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Orange County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Steve A. Nagel

Candidate for
Council Member; City of Fountain Valley

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Steve Nagel

Candidate for Fountain Valley City Council
"The candidate with Experience, Ideas, and Leadership"

FAMILY
Married 22 years to my wife, Nina-Registered Nurse Cardiac Surgery, Son: Brett - Junior at California State University Long Beach, Graduated FVHS 2005, and Daughter: Allison - Freshman at Fountain Valley High School

EXPERIENCE
  • Retired Fire Marshal/Building Safety Manager - Over 28 years of proven leadership and experience with the Fountain Valley Fire Department. I served as a firefighter/paramedic, Captain, and Battalion Chief. I gained a thorough understanding and knowledge of the community, City operations, the budget process, emergency response and disaster preparedness management, and promoting customer service relations.
  • Community Services Commissioner
  • Traffic Advisory Committee Chairman
  • Associate Instructor Santa Ana College

EDUCATION
  • BA Degree, Vocational Education+ California State University, Long Beach
  • AS Degree, Respiratory Therapy + Long Beach City College

ISSUES:
  • Public Safety - Responsive and well equipped fire and police services.
  • Balanced budget and no new taxes.
  • Business friendly environment that attracts progressive businesses to stimulate the local economy, sustain sales tax revenues, and creates new jobs.
  • Maintaining an efficient level of public works, water, park recreation facilities, and community services our citizens expect and deserve.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
  • Fountain Valley Community Services Commissioner
  • Fountain Valley Traffic Advisory Committee Chairman
  • Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce - member
  • Fountain Valley Kiwanis Club - President 2008-09
  • Fountain Valley Rotary Club member
  • AYSO coach
  • Fountain Valley Youth (Pony) Baseball coach/board member
  • Fountain Valley High School Baseball Booster
  • Key Club Advisor - Los Amigos High School
  • ACS Fountain Valley Relay for Life Committee - Logistics Chair
  • PTSA
  • Red Ribbon event education
  • Every 15 Minutes Program - crash scene incident commander/participant at Fountain Valley and Los Amigos High Schools

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