Redlands

#Key findings

• Only District 1 is contested. Incumbent Denise Davis faces Andrew "Andy" Hoder and Douglas Gonzales. Mario Saucedo (District 3) and Paul Barich (District 5) are unopposed. ^[1]
• Redlands Unified has contested board races in Trustee Areas 1 and 2, covered under school districts.

#Council District 1

#Denise Davis (incumbent)

• Key findings: Re-elected in 2022, when she ran as the incumbent. Master's in social and cultural psychology from the London School of Economics; founded the Redlands Youth Council and the Climate Policy Council. ^[2]
• In 2022 she was endorsed by the city's firefighters' and police associations, the Inland Empire Labor Council and Rep. Pete Aguilar. Priorities then: homelessness, affordable housing and public safety funding. ^[2]

#Andrew "Andy" Hoder

• Key findings: Ran in 2022 too, as the self-described "dissenter." Chaired the city's Street Tree Committee and led a large homeowners association for over a decade. ^[3][2]
• Argues the council should follow voters on growth, citing the 2020 defeat of Measure G (a rewrite of the city's voter-approved growth limits) and wants police staffing to keep pace with growth.

#Douglas Gonzales

• I found no independent reporting on this candidate.

#Council District 3

#Mario Saucedo (incumbent)

• Unopposed. ^[4]

#Council District 5

#Paul Barich (incumbent)

• Unopposed. ^[4]