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Our Primary Election Thoughts

Gathered by Santa Barbara Current Editors

May 12, 2026
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5th District Supervisor: Maribel Aguilera

If you had to pick a candidate able to beat the Democratic Socialist endorsed Ricardo Valencia in the June 2rd primary, choose Santa Maria City Council member Maribel Aquilera.

She is clever, personable, and potentially another mildly conservative vote and ally to Bob Nelson, the only supervisor with the cajónes a…

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