San Carlos Races

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City Council

What does a council member do?

City and town council members can propose new city ordinances and vote on a range of issues, including housing development, business ventures and contracts. They also help draft the city or town budget.

Candidate Statements

Candidate Statements are excerpted from the statements provided to election offices, where available.

John Dugan

  • San Carlos City Council Member/businessperson/father
  • Infrastructure: “I’m honored to serve as your mayor since 2023, and your Council member since 2020 … We have … strengthened our commitment to repairing and upgrading our infrastructure by allocating over $45 million to our streets, sidewalks and bike lanes.”
  • Public Safety: “Enhanced public safety by building a new fire station in Alameda.”
  • Housing: “Increased the amount of affordable housing in our community.”
  • JohnDugan4SanCarlos.org

Neil Layton

  • San Carlos School Board Trustee/prosecutor
  • Public Safety: “As a long-time county prosecutor, I’ll always make public safety a priority and will work to make sure our first responders are well funded.”
  • Infrastructure: “I’ll work to ensure our aging infrastructure keeps pace with our growth, including the pursuit of cost-effective and timely solutions to address flooding and wildfire threats to ensure the safety of all residents.”
  • Housing: “I’ll seek creative solutions to solve the shortage of diverse housing supply impacting our local workforce, teachers, hospitality workers and first-responders, seniors, low-wage workers and single-parent households.

Treasurer

What does a city treasurer do?

The city treasurer is responsible for collecting, safeguarding and investing city funds.

Candidate Statements

Candidate Statements are excerpted from the statements provided to election offices, where available.

Inge Tiegel Doherty

  • Treasurer, San Carlos
  • Statement pending or not available.

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