Trina Coffman-Gomez (Watsonville City Council District 6, California, candidate 2024)

Trina Coffman-Gomez

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Nonpartisan

Candidate, Watsonville City Council District 6

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Last election

November 5, 2024

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Birthplace

Watsonville, Calif.

Profession

Broker

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Trina Coffman-Gomez ran for election to the Watsonville City Council District 6 in California. She was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.^[source]

Coffman-Gomez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Trina Coffman-Gomez provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on October 6, 2024:

• Birth place: Watsonville, California
• High school: Watsonville high school
• Associate: Cabrillo College
• Bachelor's: Csumb
• Gender: Female
• Profession: Broker
• Prior offices held:
  • Watsonville City council member district 6 (2012-2020)
• Incumbent officeholder: No

Elections

General election

General election for Watsonville City Council District 6

Incumbent Jimmy Dutra and Trina Coffman-Gomez ran in the general election for Watsonville City Council District 6 on November 5, 2024.

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	Submit photo	Jimmy Dutra (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Trina Coffman-Gomez (Nonpartisan)

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Trina Coffman-Gomez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Coffman-Gomez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a small business owner that comes from a financial background in addition to be an active community member where I have served as President of Freedom Rotary, Advisory board chair for the Salvation. Army, President for Pajaro Valley Arts and District committee chair for the Loma Prieta region for Silicon Valley Monterey bay scouting america . I have previously served two terms in this role as well as having served as a commissioner for the. City of Watsonvikke

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Sustainable homeownership opportunities. We have seen A remarkable growth in rental inventory and need to focus on homeownership opportunities for our community.
• The community of watsonville needs to collectively work on a strategic plan for those experiencing homelessness. This includes working with professionals that can successfully administer resources including prevention , more mental health and chemical dependency resources and engage the faith based community leaders with implementing these safety net services.
• We need to strive to balance economic development for sustainable wages that have the ability to offer viable careers locally and that would keep Watsonville thriving while relieving our traffic impact.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Homelessness, housing, city infrastructure, economic development t

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Integrity leadership and transparency

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Many people know that I seek transparency and to be clear on all the facts before making a decision. This includes ensuring the public is made aware of the impact my vote would have on establishing policy. I’m thorough and come prepared to ask tough questions and to be sure we are spending time and money on the right resources our community’s needs.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Accessibility, responsiveness, advocacy

What legacy would you like to leave?

I’d like to leave the position having served my constituent's to the best of my ability. I’d like to see a better streamline approach to welcome businesses and developers flourish while providing homeownership opportunities, more mental health and chemical dependency resources and reduce the impact of homelessness in our community.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Santa Cruz sentinel editorial board, Dr Faris Sabbah County superintendent of schools, former mayors, current council members, watsonville community hospital district board member Marcus Pimental, candidate for supervisor, Kristen Brown along with many other community members.

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

When I served on city council previously, I made sure that projects and funding were accounted for. Today we are millions of dollars behind in projects. I will advocate to work with public works to ensure the taxpayers money is spent on infrastructure the funds are intended for.

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