{"id":319667,"date":"2026-05-17T05:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T05:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/319667\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T05:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T05:00:57","slug":"candidates-for-kern-county-supervisor-district-3-seat-debate-on-kget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/319667\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidates for Kern County Supervisor District 3 seat debate on KGET"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 Two candidates looking to represent Kern County\u2019s Board of Supervisors 3rd District debated one another Thursday on KGET.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The incumbent 3rd District Supervisor Jeff Flores and challenger Johnny Olaguez faced off in a debate on issues affecting residents in the district. The candidates were asked questions about quality of life issues, homelessness, affordability, healthcare, oil production and the troubles at Child Protective Services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/plus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Watch 17 News, After Sunrise and more local news free on your smart TV. Click to learn more about KGET+;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Watch 17 News, After Sunrise and more local news free on your smart TV. Click to learn more about KGET+&quot;}\"> Watch 17 News, After Sunrise and more local news free on your smart TV. Click to learn more about KGET+ <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Flores was elected to the District 3 seat in 2022. He was previously a trustee on the Kern High School District Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Olaguez is a Bakersfield native and a small-business owner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">District 3 includes Oildale and many portions of the city of Bakersfield including areas of the southwest, north and eastern parts of the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch the debate in the video player above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">17 News liveblogged the debate. Read the updates below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KGET 17 News.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KGET 17 News.&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KGET 17 News. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. 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