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June 7 Primary Election Endorsements: Part One

Carbajal for Congress, Hart for Assembly, Salcido for County Superintendent of Schools, and Laura Capps for 2nd District Supervisor.

June 7 Primary Election Endorsements: Part One

This is the first of the Independent’s two-part endorsements for the June 7 primary elections. This week, we are endorsing Salud Carbajal for Congress, Gregg Hart for State Assembly, Laura Capps for the county Board of Supervisors’ 2nd District, and Susan Salcido for Superintendent of County Schools. Next Thursday, May 12, we will publish our additional endorsements. As always, the Independent does not endorse in every race but only in those that we have researched and can confidently suggest a candidate. You can read all of our endorsements here .

Thank you for considering our endorsement.

Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools: Susan Salcido

Dr. Susan Salcido, Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools | Credit: Courtesy