Every two years, CSAC has the privilege of welcoming a new class of county supervisors. In 2015, we will be welcoming 40 new supervisors into the family of 296 – 25 elected yesterday, 14 in June and one in a special election in September. We will have the opportunity to meet the vast majority of these supervisors-elect during the first session of our New Supervisors Institute, which takes place immediately prior to our Annual Meeting in a couple of weeks.

For the 14 newcomers elected in June, they have had the opportunity to spend the past five months learning the intricacies and complexities of county government. For the 25 elected yesterday, it will be a whirlwind between now and when they are sworn in.

Looking back at this year’s supervisorial elections, there are a few notes of interest:

Of the 84 supervisors who ran for re-election, 93 percent were successful. And 68 of those 84 won outright in June.

In Plumas County’s District 5 supervisorial race, neither candidate on the ballot received 50 percent of the vote. That was due to a certified write-in candidate who threw her hat into the ring after the June primary. While the county elections department is still counting provisional votes, it does appear that there will be no majority winner for this seat. No matter; top vote-getter wins.

In the City/County of San Francisco, two brothers ran for supervisor for different seats. Not just any two brothers; they are twins – identical twins. Unfortunately for the Nulty family, neither brother was able to upset the heavily favored incumbents. But at least Michael can have the family bragging rights, having received 1,032 votes to his brother John’s 993.

In Santa Cruz County, it will be “like father, like son” on the Board of Supervisors. Neal Coonerty, who has been in office for two terms, decided to retire and his son, decided to run for his seat. The Coonerty name will stay on the Board as Ryan won his election back in June.

Don’t you just love politics at the local level? You can find a summary of supervisorial election results here.

And I would be remiss if I didn’t congratulate our own staff member Gregg Fishman, who ran for public office this fall. Gregg was elected overwhelming last night to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Board. So if you see Gregg at the Annual Meeting, make sure you give him a High Five!