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    Candidates qualify for Paso Robles School Board election 

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    – Four trustees will be elected to the Paso Robles Joint Unified School Board on Nov. 8. The trustees will be elected in districts. In compliance with the California Voters Rights Act, the current board of trustees approved seven trustee areas within the district boundaries.

    This year trustee areas 1, 2, and 4 will elect one representative who lives within their boundary to a 4-year term on the board. One trustee will be elected for an at-large position. Here are the candidates by trustee area:

    TRUSTEE AREA NO. 1

    Vote for 1 – Length of Term: 4 Years

    JIM COGAN
    Business owner/parent

    CHRISTOPHER AREND
    Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Trustee

    PETER BYRNE
    Retired

    TRUSTEE AREA NO. 2

    Vote for 1 – Length of Term: 4 Years

    JOEL PETERSON
    Parent/executive director

    TRUSTEE AREA NO. 4

    Vote for 1 – Length of Term: 4 Years

    FRANK TRIGGS
    Retired business manager

    CATHERINE REIMER
    Superintendent/principal

    SONDRA WILLIAMS
    Registered nurse

    TRUSTEE AT LARGE

    Vote for 1 – Length of Term: 2 Years

    ADELITA HITESHEW
    Mother

    LAURENE D. McCOY
    Family life pastor

    JIM IRVING
    Real estate broker

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