2021 SAG-AFTRA Election Results

On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, the ballot tabulation of the San Diego Local election was conducted. Please note that some 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,

NAME POSITION TERM
Martin Alvillar President 2-year term
Paul Edney* Vice President 2-year term
Ruben H Chato Secretary 2-year term
Paul Edney* Local Board Member 2-year term
Neil Espe* Local Board Member 2-year term
Larry Poole* Local Board Member 2-year term
Lorenzo Rodriguez* Local Board Member 2-year term
Lou Slocum* Local Board Member 2-year term
Paul Edney* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Pete Peters* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Larry Poole* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Lorenzo Rodriguez* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Lou Slocum* 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 President, by virtue of his election to that position, also serves as a Convention Delegate.

The newly elected leaders will be installed in office on September 2, 2021.

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