As 2021 comes to a close, several campaigns launched with an eye towards the future 2022 election. The Santa Clarita Valley now offers a wide berth of candidates running for Congress, the California State Assembly and the Santa Clarita City Council, to which The Proclaimer has offered a quick rundown of where all the races […]
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Ahuja looks to run “objective,” “nonpartisan” race in second bid for Santa Clarita City Council in 2022
Following a run for Santa Clarita City Council that left him in sixth place last year, psychiatrist Aakash Ahuja announced this summer he will run again for the 2022 elections. Ahuja ran in 2020 to make Santa Clarita a “more prosperous” city in terms of safety, economic prosperity, health and education – and his goals […]
Cartoon: “Boy, they’ll let anyone walk in here, won’t they?”
While the 2022 elections are over a year away, the race for the Santa Clarita City Council already has a sizable group of candidates running. There’s psychiatrist Dr. Aakash Ahuja, who ran last year and reached sixth place; Joe Messina, William S. Hart Union High School District Board trustee and conservative radio host; David Barlavi, […]
Opposing school board members eye seats for Santa Clarita City Council in 2022
Believe it or not, campaigns for next year’s municipal elections have already begun, with a cadre of candidates looking to unseat three incumbents up for re-election on the Santa Clarita City Council. The first candidate to announce his campaign was David Barlavi on June 17. An attorney and member of the Saugus Union School District […]
“I want to serve the community”: Selina Thomas talks about second run for city council
Following a run in 2020, human resource professional Selina Thomas launched her second run for the Santa Clarita City Council in the 2022 election back in June. Looking back on the 2020 race, Thomas said she learned to start her campaign earlier. “I learned so much that you need more time for people to get […]