Gong racking up endorsements for clerk-recorder
Tommy Gong, candidate for county clerk-recorder.
Tommy Gong, candidate for San Luis Obispo County clerk-recorder, held a campaign kick off at noon Monday at the San Luis Obispo County Courthouse Plaza and announced several endorsements. Last week, Gong visited Paso Robles and spoke at the Rotary Club at the Paso Robles Inn Ballroom on Thursday at noon.
North County endorsements include:
- Frank Mecham – 1st District County Supervisor
- Debbie Arnold – 5th District County Supervisor
- Harry Ovitt – Former 1st District County Supervisor
- Steven W. Martin – Councilmember, City of Paso Robles
- Tony Foti – Director, Heritage Ranch Community Services District
- Mayor of Atascadero Tom O’Malley, and the entire city council
Support from other county leaders include:
- Ian Parkinson – County Sheriff-Coroner
- Tom Bordonaro – County Assessor
- Adam Hill – County Supervisor
- Jim Erb – County Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator
- Dr. Julian Crocker – Superintendent, San Luis Obispo County
- Jim Patterson – Former 5th District County Supervisor
- The mayor of Pismo Beach and the entire city council
The top position in the county clerk-recorder’s office became available when Julie Rodewald announced her retirement after serving more than twenty years as the elected County Clerk-Recorder. Gong has served as the Assistant County Clerk-Recorder, the number two position in the office, for more than nine years.
“Tommy Gong has done an outstanding job as Assistant County Clerk-Recorder,” said Pismo Beach City Councilman Erik Howell. “His experience and credentials make him uniquely qualified to continue the truly exceptional professionalism and efficiency of the County Clerk-Recorder. I support him absolutely.”
As the assistant county clerk-recorder, Gong has been involved at the highest levels of the clerk-recorder’s office including conducting all of its elections since 2005, developing annual budgets and departmental policies, procuring and managing grants, negotiating vendor contracts, and implementing new systems.
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