencies He and his wife moved to El Dorado County in the late 1990s after exploring the Rubicon Trail. If elected, Deitz would likely work to protect the area’s natural resources and support local businesses.
