Kern Supervisor David Couch considering run for state Senate
Mar 18, 2025
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Kern County's District 4 Supervisor David Couch is considering a run for state Senate, he confirmed with 17 News Monday afternoon.
Couch told 17 News he is eyeing Senate District 12, currently represented by Bakersfield Republican Shannon Grove.
Grove will be ter
med out in 2026 and is expected to run for a seat on the State Board of Equalization.
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Couch said he will make a decision in the coming weeks.
Couch was just re-elected to his supervisorial seat, and that term ends in 2028.
If he wins the state Senate seat in the 2026 Midterm Election; he'd have to resign from his District 4 seat midterm. ...read more read less