There are two school board candidates, Tom Duncan and Patrick Gale, running for the newly created Trustee Area 5 as part of the November 5, 2024 General Election. Area 5 includes Loomis and covers the south part of the district.
You can read each of their candidate statements here, but below is additional information about each candidate and links to respective campaign social media accounts.
Tom is a business executive, parent, and former educator. Tom currently has two daughters attending Del Oro High School, and four more children attending Loomis schools.
Tom is a Republican and is supported by conservative groups and conservative elected officials like the Placer County Republican Party, Congressmen Tom McClintock and Assemblyman Joe Patterson.
Patrick works at neighboring school district. He does not have any children attending the district, but has two children attending Loomis schools.
Patrick is a Democrat and is supported by liberal groups and liberal elected officials like the Placer County Democratic Party, ATP, and Gayle Garbolino-Mojica.
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