Vargas eyes 2nd term as District 1 Supervisor, looks to fend off Galicia [Video]

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Voters Tuesday will decide whether Board of Supervisors Chair Nora Vargas gets a second term in District 1 — or if she’ll be replaced by Chula Vista business owner Alejandro Galicia, potentially tipping the board’s makeup to the right.

Though supervisor seats are nonpartisan, Vargas is a Democrat and Galicia a Republican. Currently, the board’s makeup is three Democrats (Vargas, Monica Montgomery Steppe and Terra Lawson-Remer, who is also up for re-election), and two Republicans (Joel Anderson, also seeking re-election, and Jim Desmond).

Vargas was first elected in 2020 to replace Greg Cox, a longtime board member termed out of office. She is the first Hispanic woman to serve on the board.

Galicia, a military veteran who owns BPI Plumbing, has not held elected office, but two years ago ran unsuccessfully for the state Senate from District 18.

In an emailed statement, Vargas said she’s running …