Candidate for
Board Member; South San Joaquin Irrigation District; Division 4

Carlon Perry,former Mayor of the City of Manteca, and owner/publisher of the Lathrop-Manteca Sun Post, with a family background in agriculture, is a lifelong resident of south San Joaquin County and has been deeply involved in local government, serving on various boards and commissions for the past 35 years.

His experience includes; Mayor of Manteca, Manteca Planning Commissioner, Coordinator of the Manteca Community Electricity Management Program, Manteca Recreation Commissioner, President of the Lathrop County Water District,and was instrumental in creating a Senior Citizen Nutrition program in the South County.

Carlon Perry won a seat on the Manteca City Council in 1992, re-elected in 1996, and elected Mayor in 1998, receiving the largest number of votes cast for Mayor in the history of the City.

Recognizing the need to address common issues on a regional basis, he played a large part in establishing an alliance of South County Mayors (Escalon, Lathrop, Manteca, Ripon and Tracy).

A graduate of the Manteca Unified School District, Carlon Perry served as a U.S. Army Military Policeman stationed in Korea during the Vietnam War.

After completing his military service, he played professional baseball for both the Dodgers and Mets organizations, which has resulted in his continued commitment to youth sports.

Carlon Perry believes that the primary focus of the South San Joaquin Board of Directors is to lower energy costs, retain irrigation rights, keep water bills low and fight for both agricultural and city concerns.

Carlon Perry and his wife Kathy, have been married 38 years and have five adult children, Carlon Casey Perry II, Jaime Kesler and husband Anthony, Geoff Perry and fiance Janelle Marlowe, and four grandchildren; Shelby-Lyn, Jessie-Lyn, Geoffrey, and Taylor.