Devon Wardlow out to commanding lead in Santa Barbara City Council District 4
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Devon Wardlow, a city planning commissioner and AI traffic company policy lead who battled with scrutiny over her career on the campaign trail, was elected to the Santa Barbara City Council Tuesday night in a hard-fought and intensely competitive District 4 council race. She defeated grassroots candidate Genevieve Taft-Vazquez, business owner Monte Wilson and attorney Jason Dominguez. I m really excited, Wardlow said. I m excited about the whole nation. I mean, we re seeing Democrats sweep the nation. It s a really exciting night for everybody. Wardlow raised the most money out of any candidate in the city hall race, reporting over $84,000 in campaign contributions. She was the perceived frontrunner with the most endorsements in the race, including from the Santa Barbara County Democratic Party, the Santa Barbara Independent, the Sierra Club and the Santa Barbara City Fire Department. Along with other Santa Barbara County Democratic Party-endorsed candidates, Wardlo