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San Luis Obispo County, CA November 5, 2002 Election
Councilmember; City of San Luis Obispo Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Nov 20 4:05pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (30/30)
55.3% Voter Turnout (13774/24919)
(55 Writein Votes 0.3%)
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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John Ewan 6889 votes 31.5%

  • Occupation: Business Owner/Councilmember
  • Cal Poly Graduate
  • Planning Commission
  • Current City Councilmember
  • Owner of an Alternate Energy Business
Priorities:
  • Protect Environmental Quality
  • Develope Diverse Economic Base
  • Recreational Opportunities for All
Allen K. Settle 5494 votes 25.1%
  • Occupation: Mayor/Educator
  • Elected 4 times as mayor
  • Professor, Cal Poly, University
Priorities:
  • Additional water for the city
  • Additional housing for the city
  • Upholding the city general plan
Paul Brown 5483 votes 25.0%
  • Occupation: Restaurateur/Soldier
  • Owner of the award winning Mother's Tavern
  • A military instructor for at risk youth at the Grizzly Academy
  • A U.S. Army Military Police Sergeant, activated for 9 months on Operation Noble Eagle
  • Lead Singer of the Sugar Daddy Swing Kings swing band
  • City of San Luis Obispo Human Relations Commission
  • San Luis Obispo Downtown Association Board of Directors
Priorities:
  • Stemming the flight of working families from the city
  • Preserving our Downtown's position as the business, cultural, social and entertainment center of the county
  • Securing concrete agreements from the Cal Poly administration and the California State University system to provide more housing for Cal Poly students
Andrew Carter 3980 votes 18.2%
  • Occupation: Writer, lecturer, stay-at-home dad
  • Married for 15 years; father of 4 children
  • Former marketing executive
  • BA, Princeton University; MBA, Wharton School
  • Homeowner; resident of SLO since 1996
  • Avid hiker & outdoorsman
  • Tribune letter writer; Dave Congalton guest
Priorities:
  • Building more affordable housing in San Luis Obispo
  • Maintaining the economic viability of San Luis Obispo
  • A balanced approach to governance

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