LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The fields for the fall city council races in Lakeport and Clearlake are now set, with 15 candidates running for a total of six open seats on the two councils.

The deadline for filing papers for both races was 5 p.m. Wednesday.

There are three seats on each council that will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot.

In Clearlake, nine community members are seeking election this fall, according to City Clerk Melissa Swanson.

They include Bunnie Carter; Gina Fortino Dickson, who serves on the Clearlake Planning Commission; Charles O’Neill-Jones, a retired facilities manager; small business owner Denise Loustalot; incumbent Joyce Overton; Bruno Sabatier, a data maintenance programmer; businessman Alvaro Valencia; Michael J. Walton; and business owner Melinda Young.

Swanson said Walton’s nomination signatures are still being verified.

Council members Judy Thein and Curt Giambruno decided not to run again.

In Lakeport, City Clerk Janel Chapman said six candidates have qualified to run for the council’s three open seats in the Nov. 6 election.

Qualifying candidates include incumbents Robert “Bob” Rumfelt and Suzanne Lyons, Kenneth “Kenny” Parlet, Marc Spillman, Mary Nolan and Martin Scheel.  

Councilman Roy Parmentier is not seeking reelection.

To qualify, candidates had to have been nominated by not less than 20 voters registered and must reside within the city of Lakeport, Chapman said.

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