Sonora, CA — All seven candidates running for the District Two and District Three Supervisory positions stated they would vote for Measure P at the Monday evening Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce Candidates Night.

Measure P would impose a half-cent sales tax that would be earmarked for the Sheriff´s Department and the C.D.F -Tuolumne County Fire District.

Incumbent Paolo Maffei and Larry Sidmore are vying for the District Two position. Competing for the vacant District Three position are Phillip Balbuena, Teri Murrison, Robert Fulcher, Charles Kiel and Ronald Hamilton.

Written by Bill Johnson