In Poker parlance, County Assessor candidate Ernie Dronenburg has
raised the ‘Table Stakes’ in the June 8th election contest for the job of
San Diego Assessor/ Recorder/
County Clerk.
Dronenburg sent written notice to rival candidates, as required by
a provision of County election rules, that he loaned another $30,000
to his campaign, bringing his cash-on-hand to over $141,000.
He is challenging appointed Democrat incumbent David Butler in
the primary election. The other leading GOP candidate is Jeff
Olson, an executive in the Assessor’s office.
The job was in good Republican hands with Greg Smith from 1983 to
2008. Smith retired to return to the private sector.
Dronenburg represented San Diego County on the State Board of
Equalization from 1978 to 1998.