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Karin Strasser Kauffman
2,712 votes
13.13%
- Occupation: Retired County Supervisor
Glenn E. Robinson
2,537 votes
12.28%
- Occupation: University Professor
- Professor, Naval Postgraduate School, 1991-present
- President, Carmel Valley Association, 2004-08
- Carmel Valley Blue-Ribbon Roads Committee
- Coach, Carmel Community Girls Softball
- BA, PhD from U.C. Berkeley. Fulbright Scholar
- Fifth Generation Californian on both sides of my family
Priorities:
- Preserve Carmel Valley's Rural Character and Open Spaces
- Slow, smart growth, not more large subdivisions and sprawl
- Fiscal conservative: protect Carmel Valley's tax base
Larry Bacon
2,342 votes
11.34%
- Occupation: Registered Investment Advisor
Amy E Anderson
2,299 votes
11.13%
- Occupation: Retired Biologist
- Retired biology professor, OR. State Univ.
- President, Chamber Music Monterey Bay
- Member, League of Women Voters Monterey Peninsula
- Election Integrity Committee, LWVMP
- Professional Cellist
- PhD Univ. of Califormia
Priorities:
- Local control of land use decisions in Carmel Valley
- Preserve the rich, diverse and rural character of the Carmel Valley corridor
- Careful management of Carmel Valley tax revenues to serve needs of the community
Priscilla Walton
2,073 votes
10.03%
- Occupation: Retired Professor/Educational Consultant
- Planning Commissioner, Human Relations Commission-Davis, CA
- Board of Directors, Davis Rural Land Trust
- M.A. Economics & Anthropology, University of Texas, Austin
- Ph.D. Education, Northwestern University
- Consultant, Commission on Teacher Credentialing-Sacramento, CA
- Research/Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz
Priorities:
- Ensuring that all development is consistent with the rural nature of Carmel Valley and locally controlled with citizen participation.
- Protecting the rural and environmental integrity of the Carmel Valley and it's natural resources.
- Maintaining a town that is fiscally responsible & responsive to the needs of Carmel Valley residents (good planning,decent roads and traffic control).
Scott Dick
1,481 votes
7.17%
- Occupation: Retired Army Officer
Jacob Odello
1,342 votes
6.50%
Michael Addison
1,232 votes
5.96%
- Occupation: Business Owner/Entrepreneur
- MSEE Stanford University
- MBA Harvard University
- Owner Bay Cities Auto Auction
- Owner PLP Digital Systems
- Owner Siella Imaging
- Member Rotary
Priorities:
- Do not think Carmel Valley will be better off as a city
- If a city is created, the council will need experienced members
- Government intrusions must be minimized
Ernie Bizzozero
1,163 votes
5.63%
- Occupation: Retired Military Officer
- BS in Business Administration, Boston College, 1956 graduate
- President Carmel Views Community Association
- Member Ft. Ord Retiree Council
- Docent Monterey Maritime Museum
- Retired Coast Guard Captain
- Military Awards
Priorities:
- Keep Carmel Valley rural in nature
- Insure adequate funding for aTown exists
- Insure adequate Police and fire services are not downgraded
Thomas C. White, III
1,078 votes
5.22%
- Occupation: Retired Professor
Lawrence K. Samuels
941 votes
4.55%
- Occupation: Realtor/Writer
- Elected official in Seaside -- Chairman of the PAC with advises the Mayor on Eminent Domain issues
- Editor and contributing author of the paperback Facets of Liberty
- Author of forthcoming book, In Defense of Chaos: the Chaology of Politics, Economics and Human Action
- Winner of the 2007 Karl Bray Memorial Award
- Co-Chair of Monterey County Libertarians for Peace
- Manager and co-manager of the Future of Freedom Conference series for five years
Priorities:
- To stop the incorporation of Carmel Valley
- To keep Carmel Valley rural
- To keep taxes lower and to have less interfence from governmental agencies
Lee Lightfoot
499 votes
2.42%
John Barry Smith
493 votes
2.39%
- Occupation: Retired Military Officer
- US Naval Aviation crewman and navigator
- US Army Audiologist
- Masters degree in Audiology
- EENT Clinic Director
- FAA Part 135 Charter pilot, instrument rated
- Married 32 years and daughter age 17
Priorities:
- Maintain peace, quiet, serenity, and prosperity for residents of Carmel Valley
- Ensure residents acquire their fair share of water and other resources.
- Ensure honorable and efficient local government
Noël Jensen
325 votes
1.57%
- Occupation: Registered Nurse
S. "Savva" Vassiliev
143 votes
0.69%
- Occupation: Writer and Actor
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- Dick-9/19/09
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