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John Laird
129,410 votes
68.7%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: State Assemblymember
- AB, Politics, Adlai Stevenson College
- Commissioner, Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Comm., 1981-1990
- Board Member/President, Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG), 1981-1983
- Chair, Santa Cruz County Joint Powers Water Study, 1983-1985
- Councilmember/Mayor, Santa Cruz City Council
- Trustee, Cabrillo College
Priorities:
- Actions related to ensuring a balanced, pay-as-you-go budget that meets voters' needs for a good quality of life in California.
- Various legislative action in the area of the environment and civil rights.
- There are outdated mandates and the state is not reimbursing local governments. I will work to repeal outdated mandates and reform the system.
Jack D. Barlich
59,076 votes
31.3%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Mayor, City of Del Rey Oaks
- Firefighter, 29 years service, retired as Assistant Fire Chief
- U.S. Army & U.S. Marine Corps Veteran
- First Chairman of the Fort Ord Reuse Authority (3 yr. term), current Vice Chair
- Monterey Regional Waste Management District, Vice Chair
- Mayor's appointed Water Laision Committee Representative
- Monterey Bay Air Pollution Control Board, Chairman
Priorities:
- Before there can be housing, jobs or infrastructure improvements to serve our growing population, we must have a sustainable water supply.
- Provide the means to impove our streets and highways, i.e., Highway 1 in Santa Cruz critically needs to be widened & repaired.
- Implement effective solutions for the state budget crisis and have a strong voice in the competition for available Federal & State funding.
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