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Special election Q&As: Meet the District 1 candidates for San Diego County supervisor

Seven candidates are running for the South County seat. Here’s who they are, and what they told us about their priorities, positions and more.

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A special election is underway in San Diego County’s South Bay for the District 1 county supervisor seat that Nora Vargas unexpectedly vacated earlier this year.

Seven people appear on the ballots mailed to hundreds of thousands of ed voters: Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre, Chula Vista Councilmember Carolina Chavez, energy consultant Elizabeth Efird, businessman Louis Fuentes, Chula Vista Mayor John McCann, San Diego Councilmember Vivian Moreno and Lincoln Pickard.

But who exactly are the candidates, and what do they promise to do if elected to the Board of Supervisors?

The San Diego Union-Tribune asked all seven of them a series of questions about their policy positions, priorities, plans and more. Here’s what they told us.

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