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Orange County, CA November 6, 2012 Election
Council Member; City of Garden Grove Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 17 1:45pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (87/87)
32.8% Voter Turnout (1,133,204/1,683,001)
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Steve Jones Click here for more information about this candidate 18,593 votes 24.3%

  • Occupation: Garden Grove City Councilmember
Priorities:
  • Keep our streeets and neighborhoods safe
  • Create jobs and foster economic growth
  • Make Garden Grove a better place to live, work, and play
Chris Phan Click here for more information about this candidate 13,929 votes 18.2%
  • Occupation: Military Officer/Attorney
  • US Navy JAGC Officer
  • Board member of Boys and Girls Club of Garden Grove
  • Former Chairman and Board Member of St. Anselm's Cross Cultural Community Center
  • Founding Chairman of the Vietnamese American Armed Forces Association
Priorities:
  • Increase employment
  • Attract businesses into our city
  • Improve community safety
Phat Bui Click here for more information about this candidate 12,244 votes 16.0%
  • Occupation: Businessman
  • Chairman of the Planning Commission
  • CEO of a Technology and Management Consulting Corporation in Garden Grove for over 16 years
  • Won Best Innovation Award at the Government Technology Conference 2000
  • Triple Major : Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering
  • Guest Lecturer of Kingston University
  • Years of volunteering and community involvement
Priorities:
  • Create Jobs and Revitalize Business Districts
  • Streamline Unnecessary Regulations to better serve businesses
  • Improve Public Safety
Kris Beard Click here for more information about this candidate 11,144 votes 14.6%
  • Occupation: Appointed Garden Grove City Council Member
  • B.A. in Political Science, UC Santa Cruz
  • Public Administration graduate studies at Cal State Long Beach
  • Former Garden Grove Planning Commissioner
  • Former Garden Grove Neighborhood Improvement and Conservation Commissioner
  • Former City Clerk, City of Signal Hill. Elected 1982, re-elected 1986 and 1990.
  • Currently: Administrative Manager, County of Orange (29 years of public service)
Priorities:
  • Keep working to bring government, business and workers together to bring new revenue into the local economy, create jobs, and keep our taxes low.
  • Protect funding for public safety and fight to keep our neighborhoods safe.
  • Continue to fix our infrastructure, make every tax dollar count and maintain quality public services.
Josh McIntosh Click here for more information about this candidate 6,246 votes 8.2%
  • Occupation: Small Business Owner
  • Self Employed Mobile Disc Jockey
  • Community Activist
Priorities:
  • Stop the corruption in city hall
  • Impliment Community Benefit Agreements (CBA) policy
  • Reduce wasteful spending by city
Jenny Nguyen 6,082 votes 8.0%
  • Occupation: Information Technology Consultant
John R. O'Neill Click here for more information about this candidate 5,380 votes 7.0%
  • Occupation: Businessman / Electrical Instructor
  • Master Electrician
  • President/CEO
  • Faculty, Rancho Santiago College
Priorities:
  • Fiscal Responsibility
  • Maintain and improve our Infrastructure
  • No new Taxes and fees
Zack B Barrett Click here for more information about this candidate 2,795 votes 3.7%
  • Occupation: City of Garden Grove Water Quality Supervisor. 36 years
  • Drill water wells for the community of Haiti
  • Doing mission work bring fresh drinking water to the world
  • Major completed in Water Utility Science at Ranco Santiogo College
  • I have lived in garden grove for the past 54 years
Priorities:
  • Water Rate Expert
  • Marijuana Issues
  • Infrastructure expert

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