▁preference ," ▁though ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁mayor ▁is ▁officially ▁non part isan . ▁She ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁primary ▁to ▁Fa ul con er , ▁coming ▁in ▁second . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁San ▁Diego ▁County ▁board ▁of ▁super vis ors ▁election ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Sal da ña ▁ran ▁for ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁officially ▁non part isan ▁San ▁Diego ▁County ▁Board ▁of ▁Super vis ors . ▁She ▁campaign ed ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat , ▁having ▁changed ▁her ▁party ▁affili ation ▁back ▁after ▁the ▁mayor al ▁election . ▁She ▁came ▁in ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁primary ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁election , ▁which ▁was ▁ultimately ▁won ▁by ▁Nathan ▁F let cher . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Sal da ña ▁has ▁many ▁out door ▁interests , ▁including ▁sail ing , ▁h ik ing , ▁golf ing , ▁k ay aking , ▁sw imming , ▁sn ork eling , ▁and ▁phot ography . ▁She ▁wrote ▁L ori ▁Sal da ña ' s ▁Back pack ing ▁Pr imer '' ▁( 1 9 9 5 ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Assembly ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁San ▁Diego ▁Category : San ▁Diego ▁State ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : W omen ▁state ▁legisl ators ▁in ▁California ▁Category : Cal iforn ia ▁Democr ats ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁polit icians ▁Category : 2