The 2025 elections have concluded, and the following individuals have been elected to represent their communities starting in January across various districts and boards in the greater San Bernardino County area, including Phelan, Pinon Hills, and Wrightwood.
Education
The new Snowline School Board member for Area 2 in Phelan is Corey LaFever, a local sheriff’s sergeant and dedicated Snowline parent, who will serve a four-year term on the board.
Chappelle M. Griffin was elected to the Victor Valley Community College District for District 3, which includes Phelan, Pinon Hills, and Wrightwood. Stephen Tyrrell was also elected to the Victor Valley College Board, representing District 5, which includes areas of Phelan and Pinon Hills north of Highway 138.
Community Service Districts
Incumbents Deborah J. Philips and Rebecca A. Kujawa were both re-elected to serve as directors on the Phelan Pinon Hills Community Services District for four years. Jenna Mills, a local business owner of Mills Hardware, was appointed to a short-term seat and attended her first board meeting on Nov. 13, where all three directors were sworn into office.
Martha McFauls and Rick J. Christensen are both first-time directors elected to serve on the Wrightwood Community Services District for four-year terms. They were sworn into office at a special WCSD meeting on Dec. 6, 2024. Kurt Watson was appointed to the WCSD board in October 2024, filling a short-term vacant seat following the resignation of the late Director Chuck Franklin.
San Bernardino County
The 2025 county ballot measures that passed for Phelan, Pinon Hills, and Wrightwood included Measure J, a Snowline School Bond allowing the Snowline Joint Unified School District to issue $70.6 million in bonds to fund school improvements. The bond requires an estimated property tax levy of $40 per $100,000 in assessed value and passed with 58.19% of the vote.
Measure L also passed with 61.35% of the vote. It amends the county charter to set compensation for specific elected county officials, such as the sheriff and district attorney, and establishes a minimum funding level for patrol personnel in unincorporated areas throughout San Bernardino County.
Measure K, which proposed increasing the transient occupancy tax to 11% to fund general public services, did not pass.
At the county level, former San Bernardino County Supervisor Josie Gonzales was elected as the short-term San Bernardino County assessor/recorder.
The November election also brought key races throughout the state of California. Below is a list of winners and state measures that passed.
U.S. Senate
• Democrat Adam Schiff (California)
U.S. House of Representatives
• Republican Jay Obernolte (23rd Congressional District, Phelan and Pinon Hills)
• Democrat Judy Chu (28th Congressional District, Wrightwood)
California Senate
• Republican Suzette Martinez Valladares (23rd State Senate District, Phelan, Pinon Hills, and Wrightwood)
• Democrat Sasha Renée Pérez (25th State Senate District, LA County, including Wrightwood)
California Assembly
• Democrat John Harabedian (21st State Assembly District, Phelan, Pinon Hills, and Wrightwood)
• Democrat Juan Carrillo Ventura (39th State Assembly District, Phelan north of Highway 18 and Pinon Hills in LA County)
California Ballot Measures
• Measure 2: Bonds for public school and college facilities — Passed, 58.7%
• Measure 3: Constitutional right to marriage — Passed, 62.62%
• Measure 4: Bonds for water, wildfire, and climate risks — Passed, 59.8%
• Measure 5: Bonds for affordable housing and infrastructure — Failed, 55.01%
• Measure 6: Eliminates forcing inmates to work — Failed, 53.34%
• Measure 32: Raises minimum wage — Failed, 50.71%
• Measure 33: Local government residential rent control — Failed, 60.02%
• Measure 34: Restricts spending of prescription revenues — Passed, 50.89%
• Measure 35: Provides permanent funding for Medi-Cal — Passed, 67.91%
• Measure 36: Increased sentencing for certain drug and theft crimes — Passed, 68.42%
