In a political system dominated by two parties, seeing “no party preference” next to a candidate might be unfamiliar or even foreign to some voters. Regardless, some candidates have chosen to pursue elected office without an allegiance to a party, whether it be Democratic, Republican, Green, or other.
Chris Demers, Ana Luz Acevedo-Cabrera, Thomas Coxe and Tony Nuñez are all running under a “no party preference” designation. Demers is vying to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren for the 18th congressional district seat; Acevedo-Cabrera and Coxe are seeking to beat incumbent U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta for the 19th congressional district seat, and Nuñez hopes to oust incumbent Felipe Hernandez from the District 4 Santa Cruz County supervisorial seat.
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