Countywide : Candidate Forms Steering Committee

Arlo Smith, the Democratic nominee for state attorney general, announced Wednesday that he has formed a steering committee in Ventura County to mount a grass-roots campaign that will distinguish him from his Republican opponent, Dan Lungren.

Smith is running on a platform that stresses protecting the environment and advocacy of abortion rights. Lungren opposes abortion and has supported offshore oil drilling.

“We’ve received a tremendous amount of support from Ventura County in the primary,” Smith said in a statement. “We plan to run an aggressive campaign in order to make area voters aware of Mr. Lungren’s extreme anti-choice and anti-environmental positions.”

Dave Puglia, a spokesman for Lungren, said his candidate welcomes a fight for voters in Ventura County. CANDIDATES FOR VENTURA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS BRIGGS ELEMENTARY, Santa Paula

(three seats open)

Elizabeth Ikeda, manufacturing

engineer

Karen MacConell*

Greg Patterson, ranch manager

Lloyd G. Simpson Jr., university

scientist

Jeff Williams, agricultural manager

HUENEME ELEMENTARY,

Port Hueneme (three seats)

Jose C. Babauta*

Darlene A. Bruno, parent

Bob Edwards, real estate agent

and tax preparer

Elaine K. Garber*

Cheryl R. Hamilton, parent

Gail Suval, real estate agent

James K. Tipton*

Jon Van Tilburg, park

superintendent

Toni Young, businesswoman

MESA UNION ELEMENTARY, Somis

(three seats)

Fred J. Ferro, industrial realtor

Patricia Fontes*

Ralph A. Marchioni, corporate

executive

Tomas Miranda Jr., youth

supervisor

Barbara Tweedy Patten, educator

OJAI UNIFIED (three seats)

Robert Emhardt*

Alan D. Fletcher, operations

manager

Vincent W. France*

Muriel Sharkey Lavender*

OXNARD ELEMENTARY

(three seats)

Mary Barreto, counselor, educator

Jack T. Fowler*

Bob Hansen, engineering manager

William D. Hill*

Manuel R. Razo, employment

program representative

Dorothie J. Sterling*

Jim Suter, retired teacher

OXNARD UNION HIGH (three seats)

Nancy F. Koch, parent

Janet Lindgren*

Roy W. Lockwood, retired fire chief

Thomas D. Ragan, educator

Jean Daily Underwood*

Angie P. Varela, senior

administrative assistant

PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY,

Camarillo (three seats)

Warren H. Baker, accountant

Leonard J. (Len) Caligiuri,

businessman

Robert W. Formhals*

James M. Gamboni, financial manager

Jeanette L. (Jan) McDonald,

accountant

Barbara Ballard Miller*

Alan Murray, hospital manager,

educator

D. V. (Val) Rains*

Paul B. Vernon, planner, contractor

SANTA PAULA UNION HIGH

(three seats)

Shirley Hendren*

McKay Hendrix, electrician

Donna Nelson*

Tana Ramirez, newspaper district manager

Sheryl Skaggs, bookkeeper

Robert J. Villa, educator

SIMI VALLEY UNIFIED (two seats)

Douglas Crosse, businessman

Carla Kurachi, educator and

counselor

Donald Otto, business owner

Lewis Roth*

Karolyn J. Searight, controller

* Incumbent