Candidates start their engines

The June primary election locally includes five races for Butte County judgeships and three for county supervisor seats. All five of the judges are running unopposed for their six-year terms.

District 4 county Supervisor Steve Lambert is running alone as well. In the race for District 1 supervisor, incumbent Bill Connelly faces retiree Virgle N. Gage and Vene Thompson, a longtime member of the Feather River Recreation and Park District. In the 5th District, incumbent Kim Yamaguchi is not running again, leaving that business to: Robin Huffman, an instructor at Butte College who ran four years ago, Paradise Town Councilman Joe Di Duca, off-road-vehicle enthusiast Doug Teeter, special-ed teacher Mike Greer, along with Larry Duncan of the Paradise Irrigation District and Christopher Clifford, a “parent.”

Meanwhile, after much consideration and despite having already pulled papers for the Chico City Council race, local activist Mark Herrera (pictured) has decided not to run this November. Herrera is a member of the Bidwell Park and Playground Commission and said he plans to remain active in the community.