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Cabaldon to continue as West Sacramento mayor

In West Sacramento's 2018 mayor race, incumbent Mayor Christopher Cabaldon defeated two opponents, Joseph DeAnda and Esther Moskalets to hold his office.
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WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Incumbent Mayor Christopher Cabaldon sucessfully defended his position against two opponents, Joseph DeAnda and Esther Moskalets.

Cabaldon won with about 53 percent of the ballot or 5,187 votes. DeAnda followed with 3,969 votes, or about 40 percent of the ballot. Moskalets trailed with 666 votes, or about 7 percent of the ballot.

Here is some information about the candidates:

Mayor Christopher Cabaldon

Cabaldon has been a part of West Sacramento’s government since he was first elected to City Council in 1996 and has served as mayor for about 20 years.

Cabaldon had no challenger for 2012, garnered 84.3 percent of the vote in 2014, and had no opponent in 2016.

Cabaldon has regional recognition as a Chair of the Standing Committee on Jobs, Education, and the Workforce at the United States Conference of Mayors and Vice President of the National Conference of Democratic Mayors. He was even appointed to the College Promise National Board by former President Barack Obama.

According to his campaign site, Cabaldon's tenure as mayor has seen West Sacramento named as America’s Most Livable City and recognized as innovators in “food, civic technology… youth and education, and workforce development.”

For more information, Cabaldon can be followed on social media and his campaign website. ABC10 reached out to the mayor regarding his priorities in office if re-elected, however, the message was not immediately returned. We will update this article when he responds.

Joseph DeAnda

DeAnda notes himself as a West Sacramento native, born and raised. He campaigned on bringing communities together and improving quality of life for residents.

Some of his priorities include:

Accountability and Transparency:

  • Wants to conduct an examination of the city’s budget to evaluate where money is being spent
  • Criticizes current budget for reflecting “seriously skewed priorities”
  • Plans to create a Citizens Budget Oversight Commission to review budget and spending

After School programs:

  • Plans to double funding for after-school programs at public schools
  • Funds would add $500,000 annually to programs from cannabis revenue and Measure E and K accounts.

“My campaign is about bringing our community together and making people's lives better. It's improving vital infrastructure to mitigate traffic, and to make it easier to get in and out of our city,” said DeAnda told ABC10.

“It's building more public schools so that kids aren't bussed from their neighborhoods to other schools in the district. And it's making sure that as we continue to grow as a city that we're prioritizing work on our levees, and giving our police and fire departments the resources they need to keep us safe.”

For more information on DeAnda, visit his social media page or visit his campaign site.

Esther Moskalets

Moskalets is a retiree of the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, where she worked as a forensics specialist/latent print examiner.

According to her candidate statement, she apired to “establish the City of West Sacramento to be the aspiring example for other cities to live up to in growing a premier business industry, family homes, quality infrastructure, and overall living environment.”

She carries a Bachelor of Science degree from Sacramento State University and is a 28-year resident of West Sacramento.

Moskalets' priorities include providing a “premier living environment,” growing the economy, and improving infrastructure, like bridges, roads, and levees.

In an email to ABC10, Moskalets emphasized “increasing our peace officers salaries and introducing more programs that would benefit our children.”

For more information on Moskalets, visit her social media page.

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