Jim Hinton
Candidate for City Council Member, Napa, District 3 · CAREGIVER
Jim Hinton describes himself as a community advocate who has attended more than 200 Napa City Council meetings. He has previously sought federal office and a county supervisor seat without success. His campaign has focused on protecting the city's Hennessey and Milliken reservoir drinking-water sources and on public health, and he was the only candidate in a past race to support Napa County's Measure C, the Watershed and Oak Woodland Protection Initiative. He has also been outspoken about the city's plans for a new city hall.
Positions in brief
Hinton has centered his campaign on protecting the city's drinking-water reservoirs and public health, and has criticized city hall spending plans.
Hinton's campaign website describes him as 'a relentless community advocate' who has attended more than 200 City Council meetings 'to ask the tough questions the establishment ignores.' He has emphasized protecting the Hennessey and Milliken reservoirs that supply much of the city's drinking water, supported Measure C's watershed and oak-woodland protections, and criticized the city's plan for a new city hall.
On the issues
- Water & Natural Resources
Prioritizes protecting the Hennessey and Milliken reservoirs that supply the city's drinking water.
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