Race for San Mateo County assessor, chief elections officer heats up as tensions flare

by Alise Maripuu, Bay City News May 21, 2026May 22, 2026

THE HEAD-TO-HEAD RACE for San Mateo County’s next chief elections officer and assessor-county clerk-recorder is heating up with both candidates trying to take aim at one another as Election Day nears.

District 5 Supervisor David Canepa is challenging Jim Irizarry, the current assistant chief elections officer and assessor-county clerk-recorder. The current office holder, Mark Church, was first elected in 2010 but decided to not seek reelection this year.

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Alise Maripuu, Bay City News

Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.

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