Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Democratic County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher will
advance to a November runoff election in his bid to maintain the District 4
seat, and he will face off against Republican challenger Amy Reichert, who
finished a distant second behind Fletcher in today's election.
The pair easily topped the three-candidate field in the race, far
outdistancing challenger Sidiqua Hooker.
Fletcher, a Democrat, was first elected in 2018 to the District 4 seat.
Fletcher serves as chairman of the Board of Supervisors, as well as
chairman of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System and vice chairman of the
Regional Task Force on the Homeless. He was endorsed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, San
Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and the San Diego County Democratic Party, among
others.
Reichert is the co-founder of ReOpen San Diego, a community
organization that sought to reopen schools and businesses shuttered to stem the
spread of COVID-19 and railed against vaccine and mask mandates.
On her campaign site, Reichert says Fletcher ``ignored parents and
small business people calling into the Board of Supervisors begging for help''
during the pandemic. Her endorsements included the state and county Republican
parties, El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells, Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey and former
Assemblyman Steve Baldwin.
District 4 covers around 100 square miles, much of which is located in
the central portion of San Diego, as well as parts of East San Diego County.
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