SOLVANG — Mark Infanti has been elected mayor of Solvang.
And David Brown and Elizabeth Orona are victorious for Solvang City Council districts 3 and 4 respectively.
Mr. Infanti, who ran unopposed, received 94.68% of the vote with 1,138 votes in Tuesday’s general election.
He previously worked as a project management consultant for clients such as aerospace and defense contractors.
Mr. Infanti has a bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Texas El Paso. He also studied architecture for a few years prior to switching his major.
Mr. Brown, who ran against Louise Smith, received 47.65% of the vote with 81 votes. Ms. Smith received 41.18% of the vote with 70 votes.
Mr. Brown received his bachelor’s in agriculture/business management from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 1980 and his master’s in business administration from Pepperdine University in 1987. Mr. Brown works in finance and is a small business owner.
Ms. Orona defeated incumbent Robert Clarke for the District 4 seat with 57.14% of the vote with 220 votes. Mr. Clarke holds 42.86% of the vote with 165 votes.
Ms. Orona holds a bachelor of science in mathematics/applied science, with economics as the secondary application of mathematics from UCLA.
She has 35 years of experience as an information technology professional.
— Katherine Zehnder
