Introduced by current 3rd District Supervisor Brooks Firestone, former Solvang mayor Dave Smyser officially announced his candidacy for 3rd District Supervisor on 1/11. Firestone decided not to run for a second term and hopes Smyser will win his seat. An environmental, land-use, and business attorney with long experience in government, Smyser served as Firestone’s chief of staff and then as his appointee to the Planning Commission.
