Today, the ballot tabulation of the SAG-AFTRA San Diego Local election was conducted. Please note that some of the candidates ran unopposed and were declared elected without the necessity of a membership vote. Following are the results of the election. Those positions that required a balloted election are listed with an asterisk*. For complete balloted election results, click here.
Don Ahles* | National Board Member | 4-year term |
Martin Alvillar | President | 2-year term |
Larry Poole | Vice President | 2-year term |
Ruben H. Chato | Secretary | 2-year term |
Paul Edney* | Local Board Member | 2-year term |
Lexie Wells* | Local Board Member | 2-year term |
Jim Morrison* | Local Board Member | 2-year term |
Lou Slocum* | Local Board Member | 2-year term |
Lorenzo Rodriguez* | Local Board Member | 2-year term |
Paul Edney* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
Lexie Wells* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
Jim Morrison* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
Lou Slocum* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
Lorenzo Rodriguez* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
Cynthia Turner* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
Those members elected as Local Officers, Local Board members and Convention Delegates, by virtue of their election to those positions, are also elected as Alternate National Board members who may be called upon to serve at National Board meetings when the National Board Member from the San Diego Local is unable to attend. The National Board member and President, by virtue of their election to those positions, also serve as Convention Delegates.
The newly elected leaders will be installed in office on Aug. 28, 2019.
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