Drive through Livingston and you’ll see a particular combination of campaign signs featuring candidates running for mayor and city council joined or standing together. That’s because two political slates have formed in separate efforts to decide the direction of leadership going forward in this growing city on the Highway 99 route.
The main field of competition includes an open mayor’s seat and two council seats.
On one side, there’s City Councilman Jason Roth who is running for the open mayor’s seat. He is joined in support with City Councilman Gurpal Samra, who is seeking reelection, and Mohinder Kanda, a city planning commissioner. Also closely aligned with this group is Robert Wallis, a previously appointed councilman in Livingston who is running unopposed for the remainder of a four-year council term left over by a resignation in early 2025…