Note: this post will be periodically updated! (10/07/2026)
VOTER GUIDE – QUICK LINKS:
- ENGLISH: Quick Voting Guide
- ESPAÑOL: Guía rápida de votación
- FEDERAL LEGISLATORS: 24th Congressional Dist. * 26th Congressional Dist. * 32nd Congressional Dist.
- STATE LEGISLATORS: Assembly, 38th Dist. * Assembly, 42nd Dist. * Assembly, 46th Dist.
- STATE OFFICES: Governor * Lt. Governor * Secretary of State * Controller * Treasurer * Attorney General * Insurance Commissioner * State Board of Equalization * Superintendent of Public Instruction
- JUDICIAL: Judicial Offices
- COUNTY EDUCATION: Superintendent of Schools * Ventura County Board of Education Trustees (* Ventura County Community College District Trustees *
- CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS: Fillmore USD * Las Virgenes USD * Moorpark USD * Oxnard USD * Pleasant Valley School District * Rio School District * Santa Paula USD * Simi Valley USD * Ventura USD
- CITY COUNCILS: Camarillo * Moorpark * Ojai * Oxnard * Port Hueneme * Santa Paula * Simi Valley * Thousand Oaks * Ventura
- SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Antelope Valley -East Kern Water Agency * Bell Canyon Community Service Dist. * Camarillo Health Care District * Conejo Rec. & Park District * Fillmore-Piru Memorial District * Oxnard Harbor District * Pleasant Valley Rec. & Park District * Rancho Simi Rec. & Park District * Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency * United Water Conservation District
- PROPOSITIONS: TLDR * Prop. 1 * Prop. 2 * Prop. 3 * Prop. 4 * Prop. 5 * Prop. 37 * Prop. 38 * Prop. 39 * Prop. 40 * Prop. 41 * Prop. 42 * Prop. 43 * Prop. 44 * Prop. 45
- LOCAL MEASURES: Measures
- VOTING:
- ESPAÑOL – LAS PROPUESTAS: tinyurl.com/las-propuestas-vc
- ESPAÑOL – MEDIDAS LOCALES: https://indivisibleventura.org/medidas-locales/
Fillmore-Piru Memorial District (Vote for 2)
ENDORSED Carina M. Forsythe (D)
- Party: Democrat
- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in criminology from Excelsior University
- Master’s degree in liberal arts and sciences from Excelsior University
- Employment & experience:
- Screenwriter (1997-present)
- Retired judicial assistant for a U.S. federal judge in the Central District of California
- Published author of several local history books
- Contributing column writer for the Fillmore Gazette
- Author of books about Ventura County and other areas
- U.S. Navy (1993-2003)
- U.S. Coast Guard (1985-1992)
- Links:
- Email: carinaforsythe@yahoo.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carina-monica-forsythe-a999993/
- Books written by Carina Forsythe: https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/collections/vendors?q=Carina%20Monica%20Montoya%20Forsythe&contributorID=18633
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ENDORSED Derek Fourage – Director of Accounting
- Party: Democrat
- Residence: Fillmore
- Employment & experience:
- Planning Commissioner, City of Fillmore (2025-present)
- Director of Accounting, Ventura County District Attorney’s Office (2022-present)
- Senior Accountant, Ventura County Probation Agency (2018-2022)
- Utility Billing Supervisor, Ventura County Water & Sanitation Dept. (2015-2018)
- Fiscal Specialist – Special Collections Supervisor (2008-2015)
- Priorities:
- strong fiscal oversight
- accountability
- responsible stewardship of public resources
- ensure that our facilities are well maintained, accessible, and welcoming to everyone
- Key Endorsements:
- Ventura County Democrats
- Stonewall Democrats
- California Democratic Party
- Links:
- Email: mailto:derek.fouarge@gmail.com
- Campaign Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FouargeforFillmorePiruMemorialDistrict LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-fouarge-240072399
- Email: mailto:derek.fouarge@gmail.com
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Ernest Villegas (R) – Incumbent
- Party: Republican
- Residence: Fillmore
- Employment & experience:
- Owner of Villegas Public Affairs
- President of the Fillmore Association of Business
- Board member, Fillmore-Piru Veterans Memorial District
- Board Member, Vista Real Charter High School
- District director for Assemblymember Jeff Gorell (2010-2014)
- Fillmore City Councilmember (2002-2006)
- Former senior partner for the public affairs company Paladin Principle LLC
- Former public affairs manager for Southern California Edison
- Links:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ernie_villegas/
- Bio. on Vista Real Charter High School Website: https://vrchs.org/ernie-villegas/
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William L. Morris III (R) – Incumbent
- Party: Republican
- Residence: Fillmore
- Employment & experience:
- Owner, Fillmore Transit Corporation (2016-present)
- Links: Personal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/william.l.morris.142/
- Personal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/william.l.morris.142/
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