Candidate for
Council Member; City of Sunnyvale; Seat 1

Tim is a native Californian and 22-year resident of Sunnyvale who has been active in the community for over 15 years, including 12 years of government service with the City of Sunnyvale. He is a homeowner and lives with his wife, Yolanda and their daughter Jennifer. Both Yolanda and Jennifer are active in civic, community, and charitable causes within the community as well. Tim's four year Council service, including one-term as Vice Mayor has provided Tim with the experience needed to effectively lead Sunnyvale.

Tim earned a Bachelor of Science cum laude in engineering from UCLA and was selected the most outstanding engineering bachelor candidate in his graduating class for his leadership and academic skills. He then went on to earn a Master of Science in chemical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. Following this, Tim moved to Sunnyvale where he became a practicing engineer.

Tim is a registered professional engineer with the State of California and has over 20 years of technical and managerial experience in the aerospace and semiconductor equipment industries. He currently works full-time at NASA Ames Research Center supporting our nation's space exploration program.

Tim is a strong supporter of Public Safety having graduated from the Sunnyvale Community Public Safety Academy in 2001. He also has regularly volunteered at events such as National Night Out and Public Safety's Annual Pancake Breakfast to benefit the Alicia Ann Ruch Burn Foundation. He was also a City of Sunnyvale and Corporate Liaison for the Every 15 Minutes Program, an intense two-day event to educate teens regarding the dangers of drinking and driving, in both Sunnyvale and Mountain View.

In addition to his local government experience, Tim also serves on the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA), a state mandated committee composed primarily of elected officials from 28 Cities and water agencies in Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Alameda Counties. Tim also served as chair of the Valley Transportation Agency's Policy Advisory Committee and Vice-Chair of the Santa Clara County Cities Association Legislative Action Committee. He also serves on the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority.

A believer in giving back to the community, Tim serves on the board of directors for Our Daily Bread, an ecumenical outreach program of St. Thomas Church in Sunnyvale. Our Daily Bread serves over 30,000 hot, nutritious meals to hungry men, women, and children a year, all without charge. It is staffed by more than 100 volunteers from throughout Santa Clara County. Individuals, churches, businesses, service clubs and other organizations contribute regularly to the program. Tim also serves on the Sunnyvale School District Education Foundation Grant Committee. The Sunnyvale School District Education Foundation has raised over $150,000 in the last four years to support new and innovative programs in the district.

In 1997, Tim served on the Community Advisory Committee for Moffett Federal Airfield. This committee identified alternative uses for Moffett Field that have since become the focus for the City's current airfield policy.

Also in 1997, Tim served on the City's Land Use and Transportation Study Group that contributed to the first integrated land use and transportation policy document in the City's recent history.

The City Council, in 1992, appointed Tim to the newly formed Sunnyvale Bicycle Advisory Committee where he served as its first chair. Under his leadership, projects recommended by his committee for outside funding were consistently rated superior, allowing the City to obtain more transportation grant funding than ever anticipated. Tim is also a 1992 graduate of Leadership Sunnyvale and has continued to play an active role in the program for the last ten years by serving as a program instructor and as an active member of the alumni association.

Tim was nominated for Sunnyvale's Distinguished Citizen of the Year award in 1996 and was recently awarded a prestigious Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International.

Tim Risch believes strongly that the people of Sunnyvale are best represented by a Councilmember without divided loyalties, who has a strong background and record of continuous service to the community where he lives. Tim has a reputation for honest, ethical leadership based on bringing people together to find common ground. He believes city government works best when it serves all the people, not just narrow special interest groups. He does not believe the voters are well-served by divisive, confrontational politics that only factionalize our community and make it less likely to achieve positive results for the public.