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San Diego County, CA November 6, 2012 Election
Council Member; City of Vista Voter Information

Full Term.

Results as of Jan 14 5:14pm
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Cody Campbell 7,044 votes 17.9%

  • Occupation: Small Business Owner
Amanda Young Rigby 6,147 votes 15.6%
  • Occupation: Businesswoman/Parks Commissioner
Cliff Kaiser Click here for more information about this candidate 5,998 votes 15.2%
  • Occupation: Businessman/IT Consultant/Retired Navy Captain
  • Past-Chairman & Executive Board, Vista Chamber of Commerce (4 years)
  • Palomar Airport Advisory Committee (2 years)
  • Vista Girls Softball board member & coach (2 years)
  • 2010 San Diego North Economic Development Council Award for Excellence in Information Technology
  • 2007 SBA Small Business of the Year
Priorities:
  • Eliminate the budget deficit + live within our means
  • Support the community + eliminate new youth sports fees, remove threats of turning off street lights
  • Aggressively pursue downtown & S. Santa Fe development
Tom Fleming Click here for more information about this candidate 5,618 votes 14.3%
  • Occupation: Businessman/Planning Commissioner
Priorities:
  • An Honorable Man with Core Values (Faith,Family,Country)
  • I believe in a less is more philosophy
  • #1 priority is security of all Vistans ( Fire and Sheriff)
Frank Lopez Click here for more information about this candidate 4,745 votes 12.1%
  • Occupation: Councilmember/Retired Restauranteur
  • Vista City Councilman since 2004
  • Retired Vista Business Owner of 40 years
  • Vista Rotarian
  • Citizen of the Year 1986
Priorities:
  • Business Retention, Expansion & Recruitment, Reduce City Deficit
  • Public Safety, Youth Safety & Education (Support Skate Park)
  • Roads & Traffic
Garry G. Garretson Click here for more information about this candidate 3,821 votes 9.7%
  • Occupation: Retired businessman
  • Two terms on school board in MA
  • Nine years Vista Parks and Recreation Commissioner -last three as Chairman
  • Tri-City Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees
  • Vista Education Foundation - Vice President
  • 19 years Vista resident - 44 years married - three children - three years combat veteran
  • 40 years Fortune 500 Company (finance, HR, operational leadership)
Priorities:
  • With 11% unemployment, job creation is a top priority which can be accomplished by expanding our support for entrepreteneurs, and all businesses.
  • Utilizing 40 years of corporate leadership to providing effective and efficient services.
  • Integrity at all levels in providing high quality city services.
Gene Ford Click here for more information about this candidate 2,593 votes 6.6%
  • Occupation: Retired Trust Executive
  • Director - North County solutions for Change
  • Director - S hadowridge Owners Association
  • Director - South Vista Communities
Priorities:
  • Maintain Firefighter and Law enforcement personel as needed
  • Attract new businesses to Vista
  • Provide leasership and Integrity to the City Council
John X. Staight 1,727 votes 4.4%
  • Occupation: Financial Administrator/Parent
Carla Miles Click here for more information about this candidate 1,684 votes 4.3%
  • Occupation: Online Media Writer
  • (2008) Business Administration & Leadership
  • (1998) Early Childhood Education certificate
  • 2000 - 2012 Board of Directors Vista HOA
Priorities:
  • JOBS: Find new business to hire thousands of unemployed & underemployed.
  • MONEY: Bring proactive effort to increase business expansion/relocation and revenue to city.
  • DEBT: "...debt is the monster [that's]going to eat us up..." (Ron Paul)

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  Official Information

City Council Web Page
News and Analysis

San Diego U-T

North County Times
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