{"id":325540,"date":"2026-05-21T02:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T02:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/325540\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T02:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T02:01:08","slug":"voters-have-two-distinct-choices-for-district-2-county-supervisor-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/325540\/","title":{"rendered":"Voters have two distinct choices for District 2 county supervisor | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The race for Kern County supervisor in the mostly rural 2nd District includes a former member of the Bakersfield City Council who less than two years ago was elected to a half-term on the Board of Supervisors.<\/p>\n<p>That incumbent is facing a determined challenger, someone with no experience in elective office, but real experience in local politics.<\/p>\n<p>kAm$J5?6J ~\u2019r@??@C \ud83d\ude00 2 &gt;6&gt;36C @7 E96 &amp;?:E65 s@&gt;6DE:4 (@C&lt;6CD F?:@? 2?5 D96 \ud83d\ude00 E96 492:C @7 E92E @C82?:K2E:@?\u2019D s:DEC:4E d]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm\u201cx C6AC6D6?E 42C6 H@C&lt;6CD \ud83d\ude15 $2? {F:D ~3:DA@[ $2?E2 q2C32C2 2?5 z6C? 4@F?E:6D[\u201d D96 D2:5] \u201c$@ x\u2019&gt; ?@E 2 DEC2?86C E@ 8@G6C?2?46] yFDE ?@E 2E DF49 2 3:8 =6G6=]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAms:DEC:4E a $FA6CG:D@C r9C:D !2C=:6C \ud83d\ude00 CF??:?8 7@C C6\\6=64E:@? 7@C 9:D 7:CDE 7F== E6C&gt; @? 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