Please consider running for Local Office!

There are no requirements to hold office for the vast majority of elected positions, other than to be registered to vote in the appropriate district and to be at least 18 years of age. You do not have to any education, be a home owner, or have any particular job! As stated by President Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863: “... government of the people, by the people, for the people..." Holding office is important.The votes you make from the dais create the policies that we live under. There is no one else but you and your colleagues that make decisions. Holding office is enjoyable. You learn a lot how government works and what is going on behind the scenes.

Elected Bodies - Board Seats

San Benito County Board of Supervisors
County Supervisors create ordinances (laws) that impact our day-to-living, decide the sales and other taxes we pay, how much freedom we have to do what we want on our property and when carrying on our lives. Supervisors also approve the budgets for all the departments in county government, making such decisions such as how much to spend on law enforcement versus social programs. Click here for more information on County Supervisors.
City of Hollister Council
City Council Members create ordinances (laws) that impact the day-to-living of residents of the City of Hollister, decide the sales and other taxes we pay, how much freedom we have to do what we want on our property and when carrying on our lives. City Council Members also approve the budgets for all the departments in the City of Hollister, making such decisions such as how much to spend on law enforcement versus social programs. Click here for more information on City of Hollister City Council.
City of San Juan Bautista City Council
City Council Members create ordinances (laws) that impact the day-to-living of residents of the City of San Juan Bautista, decide the sales and other taxes we pay, how much freedom we have to do what we want on our property and when carrying on our lives. City Council Members also approve the budgets for all the departments in the City of San Juan Bautista, making such decisions such as how much to spend on law enforcement versus social programs. Click here for more information on City of San Juan Bautista City Council.
Hollister School District
The Hollister School District is a K-8 system that includes much (but not all) of the City of Hollister and some of the unincorporated areas of the County. School Board members ("Trustees") hire the school district superintendent, set teacher and other employee pay rates, approve student transfers in and out of the Hollister School District, approve all curriculum, and expell students when necessary. Click here for more information about Hollister School Board Trustees.
San Benito High School District
The San Benito High School District is a high school system that includes the City of Hollister, most of the unincorporated areas of the County and parts of Santa Clara County. School Board members ("Trustees") hire the school district superintendent, set teacher and other employee pay rates, approve student transfers in and out of the Hollister School District, approve all curriculum, and expell students when necessary. Click here for more information about San Benito County High School District Trustees.
San Benito County Board of Education
The San Benito County Board of Education primarily is an appelate body when parents want to appeal a school district's decision, such as a student suspension or expulsion, or when a school district refuses to let a student transfer to another.