Four candidates appear on the Feb. 25 special primary ballot vying to fill the vacancy created when former 32nd District Assemblyman Vince Fong was elected last May to succeed Kevin McCarthy in Congress. Bakersfield’s 20th District congressman, McCarthy, resigned his seat midterm in December 2023.
The candidates running to succeed Fong are Bakersfield entrepreneur Stan Ellis, a Republican; educator and Bakersfield City School District Board trustee Chris Cruz-Boone, a Democrat; and two political newcomers, author, educator and business owner Holli Willibey, a Republican; and social worker William Brown, a Libertarian…