I accept full responsibility for two conflict-of-interest violations arising from votes I cast while serving on the Sonoma Clean Power Board of Directors and the Cloverdale City Council.

The violations involved contracts with two companies that had also paid Sirius Mobile Solutions, the small IT business I own with my husband. I should have recognized those financial relationships and recused myself from the votes. I acknowledges that responsibility and accept the FPPC’s findings and the resulting penalty.

I'm Endorsing Parks Measure M Renewal, and I'm Asking You to Join Me

As someone who spent eight years on the Cloverdale City Council and served as Mayor, I saw firsthand what happens when parks funding dries up. You make tough calls: fix the pothole or maintain the park? Fund essential services or hire a groundskeeper?

That's why I'm endorsing the renewal of Sonoma County's Parks Improvement, Water Quality, and Fire Safety Measure on the November ballot.

We're proud to have received these endorsements of our grassroots campaign!

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Elected and Appointed Officials*

Jared Huffman, US Congress 2nd District
Chris Coursey, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, 3rd District
Lynda Hopkins, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, 5th District
Chris Herrod, Mayor, City of Healdsburg
Ariel Kelley, Councilmember, City of Healdsburg
Caroline Bañuelos, Councilmember, City of Santa Rosa
Victoria Fleming, Councilmember, City of Santa Rosa
Brian Barnacle, Councilmember, City of Petaluma
Janice Cader Thompson, Councilmember, City of Petaluma
Phill Carter, Councilmember, City of Sebastopol
Neysa Hinton, Councilmember, City of Sebastopol
JB Leep, Councilmember, Town of Windsor
Samantha Rodriguez, Councilmember, City of Rohnert Park
Sandra Lowe, Councilmember, City of Sonoma
Stephen Zollman, Mayor, City of Sebastopol
Joanna Paun, Trustee, Petaluma City Schools / Candidate for District 2 Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Amy Griffin Atchley, Chair, Petaluma Climate Action Commission
Nancy Pemberton, Member, IOLERO Community Advisory Council
Rachel Farac, Mayor, City of Novato
Mo Mulheren, Mendocino County Board of Supervisors, 2nd District
John Haschak, Mendocino County Board of Supervisors, 3rd District
Magali Limeta, President, Novato Unified School District Trustee / Candidate for Marin County Board of Supervisors
Jesse Loren, Councilmember, City of Winters
Scott Bauer, Councilmember, City of Eureka
Trevor Merrell, Youth Empowerment Commissioner, State of California
Igor Tregub, Councilmember, City of Berkeley
David Cohen, Councilmember, City of San Jose

Organizations

California Democratic Party
Sonoma County Democratic Party
North Bay Labor Council
SEIU 1021
SEIU 2015
UNITE HERE Local 2
National Union of Healthcare Workers
North Coast States Carpenters Union
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 16
Sierra Club of Sonoma County
Sonoma County Conservation Action
350 Bay Area Action
California Working Families Party
Coalition for a Better Sonoma County
Families Advocating for Chemical and Tech Safety (FACTS)
West County Rural Alliance
Green Party of Sonoma County
California College Democrats
Santa Rosa Democratic Club
Jewish Democratic Club of Sonoma County
Sonoma County Asian Pacific Islander Democratic Club
Santa Rosa Junior College Young Democrats
Sonoma State University Young Democrats
Wine Country Young Democrats
Cloverdale Indivisible Steering Committee
Indivisible Healdsburg
Sonoma County LATINO PAC

