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Contra Costa County, CA November 7, 2000 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Dan Richard

Candidate for
Director, Dist 1; S.F. Bay Area Rapid Transit District; Area 1

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DAN RICHARD

Candidate for Re-Election

BART District 1 (Contra Costa)

Biographical Information

BORN: September 22, 1950

Takoma Park, Maryland

EDUCATION: B.A. Political Science, Washington University St. Louis, Missouri 1972

J.D. Law
McGeorge School of Law Sacramento, CA 1980

FAMILY: 1 child, who is a graduate of Miramonte High School and who is now an Assistant District Attorney in Massachussetts

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:

My background includes experience in business, technology, government and law. Each of those disciplines is valuable for service on the BART Board. These are the positions I've held, professionally:

Management Intern
Staff Assistant
Special Assistant to Deputy Associate Administrator
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Washington, D.C. 1972-1977

Deputy Assistant for Science & Technology
Office of the Governor of California
Sacramento, California 1978-1979

Advisor to the Chairman
California Energy Commission
Sacramento, California 1979-1982

Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary
Office of the Governor of California
Sacramento, California 1982

Vice President
Independent Power Corporation
Oakland, California 1983-1986

Co-Founder and Principal
Morse, Richard, Weisenmiller & Associates (MRW), Inc.
Oakland, California 1986-1997

Senior Vice President, Public Affairs
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Vice President, Governmental Relations
PG&E Corporation
San Francisco, California 1997- Present

MEMBERSHIPS/COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

Environmental Leadership Forum,
California League of Conservation Voters
Diablo Firesafe Council
Member, State Bar of California

HOBBIES:

I have a private pilot license, rated for gliders (sailplanes). I enjoy scuba diving, backpacking, cycling.

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