Candidates
(Vote for 5)
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Jim Cooper
10,958 votes
13.3%
- Occupation: Sheriff's Lieutenant
Michael P. Leary
7,338 votes
8.9%
- Occupation: Sheriff's Department Sergeant
- Elected Community Services District Board of Directors in 1990, 1994, & 1998
- President of Community Services District in 1993 & 1997
- Board member of the Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Communications Center
- Master's Degree in Organizational Business Management
- Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice
- Received the Life Saving Medal, one of the Sheriff's Departments highest awards
Priorities:
- Significantly increase law enforcement services to enhance public safety
- Promote responsible growth and maintain a balanced of business, industrial, residential and agricultural zoning within our city
- Plan and develop ways to increase the flow of traffic on major roads and reduce speeding in neighborhoods
Sophia Scherman
7,302 votes
8.9%
- Occupation: Elk Grove C.S.D. Director
Richard "Rick" Soares
6,808 votes
8.3%
- Occupation: Teacher
- Vice President Personnel
- Manager - Training and Personnel
Priorities:
- local control of planning issues
- increased law enforcement
- improved local services
Dan Briggs
5,489 votes
6.7%
- Occupation: Business Manager
Lou Zimmerle
4,856 votes
5.9%
- Occupation: Business Analyst/Consultant
Dennis Campbell
4,524 votes
5.5%
- Occupation: Local Business Owner
- President, Elk Grove Old Town Merchants Association
- Member, Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce
Priorities:
- Public Safety--Increase police patrols in our neighborhoods, parks and schools.
- Education--Make the city an active partner in improving local schools and libraries.
- Fiscal Responsibility--Prevent wasteful spending and make city government efficient and responsive.
Melinda Braido
4,211 votes
5.1%
- Occupation: Local Restaurant Owner
Richard "Rick" West
3,860 votes
4.7%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner - River City Lawn & Garden Care
- Elk Grove resident for 15 years, all three children went to school in Elk Grove
- Board member, Elk Grove and Franklin Laguna Planning Advisoary Councils
- Neighborhood Accountability Board
- President & Board member, Elk Grove Bambino Baseball
- Sponsor/Dancer, Strauss Festival
- "Home Field Advantage" Celebrity Dinner - Chair & Boardmember
Priorities:
- Offer qualified and experienced leadership for the newly incorporated city of Elk Grove
- Develop strong infrastructure for the new city - transportation, public safety, schools, business matters and quality of life
- Smart and well managed growth policies
Norm De Young
3,792 votes
4.6%
- Occupation: Senior Programs Administrator
Lorna D. Powell
3,339 votes
4.1%
- Occupation: Retired Peace Officer
Gary Winuk
3,123 votes
3.8%
- Occupation: Agency Director/Attorney
Elliot Mulberg
3,018 votes
3.7%
- Occupation: Air Quality Analyst
- Director Elk Grove Community Services District
- Commissioner Local Agency Formation Commission - Special District Alternate
- Franklin Laguna Area Community Planning Advisory Council
- Elk Grove Historical Society - President
- Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce - member
- South Sacramento Transit Alternatives Citizens Advisory Committee
Priorities:
- Improved police protection
- Improved transportation services & longer library hours
- Balanced growth
Raul Cupino
2,618 votes
3.2%
- Occupation: Engineering Designer
Kenneth Brody
2,003 votes
2.4%
- Occupation: Attorney/Father
Jerry A. Smith
1,913 votes
2.3%
- Occupation: State Employee
Gregory B. Maw
1,859 votes
2.3%
- Occupation: Senator's Chief Consultant
Bryan Prater
1,644 votes
2.0%
- Occupation: Programmer/Analyst
Joey Tomko
1,392 votes
1.7%
- Occupation: Business Owner: Government Sales Associates, Inc.
- Rated 24th of 2000 CMAS contract holders selling Information Technology to the State of California
- Business success based on realizing the need for effective communication between government and large corporations.
Priorities:
- The successful incorporation of Elk Grove and restoration of local control of our tax dollars.
- Establish a sound business foundation for the management of the new city of Elk Grove.
- Develop a responsible growth plan that reflects the needs of Elk Grove's diverse constituency
David L. Petersen
1,293 votes
1.6%
- Occupation: Circulation Manager
William "Bill" Hibbard
1,025 votes
1.2%
- Occupation: Federal Employee/Father
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