Community Members*

Una Glass, Mayor of Sebastopol (retired)
Teresa Barrett, Mayor, City of Petaluma (retired)
Carre Brown, Mendocino Board of Supervisors District 2 (retired)
Ernest Carpenter, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors (retired)
Sue Carrell, Oakmont Democratic Alliance
Donald Frank, Treasurer, Sonoma County Democratic Party (retired)
Debora Fudge, Mayor, Town of Windsor (retired)
Michael Healy, Councilmember, City of Petaluma (retired)
Veronica "Roni" Jacobi, Councilwoman, City of Santa Rosa (retired)
Susan Jones, Police Chief and Mayor, City of Healdsburg (retired) 
Leah Gold, Mayor, City of Healdsburg (retired)
Susan Gorin, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors (retired)
Sarah Gurney, Mayor, City of Sebastopol (retired)
Mark Landman, Mayor of Cotati (retired)
Craig Litwin, Mayor, City of Sebastopol (retired)
Lynn Hamilton, Mayor, City of Sebastopol (retired)
Brigette Mansell, Mayor, City of Healdsburg (retired)
Dennis Pocekay, Vice-Mayor, Petaluma (retired)
Diana Rich, Mayor, City of Sebastopol (retired)
Wendy Skillman, Mayor, City of Cotati (retired)
Osvaldo Jimenez Sullberg, Mayor, City of Healdsburg (retired)
Randall Stone, Mayor, City of Chico (retired)
Rick Theis, Founder, Leadership Institute for Ecology & the Economy; Santa Rosa Planning Commission (retired)
Marsha Vas Dupre, Santa Rosa City Council; SRJC Board of Trustees (retired)
Gary Wysocky, Santa Rosa City Council (retired)
Eric Vazquez-Izaguirre, Deputy Regional Director, California Young Democrats, North Coast Region

Bruce Abramson
Vic Aiuto
Fred Allebach
Michael Allen
Beau Anderson
Brent E. Anderson
Marcia Anton
Adriana Arrizon
Debra Avanche
Laurie-Ann Barbour
Diane Bartleson
Anna Bellegarde
Marty Bennett
Tyra Benoit
Yael & Paul Bernier
Dora Beyer
Gary Bjork
Janice Blalock
Margaret Blauvelt
Sarah Bradbury
Kennedy Brandt
Josette Brose-Eichar
Joanne Brown
Pamela Browning
Jennifer Cadd
Richard Cochran
Tony Crabb
Susie Cummings
Nancy Dalwin
Alegría De La Cruz
Miles Dillingham
Suzanne Doyle
Jack Dupre
Frank Egger
Sally and Jim Evans
Leslie Everett
Gregory Fearon
Reece Foxen
Don Frank
Sheralynn Freitas
Norman Fujita
Claudia Galliani
Karen Giovannini
Laura Gonzalez
Barbara Grasseschi
Brooke Greene
Vicky Groom
Rebecca Hernandez
Tod Hill
Val Hinshaw
Nanci Hoban
Susan Hogeland
Michael Hooper
Merrilyn Joyce
Dan Kalb
Tessa Kraft
Susan Lamont
Betty Landry
Toni Lisoni
Walt Maack
Denny Martin
Rick Massell
Russ Messing & Arlene Naschke
Trevor Merrell
Rebecca Miller
Celena Moreno
John Mutz & Heather Hillman Mutz
La Reva Myles
Joseph Nagan
Denise Newkirk
Jan O'Brien
Bill Pesonen
Scott Pratt
Lou Preston
Bruce Raful
Bretta Rambo
Michelle Rene
Sandy Reynolds
Robin Riley
Amy Elizabeth Robinson
Noah Sanders
Renee Saucedo
Mitchell Serval
Dani Sheehan
Martha Sheratt
Teri Shore
Lolly Stafford
Elizabeth Steffy
Calvin Stevens
Susan Surmick
Carl Tennenbaum
Karen Thomas
Eris Weaver
Ken Wells
Jade Weymouth
Heather Young

*Titles used for identification purposes only

Accountable Government
Posted by Melanie Bagby for Supervisor 2026 · August 02, 2026 12:25 AM

Newsletter - Parks Update
Posted by Melanie Bagby for Supervisor 2026 · July 08, 2026 7:02 AM

Leading with Facts, Not Fear: Why Sonoma County Needs a Supervisor Who Shows Up Prepared
Posted by Melanie Bagby for Supervisor · April 16, 2026 12:52 PM

After two terms serving on Cloverdale City Council, Melanie Bagby is aiming for higher office.

Bagby, 57, has announced her plans to run for Sonoma County’s 4th District supervisor seat, becoming the third candidate to enter what is shaping up to be the first competitive race the district has seen in a decade.

Bagby, a former Cloverdale mayor, previously served seven years on the Cloverdale Planning Commission. While a councilmember, she sat on various regional boards including for Sonoma-Marin Area Transit, Sonoma County Transportation Authority/Regional Climate Protection Authority, Sonoma Clean Power and the Russian River Watershed Association.

She’s making that regional experience a central part of her bid to represent the huge 4th District, which stretches from northern Santa Rosa to the Mendocino County line