Election results are in for the General Member, Safety Member and Retired Member seats on the VCERA Board of Retirement. On June 23, 2023, the Ventura County Elections Division issued certified results for the elections held on June 20, 2023. The following winning candidates will serve a three-term term starting on January 1, 2024.

For the General Member election, Greg Bergman received a plurality of the 743 votes cast among four candidates on the ballot.

For the Safety Member election, incumbent Aaron Grass received a majority of the 454 votes cast among two candidates on the ballot. Robert Ashby received the second-highest number of votes and will serve as the Alternate Safety Member.

For the Retired Member election, incumbent Arthur Goulet received a majority of the 1,930 votes cast among two candidates on the ballot. Maeve Fox ran unopposed for the Alternate Retired Member seat.

VCERA congratulates these individuals on their appointments to the Board of Retirement. Below are the vote totals for each candidate:

General Member Election 
Candidate Name                        Votes
Greg Bergman                             258
Derek Fouarge                             148
Cecilia Hernandez-Garcia           233
Brandon J. Miller                          104

Safety Member Election 
Candidate Name                        Votes
Robert Ashby                               217
Aaron Grass                                 237

Retired Member Election 
Candidate Name                        Votes
Arthur E. “Art” Goulet                  1,181
Henry C. Solis                              743

In the right sidebar of this page are the Certifications of Election Results and the Official Statements of Votes Cast for each election.