Candidates
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Heather Fargo
20,583 votes
21.8%
- Occupation: Parks Manager
- Council Member, 3rd term
- BS, Enviromental Planning and Management, UC Davis
- Certificate, State and Local Government Executive Program, Kennedy School of Goverment, Harvard University
- Natomas Community Association, founding board member and past president
Priorities:
- Quality schools in a safe environment
- Strong business with incentives for job development
- Safe streets free from drug and gun violence
Rob Kerth
19,095 votes
20.2%
- Occupation: City Councilmember/Engineer
Robbie Waters
17,247 votes
18.2%
- Occupation: Retired Sheriff/Councilman
- United States Air Force Veteran
- BS Degree from Sacramento State University, Graduate of the FBI Academy in Advanced Criminology
- 24 years as a Sacramento Police Officer
- Former Sheriff of Sacramento County
- Successful Small Business Owner
- Two term Sacramento City Councilmember
Priorities:
- Economic development of the downtown area, revitalization of our boulevards, bring good paying jobs to Sacramento
- Quality education for our children, after school programs
- Public Safety, more uniform police officers on patrol, safer parks
Joe Genshlea
13,890 votes
14.7%
- Occupation: Businessman/Attorney
- 3rd generation Sacramentan with 35 years of leadership in community programs in arts, economic development, social services and transportation.
Priorities:
- Education-insure safety, create teen centers, more pre-school progs. etc.
- Economic Development - build neighborhood tax base.
- Leadership of the city while spending tax dollars wisely
Julie Padilla
11,047 votes
11.7%
- Occupation: Playwright/Educator/Mother
- Native Sacramentan: born and raised in Sacramento, daughter of long-time community activists Leonardo Padilla and RosAngélica Moreno
- Education: St. Francis High School (valedictorian), Stanford University (Bachelor's and Master's degrees), UNC Chapel Hill (Master of of Fine Arts)
- Playwright: Julie just recently wrote, produced and performed her one-person play "You Don't Look Mexican" which toured the western United States
- Educator: Julie has taught English and Theater to undergraduates in addition to having directed an at-risk youth program
- Memberships/Committees: Sacramento Citizens for Safe Drinking Water, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op, Women Democrats
- Mother: Julie and Paul are the proud parents of a two-year-old boy named Río and a ten pound poodle, Paquita
Priorities:
- Our City's youth: City needs to monitor the educational system and provide for after-school programs, community centers, and youth counseling
- Local Business: City needs to partner with and support local businesses and make them a priority over large, out-of-town corporations
- Campaign Finance Reform: City needs meaningful campaign finance reform and lobbyist registration in order to make the City beholden to the people
Steve Cohn
8,586 votes
9.1%
- Occupation: City Councilman/SMUD Attorney
- B.A. Yale University, 1975
- J.D. University of San Diego, 1979
- Fulbright Scholarship in France
- Chairman of the Board of Regional Transit
- Chairman of the Board of Capitol Corridor JPA
- Co-Founder, Capital Unity Council
Priorities:
- Improving existing neighborhoods and creating a vibrant city center.
- Expanding transportation alternatives.
- Improving public schools.
Nathan Barry
1,738 votes
1.8%
- Occupation: Bicycle Messenger
Rowland R. Reeves
1,067 votes
1.1%
- Occupation: High School Teacher
- Education: Bach of Sci. Business Administration - UC Berkeley
- Second Degree: Bach. of Arts Political Science - Calif. State University, Chico
- Most appreciated honor: voted "Kings Teacher of the Month" last year by my fellow faculty members at Luther Burbank High School
- Honorable Discharge from the United States Army
Priorities:
- Education: Make Sacramento's schools, as they once were, the top schools in the State
- Crime: End the reign of misdemeanor crime the plagues many areas of our City.
- Showcase our rich cultural diversity and history
Ronald E. Anderson
732 votes
0.8%
- Occupation: Businessman
- Attended Brigham Young Univ. Provo UT 1979-1981; Received Assoc. Degree in Retail Management Provo Tech College 1983
- Red Cross Volunteer 1998 to current, Disaster Action Team Leader
- Organizer and Coordinator for Friends Disaster Service in California
- Elder in Friend (Quaker) Church
- Crisis Line Worker, Provo UT 1980-1982
- Former President of College Democrats at Brigham Young University 1980
Priorities:
- Development that will enhance the economic and social well-being of all people is of the utmost importance
- Increase the city budget to upgrade and expand services by reducing city debt, increase efficiency and balancing tax breaks to large corporations
- Campaign reform that breaks candidates dependence on high contributors and term limits to encourage fresh ideas and prevent political patronization
Albert Estrada
613 votes
0.6%
Sean South
(Write-In)
- Occupation: College Student
- Student Leader
- Non-Profit Corporation Board of Director
- UCSD Political Science--B.A.
- Candidate for State Assembly District 76 in 1996
- Candidate for Antioch City Council in 1992
- School Board Candidate in 1998
Priorities:
- Clean Up City Government--Strong and Effective Campiagn Finance Reform
- Build Freeways and Roadways
- Stop Excessive Growth in the County
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News and Analysis
The Sacramento Bee
- Sacramento voters struggling to sort through mayoral field
- March 5, 2000
- Waters, Genshlea trade character accusations
- March 3, 2000
- Mayoral hopefuls pound pavement in search of votes
- Feb. 29, 2000
- Dollars flow in race for mayor: Record $1.6 million and counting raised
- Feb. 27, 2000
- Builders top givers to mayor hopefuls
- Feb. 21, 2000
- 10's a crowd as mayor hopefuls debate on TV
- Feb. 18, 2000
- Mayoral field to come into focus in live TV debate
- Feb. 17, 2000
- Economic challenges await mayor
- Feb. 9, 2000
- 'Undecided' leads field in mayoral race
- Feb. 7, 2000
- Artists looking at mayor's race: Local groups seek boost in aid
- Feb. 5, 2000
- Mayor of many communities: City's next leader may have to be coalition-builder
- Jan. 31, 2000
- School issues test hopefuls: Education key in mayor's race
- Jan. 30, 2000
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