Here's who's been elected to Stockton City Council, and who will face off in November
The unofficial final election results are in from the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters. Here’s who’s been elected to Stockton City Council in the June 7 Primary Election, and who will be facing off for the final council seat in November.
District 3
Real estate broker Michael Blower will handily win the Stockton City Council 3 seat with 68.21% of the vote at 5,328 votes. This will be Blower’s second time on the dais after being appointed to the council in 2016, serving the remainder of the year before being defeated by Susan Lenz in the 2016 election.
“I’m thrilled,” Blower told The Record on having another opportunity to serve Stocktonians on the city council. “The fact that I was able to win in the primary, it gives me the rest of the year to prepare and meet with people and be ready to go.”
Blower said his previous stint on the council will help him hit the ground running when he begins his term after the November 2022 General Election. He hopes to make an impact on homelessness and crime in Stockton.
“I’m happy to hear about some of the shelters that are being built and that are about to open … we’re moving in the right direction, but there’s still plenty of work to do on that,” Blower said. “We need to continue to get a hold on (crime) … I’m hopeful that we can come up with a compensation package that works for our police officers and helps us retain our officers.”
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Blower will be stepping in to replace councilmember Paul Canepa, who has reached the two-term limit and is running for County Supervisor District 2. Canepa was the top vote-getter in June and will face off against retired detective Elbert Holman in November.
District 5
Brando Villapudua will be representing Stockton City Council District 5 after garnering 70.56% of the vote at 1,946 votes.
The campaign website of the current Stockton planning commissioner and brother of state Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua says he’d like to invest in Stockton’s fundamental resources, implement strategic practices with efficient methods for business development and improve sustainability by establishing benchmark goals with reviews for assessments for improvement, revision or expansion.
District 1
North Stockton’s District 1 is the only city council seat going to the November 2022 General Election, as incumbent Sol Jobrack received 47.30% of the vote at 3,589 votes, not quite enough to win in the primary with a majority. He will be facing off against challenger Michele Padilla, who earned 40.97% of the vote at 3,109 votes.
Jobrack has spent the past four years on city council focusing on his core issue of supporting public safety, holding city hall fiscally accountable and tackling the homelessness crisis.
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Padilla, a local educator, wants to address the homelessness crisis through decentralizing services and streamlining service protocols, reduce crime by putting well trained officers with cultural and equity awareness into the police department’s ranks and invest in Stockton’s youth.
Record reporter Ben Irwin covers Stockton and San Joaquin County government. He can be reached at birwin@recordnet.com or on Twitter @B1rwin. Support local news, subscribe to The Stockton Record at https://www.recordnet.com/subscribenow.