League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Contra Costa County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
	Council Member; City of Richmond Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Nov 30 11:25am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (61/61) (72 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.12%)

Candidates (Vote for 3) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Courtland "Corky" Booze 8839 votes 14.51% Occupation: Teacher/Local Businessman Possess two (2) lifetime teaching credentials from the University of Berkeley Extension Appointed Vice Chair of the Recreation and Parks Commission by Mayor, Gayle Mc Laughlin Local Businessman Awarded the 2009 Community Activist of The Year Award by Mayor Gayle Mc Laughlin Awarded the Crime Prevention Activist of The Year Award by the Richmond Crime Prevention Committee Priorities: Public Safety Reduction of Crime Job Creation / Getting people back to work Jim m Rogers 8695 votes 14.28% Occupation: City of Richmond Councilmember Graduate UC Berkeley, UC Davis Priorities: I led the fight that has saved Richmond schools from closing I added millions to the pothole repair budget I passed public financing to reduce theinfluence of campaign $ Jovanka D. Beckles 8135 votes 13.36% Occupation: Youth Violence Specialist Youth Violence Reduction Specialist at West County Children and Adolescent Services Small Business Owner in Event Planning field; San Pablo Ave Business Association Initiator Planning Commissioner, City of Richmond General Plan Development Advisor, City of Richmond Masters Degree in Business Administration, BA in Psychology Author "The Gary Family", at http://www.jovankabeckles.org/links/OneRichmond.pdf Priorities: Preventing crime and violence with jobs, youth programs, public safety Developing and diversifying our economy with new green technologies and more support for small business No Casino at Pt. Molate--we can do better to get jobs sooner. Myrna Lopez 7178 votes 11.79% Occupation: Incumbent/Councilmember MS Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA BA Liberal Studies/Business Admin. Cal State East Bay Fomer Richmond Planning Commissioner League of Cities Revenue & Taxation Policy Cmte Over 15 years experience with city budgeting and environmental/economic development policy Worked with US EPA on Brownfields cleanup Priorities: Bring and keep good paying jobs to Richmond, jobs you can raise a family on. Safe streets by hiring more police officers, creating jobs, and supporting youth employment and mentorship programs Partnering with School District to create thriving schools Maria "Mtv" Viramontes 6813 votes 11.19% Occupation: Incumbent B.A., University of the Pacific, cum laude Certificate of Professional Development, Finance, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania National Teacher Corp; former teacher former, California State Assembly, Chief of staff, District 11 former, Executive Director, East Bay Public Safety Corridor Partnership former, Executive Director, Richmond Children's Foundation Priorities: I authored legislation that increased police officers and for 3 years crime is reduced; homicide today is 14 compared to 2009 with 34 murders. The 18% unemployment rate requires a diverse economic strategy which I work to obtain in Richmond. I created a plan to fund our schools and keep them open for two years while we work with the School Board and the community for a solution. Eduardo Martinez 6564 votes 10.78% Occupation: Teacher Recipient of the Arizona University "In Defense of Good Teaching" Award Co-chair March 4 Education Richmond Progressive Alliance Steering Committee Board member of East Bay Sanctuary Covenant (EBSC) Chair of Richmond Chapter of MAPA Co-chair of WCCUSD Budget Advisory Committee (CBAC). Priorities: Creating cohesive communities in our neighborhoods Promoting job opportunities in a diversified and green economy Reducing crime by focusing on the roots of the problem Rhonda F. Harris 5705 votes 9.37% Occupation: Housing Developer/Contractor Commissioner,Community Development Commission Co-founder, Richmond Community Based Employment Collaborative President / Founder, Contractor's Alliance of Richmond Vice President, Santa Fe Neighborhood Council Past Vice President, Richmond Neighborhood Coordinating Council Past Board Member, Richmond Rotary Club Priorities: Economic Development / Job Creation North Richmond Shoreline Point Molate Gary Bell 4551 votes 7.47% Occupation: Credit Union President Virginia Finlay 2966 votes 4.87% Occupation: Real Estate Sales Harry Singh 1387 votes 2.28% Occupation: Lab Technician Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

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