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Lou Correa
27635 votes
44.3%
Bruce A. Broadwater
14209 votes
22.8%
- Occupation: Mayor
- Elected Mayor of Garden Grove since 1994
- Currently Deputy Labor Commissioner- State of California
- Married to Peggy, 2 Sons, 2 Grandchildren
- Garden Grove City Councilman 1992-94
- BA University of San Francisco
Priorities:
- Fix the 22 Garden Grove Freeway now!
- Reorganize Orange County Government- Put Citizens and Taxpayers First
- Promote Economic Development and Jobs
Brett E. Franklin
10989 votes
17.6%
- Occupation: City Councilman/Businessman
- Son of a U.S. Marine Corps jet pilot and a Registered Nurse. Married to Rossette, a bilingual educator of disabled teens. Father of Elliott, age 2.
- Lifelong resident of Orange County, and manager of a successful O.C. business for 20 years.
- B.A. from Westmont Christian College in Economics and Business
- Ensured a balanced budget in Orange County's largest city in each of 7 years as an elected official.
- Fought for $10 million in regional grants for parks and playgrounds; protected and promoted city's urban forest, planting 15,000 trees.
- Secured $15 million in federal money for local homeland security; established CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training program.
Priorities:
- Fight taxes while protecting resources for public safety, health, education, and traffic relief.
- Stop Sacramento and local politicians from building casinos in Garden Grove, Santa Ana, or Westminster.
- Fight crime, political corruption, gangs, and graffiti.
Kermit Marsh
9548 votes
15.3%
- Occupation: Westminster City Councilmember
- Son of Paul Marsh, a former US Marine and business owner, and Joyce Marsh, who taught in the Garden Grove Unified School District for over 25 years.
- Married to Wendy, Father to Dermot, age 5 years, and Connor, just born November 2003.
- Graduate of Westminster High School (1983, Valedictorian, National Merit Scholar).
- Bachelors Degree from Stanford University (1987, dual majors in Economics and History, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Epsilon).
- Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley (1990, Oralist Commendation, Moot Court Board).
- Lifelong resident of Orange County, with successful professional practice in downtown Santa Ana for past decade.
Priorities:
- Vote to cut taxes, not raise them. Halt the growth of County spending. Make government live within its means, just like the rest of us.
- Improve the 22, 405, 55 and 5 Freeways, and expand the 91 Freeway. Stop the billion dollar CenterLine fiasco.
- Curtail redevelopment abuses and restrict government seizure of private property by eminent domain.
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Events
- ELECTION FORUM
- ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
- FIRST DISTRICT
The League of Women Voters of Orange County is offering a forum to
help First District voters learn more about the persons who seek to
represent them on the Board of Supervisors. There are four candidates.
The candidates will discuss their qualifications and goals and then
respond to questions from the audience. The event is open to the
public, and there is no charge. Schedule and location are given below.
- Friday, February 20, 2004
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Santa Ana Unified School District Hqrs.
1601 E. Chestnut Street
Santa Ana
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League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
