City of Carson

Carson City Council, District 2

This person holds your district's seat on Carson's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. The term is four years.

Incumbent Jim Dear has been on the council since 2001, with terms as mayor and city clerk in between. He faces Derek Haskell Jr., a youth nonprofit executive making their first run for office, for the District 2 seat.

This person holds one of five district seats on Carson's City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land-use decisions. The term is four years. Council members choose one of their own to serve as mayor and mayor pro tem, presiding over meetings but casting only one vote like any other member.

Dear is campaigning on continuity built from two decades of intermittent city service — council, mayor, and city clerk — plus a public-safety focus. Haskell, a first-time candidate, is campaigning under the slogan "Time for a Fixer" on youth programs tied to the 2028 Olympics, infrastructure, and government transparency.

Jim Dear

Jim Dear is the incumbent, first elected to the council in 2001, with earlier terms as mayor and city clerk. He wants to focus on public safety and support for local labor and businesses. He founded the city's Ethics Task Force and its Women's Issues Commission.

Derek Haskell Jr.

Derek Haskell Jr. is a first-time candidate and Executive Director of the C3 Foundation, a youth empowerment nonprofit. They want to improve public safety and infrastructure, add youth programs tied to the 2028 Olympics, and increase government transparency. They also coach for Twin City Baseball Little League in Carson.

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