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San Diego County, CA March 5, 2002 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Kevin Barnard

Candidate for
Board of Supervisors; County of San Diego; Supervisorial District 5

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Kevin Barnard was born and raised in San Diego County.

Kevin Barnard has been on the front lines of both law enforcement and crime prevention. He is an award-winning police detective who has been at the forefront of community-oriented policing in San Diego over his career of more than twenty years.

He captured a serial killer on the FBI Top Ten Wanted List

He has been repeatedly commended for his work on the San Diego police force including for his "creativity, tenacity, extraordinary alertness, professionalism, knowledge, dedication, initiative, innovation, and interpersonal abilities" - as well as his "reasoning under emergency conditions."

His work helped establish grass roots support for the now-accepted concept of Drug Court by demonstrating how law enforcement and recovery programs can be an effective combination.

He's led many presentations before youth groups # as well as training rookie officers.

He lives in Harmony Grove with his wife Heather, also a cop, and their three dogs: Makenna, Gunnar and Cowboy.

Other past or present volunteer activities:
- Hosted "Cops & Kids" confidence building courses on his property
- An athlete throughout his life, he has coached or played soccer, tennis and currently, ice hockey.
- Volunteer at local veterinary hospital

Protect North County - Support Kevin Barnard The time is right for a citizen candidate who understands the frustrations of dealing with an elected official who is unresponsive and unwilling to listen # and most importantly has demonstrated his ability to listen and act.

Barnard offers a better choice for quality of life and good government.

Please visit and volunteer at http://www.kevinbarnard.com

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