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Patrick Kolstad
20,929 votes
79.90%
- Occupation: Santa Clara City Council Member
- Served as Vice Mayor in 2003
- Lived entire life in Santa Clara Valley - Santa Clara resident and homeowner
- Married to wife, Terri (Silva) Kolstad - two grown children, one granddaughter
- Graduated San Jose State University
- Retired after 31 years of service to the community as a Santa Clara Police Officer
- Member of the Board of Directors, Northern California Power Agency
Priorities:
- Transportation: Manage Neighborhood Traffic - Pursue Regional Transportation Solutions - Enhance Mass Transit Options
- Neighborhoods: Increase Affordable Housing - Maintain Open Space - Prevent Crime & Maintain Emergency Services
- Environment & Education: Maintain Adequate Supply of Water & Sustainable Energy - Continue Partnerships with School District
Thomas MacDevitt
5,185 votes
19.80%
- Occupation: Software Engineer
- BA University of California at Santa Cruz
- Neighborhood activist
Priorities:
- Ensure that our city's budget is truely balanced
- To stop the rhetoric and start the work of running this city
- Put an end to special intrest money determining this town's policies
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