League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	San Diego County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
	Council Member; City of Oceanside Voter Information Full Term.

Results as of Jan 24 10:40am

Candidates (Vote for 2) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Esther Christina Sanchez 24481 votes 24.44% Occupation: Councilmember/Attorney Oceanside City Council Member, 2000-2008 Oceanside High School, Class of 1974 B.A., Urban Studies, Brown University J.D., Hastings College of Law Public Defender for 20 years in San Diego County Opening own law practice business in Oceanside Priorities: Improve Public Safety -- Hire more police officers; lower response times Address Traffic Issues; Update Circulation Plan Aggressively Stimulate Economic Development Jack Feller 21966 votes 21.93% Occupation: City of Oceanside Councilmember Oceanside City Council member from 2000 - Current Member of Oceanside Jaycees. Voted Jaycee of the Year in 1992 and 1999 Member of Oceanside Rotary. President 1993-94 Founding board member, Pacific View Charter School Member, Oceanside Merchants Association Oceanside Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 1996-99; Volunteer of the Year 1990; Businessperson of the year 1996. Priorities: Economic Development Identify and Focus on Improving Residents' Quality-of-Life Public Safety Remains Priority No. 1 Charles "Chuck" Lowery 19097 votes 19.06% Occupation: Business Owner Member, Oceanside Chamber of Commerce Board Member, Oceanside Coastal Neighborhood Association Gandhi Non-Violence Award for Business 2006 Member, Oceanside Boulevard Vision Task Force Priorities: Represent all residents and their neighborhoods Promote Sustainable Economy by Creating Good Paying Jobs Finalize Comprehensive Traffic Plan Jim Gibson 13800 votes 13.78% Occupation: Hi-Tech Business Owner School Board Trustee Priorities: Putting Public Safety First No New Taxes Bringing Good Paying Jobs to Oceanside Zack Beck 8590 votes 8.58% Occupation: Youth Pastor Rex Martin 6919 votes 6.91% Occupation: Retired 911 Director I was elected twice and served 8 years as Council Member, Deputy Mayor and Mayor of Birmingham, Michigan Retired from the City of San Francisco as thier Director of 911 Emergency Communications Department (Police,Fire/EMS) Served with Homeland Security, Washington D.C., Director of Emergency Communications Center Appointed by City Council to the Oceanside Arts Commission Oceanside Charitable Foundation-Board Member Entire life of Public Service and Community Involvement Priorities: Public Safety, Health and Welfare..Continue Improving..Strive to be The Safest City in the County Economic Development with "Managed Growth" - Business Friendly & creating local jobs Infrastructure- Water, Roads, etc. Michael T. Lucas 3188 votes 3.18% Occupation: Retired State Supervisor BS Education State Bureau Automotive Repair Supervisor Teacher Business Manager Farmer Automotive Engineer Priorities: Cut unnecessary spending, vote "NO" on any new taxes or fees Maintain Oceansides infrastructure roads, sewers, water, etc. Serve the public 5 days a week Rick Kratcoski 2133 votes 2.13% Occupation: Grounds Supervisor Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information City of Oceanside Home Page (Mayor and City Council) City Home Page Local News and Analysis ABC 10 News San Diego Political Coverage NexGen Politics - interactive election information KPBS San Diego Public Broadcasting Local and National Coverage NBC San Diego Local and National Politics Politically Speaking - local coverage San Diego Union-Tribune Candidates focus on differences at forum - September 18, 2008 8 people vying for 2 seats, but seen mostly as 2 vs. 2 - September 28, 2008 Citing heavy workload, candidate Kratcoski has dropped out of race - October 4, 2008 Cash piling up in local council and mayoral races - October 9, 2008 North County Times Candidates spar in debate to be on TV - September 30, 2008 Candidates debate private vs. city ambulances - October 2, 2008 The Coast News Oceanside councilman vies for third term - September 12, 2008 New, familiar faces in race for City Council - September 19, 2008 This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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