Three of Windsor's five Town Council seats are on the Nov. 3 ballot, and at least two new faces will join the council, the Press Democrat reports. Ballots went to just under 17,900 Windsor voters this month.

Mayor (at large)

Mayor Rosa Reynoza is leaving the seat. Vice Mayor Tanya Potter, a police sergeant finishing her first term representing District 4, faces Rick Massell, a retired educator running a limited campaign. Potter said she wants continuity on the council, to keep the town safe and to work on the structural deficit.

District 1 (northwest Windsor)

Councilmember Mike Wall is not running again. Planning commissioners Evan Kubota and Gina Fortino Dickson, who both ran four years ago, are competing for the seat.

  • Fortino Dickson, a 54-year-old attorney, wants new development to fit surrounding neighborhoods and wants more "missing middle" housing such as condos, duplexes and smaller homes. "It is a leap right now to get from apartment living to buying a home in Windsor," she told the Press Democrat.
  • Kubota, a 42-year-old security executive and chair of the Planning Commission, moved to Windsor after his family lost its home in the 2017 Tubbs Fire. He wants development to benefit the wider community and supports deed-restricted homes that let residents build equity.

District 4

Accountant and planning commissioner Meredith Rennie is running unopposed for Potter's District 4 seat, the town's largest district by area in southwestern Windsor.

The big issues

Windsor faces a structural deficit, with officials projecting about $4 million more in red ink in the next two-year budget without new revenue. The town has placed its first-ever 1-cent sales tax on the ballot, expected to raise $5.7 million a year. See our explainer on Measure I. The next council is also likely to decide a proposal by Gallaher Community Housing for 245 units of subsidized housing for Windsor Unified employees on the former Windsor Creek Elementary site, which nearby neighbors oppose. Windsor Unified also has a $96 million school bond on the ballot.

How to vote

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls and vote centers close at 8 p.m., and mailed ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and arrive within seven days. You can check your registration and ballot status at sos.ca.gov/elections. California lets you register and vote the same day at a vote center.