Note: The commission application filing period is now closed.
As of December 14, 2020, an 11-member commission has been appointed following a six-month public process. Thank you to the nearly 200 individuals who applied to serve on the County’s Independent Redistricting Commission.
Steps in the process were as follows:
- The application period closed on Friday, August 21 at 5 p.m. The County Elections Official selected the most qualified applicants based on the criteria and qualifications detailed in the Ordinance, whose names were posted online for 30 days or more for members of the public to view before a random drawing on October 13 to select the initial five commissioners. Through several public meetings and applicant interviews, those five commissioners appointed another five members and one at-large member to complete the commission.
- Initial Five Commissioners Selected by Random Draw
On October 13, the following five commissioners were selected by random draw conducted by the County of Santa Barbara District Attorney.
First District: Laura Katz
Second District: William McClintock
Third District: Norman Bradley
Fourth District: Cary Gray
Fifth District: Glenn Morris - The five randomly selected commissioners met publicly several times between October 22 and December 14 to select six more commissioners from the pool of qualified applicants to form a commission of 11 members.
- Final Six Commissioners Selected by Initial Five Commissioners
On December 14, the following six commissioners were selected by the initial five commissioners of the County of Santa Barbara Independent Redistricting Commission.
First District: Karen Twibell
Second District: Megan Turley
Third District: James Hudley
Fourth District: Lata Murti
Fifth District: Jannet Rios
Member At Large: Benjamin Olmedo
Current Seated Commissioners (as of 10/14/2021)
The following reflects the current commission with vacancies filled as needed from the County Elections Official’s list of most qualified applicants.
First District: Cheryl Troksy
First District: Karen Twibell
Second District: William McClintock
Second District: Megan Turley
Third District: Norman “Douglas” Bradley
Third District: Kevin Kaseff
Fourth District: James Bray
Fourth District; Amanda Ochoa
Fifth District: Glenn Morris
Fifth District: Michael Hartman
Member At Large: Jannet Rios