Napa Countyâs two longest-tenured supervisors say they wonât run for reelection and potential candidates are emerging for races that will help decide the future of world-famous wine country.
Supervisors Brad Wageknecht and Diane Dillon will leave office in January 2023. The June 7, 2022 primary election will have no incumbents for the 1st District and 3rd District seats, the only ones on the ballot.
âIt is a huge-stakes election,â said David McCuan, a political science professor at Sonoma State University.
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The Board of Supervisors will lose more than 40 years of collective experience. New people will cast votes â possibly deciding votes â in the countyâs continuous, contentious debates on winery growth, watershed vineyard development, tourism, quality of life and other issues.