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Orange County, CA June 2, 1998 Primary

Public Administrator

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William A. Baker 171,031 votes 55.2%

  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Public Administrator-Guardian
  • Last 13 years held office of Public Administrator administering estates of Orange County residents who have died and left no heirs or wills
  • Also, last 13 years, in executive capacity, served as Community Services Agency Director and Public Guardian
  • Over 33 years experience in program administration and in auditing and accounting
  • Vast experience managing the administration of hundreds of millions of public dollars
  • Served in fiduciary capacity for thousands of estates as Public Administrator/Guardian
Priorities:
  • Continue to ensure that decedents' estates are well protected
  • Continue to ensure that decedents' estates are administered effectively and efficiently
  • Acquire an upgraded computer system that will increase the effectiveness and efficiency of administering estates
Kris Beard 136,867 votes 44.2%
  • Occupation: Management/Budget Analyst
  • Currently work as Budget/Management Analyst for the County of Orange.
  • Started out as an Administrative Intern for the County of Orange Public Administrator's office.
  • Have worked in the field of Public Service and Administration for the past 16 years.
  • Elected to three terms and served over ten years as the City Clerk (Municipal Records Manager) and Chief Election Official for the City of Signal Hill.
  • Served two terms as a Volunteer in Service to America (Federal Government VISTA Program).
  • Received the 1980 Outstanding VISTA Volunteer Award for service rendered to eradicate poverty and improve the standard of living in Long Beach, CA.
Priorities:
  • Prepare and implement a Management Action Plan to remedy the Public Administrator's continual budget deficit.
  • Conduct a thorough fiscal and management audit of the Public Administrator's office.
  • Implement Total Quality Management and establish a program to review the performance of all supervisors and managers.

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