San Mateo County Board of Supervisors — District 3
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The Coastside (Half Moon Bay, Pacifica, the unincorporated coast) plus Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley, Woodside, and parts of Belmont. The race pits incumbent Ray Mueller — a former Menlo Park councilmember now in his first term — against former Half Moon Bay mayor Joaquin Jimenez, who entered the contest after a public split with Mueller over the attempted ouster of Sheriff Christina Corpus and what Jimenez characterizes as Mueller's absence from the coast.
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Former Menlo Park city councilmember (2012–2022) elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2022; currently Board Vice President. Lawyer by background. Has emphasized public safety, disaster preparedness, agricultural support, and healthcare access during his first term, and was a vocal proponent of the Board's intervention in the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Christina Corpus.
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Long-time coastside community organizer and farmworker advocate; founder of Rancho San Benito (helping farmworkers become independent farm operators), former program director for ALAS (coastside social services), and former farmworker liaison for Puente de la Costa Sur. Served as Mayor of Half Moon Bay during the 2023 mass shooting at coastside farms. Platform centers on affordable housing for farmworkers, homelessness, public safety, and transportation.