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Santa Clara County, CA November 8, 2005 Election
Council Member; City of Cupertino Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of November 28 9:51am, 100.00%% of Precincts Reporting (29/29)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Patrick S. Kwok Click here for more information about this candidate 7,860 votes 23.01%

  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Division Manager, City of San Jose, Environmental Services Department
  • Board of Managers, Cupertino YMCA
  • Member, Cupertino Rotary
  • Lector, Eucharistic Minister and Finance Committee member, St. Joseph of
  • Member, Watershed Protection Committee, Environmental Advisory Committee, and Water Commission, Santa Clara Valley Water District
  • Board of Trustees, Chinese Historical and Cultural Project
Priorities:
  • Provide strong leadership for multicultural integration and unity
  • Maintain suburban integrity with parks and open space
  • Continue to balance the budget
Dolly Sandoval Click here for more information about this candidate 7,752 votes 22.69%
  • Occupation: Teacher/City Councilmember
  • Life-long resident of the area
  • Cupertino City Council - 2001 - Present
  • Foothill-DeAnza College Trustee 1991-2001
  • High School Math Teacher
  • Graduate of Cupertino Schools & DeAnza College
  • Graduate of University of California
Priorities:
  • Protect quality of life, public safety, taxpayer dollars.
  • Focus on education and economic development
  • Preserve hillsides and open space
Orrin Mahoney Click here for more information about this candidate 5,409 votes 15.83%
  • Occupation: Retired
  • Homeowner in Cupertino for over 35 years
  • Hewlett-Packard employee for over 34 years
  • 2005 Cupertino Citizen of the Year
  • Chairman, Cupertino Golden Jubilee Festival
  • Cupertino Planning Commission, former, eight years of service
  • Board member, Lunar New Year Ubity Parade
Priorities:
  • Protecting the neighborhoods and controlling growth
  • Revitalizing our commercial shopping areas
  • Improving communication and working together
Marty Miller Click here for more information about this candidate 5,079 votes 14.87%
  • Occupation: Businessman/Planning Commissioner
  • Cupertino resident for 25 years
  • Current Vice Chair, Planning Commission, Chair, Design Review Committee
  • Chair, Architectural & Site Approval Committee, Chair, 1980 General Plan Taskforce
  • 30 years in technology leadership positions
  • Coach, soccer & Little League, Member, School Site Council
  • MBA Stanford University; MS Computer Science; BS, Electrical Engineering
Priorities:
  • Control growth carefully and fix the city's budget deficit
  • Enhance quality of life and protect our residential neighborhoods
  • Become a unifying force in a multicultural city
Jeanne Bradford Click here for more information about this candidate 4,334 votes 12.69%
  • Occupation: Businesswoman/City Commissioner
  • 20 years of high tech business leadership experience - Apple Computer, Cisco Systems, America Online
  • Cupertino Parks & Recreation Commissioner, 5 years
  • Fremont Union High Schools Foundation Board
  • Past President, The Commons Homeowners Association
  • Cupertino Girls Softball volunteer
  • MBA Santa Clara University, BA Mathematics University of Missour-Columbia
Priorities:
  • Fiscal Responsibility: restoring our city to financial health.
  • A Livable Cupertino: slow, managed growth.
  • Strengthening our families: building community.
Raj Vasant Abhyanker Click here for more information about this candidate 3,707 votes 10.85%
  • Occupation: Patent Attorney
  • Patent Attorney, Raj Abhyanker, LLP
  • Attorney at Law, Schwegman Lundberg Woessner & Kluth, P.A.
  • Attorney at Law, Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman, LLP
  • Director of Supply Chain, Juniper Networks, Inc.
  • Electrical Engineer & Inventor, Hewlett Packard Company
  • Electrical Engineer, Lockheed Martin Tactical Defense
Priorities:
  • "YES" on Density, Height, and Setback Limitations A, B, C.
  • "YES" on Cupertino Schools, Education, and Teachers.
  • "NO" to overly agressive Developers, Builders, and Trails.

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