Here’s who’s running for office in San Bernardino in the June primary election – San Bernardino Sun

Seven candidates have qualified to run for mayor of San Bernardino in the June 7 primary election.

In his bid for a second term as mayor, incumbent John Valdivia faces challengers Helen Tran, Mohammad Khan, Treasure Ortiz, Jim Penman, Gabriel Jaramillo and Henry Nickel.

Tran, Penman and Nickel have all served San Bernardino in public capacities – Tran as human resources director, Penman as city attorney and Nickel as City Council member.

Ortiz is a former city employee and a City Hall watchdog.

Khan and Jaramillo are political newcomers.

Beginning in December, the mayor of San Bernardino will draw a yearly salary of $50,000 in addition to benefits and stipends. The City Council reduced the position’s pay in January to better align it with the duties and responsibilities of the role, officials said.

Elsewhere on the June 7 ballot, all three council members up for re-election face challengers.

Councilman Theodore Sanchez, who represents the 1st Ward, will square off again with Gil Botello, whom he defeated in 2018 for a spot on the dais. The two had a contentious race the first go-around, with Botello suing Sanchez ahead of the November 2018 election for defamatory statements made about him on a campaign mailer.

A San Bernardino County Superior Court judge ultimately threw the suit out.