Candidate for
Council Member; Town of Danville

Mayor, Town of Danville

Mayor Andersen began her term as mayor on December 4, 2007.

Danville Town Council

Mayor Andersen was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Danville Town Council in August 2003 in a unanimous vote by her fellow council members. In November 2004 she was elected to a four year term.

Her Town Council assignments have included serving on the following:

• Southwest Area Transportation Committee

• Tri-Valley Transportation Council

• Contra Costa County Transportation Authority -- Alternate Representative

• Dougherty Valley Oversight Committee

• Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority

• Central Contra Costa County Transit Authority (County Connection) -- Alternate Representative

• Town Finance Committee

• Town-School District Committee

• Street Smarts Advisory Committee

• Oak Hill Park Building Planning Committee

• Liaison to Arts Commission; Planning Commission; Design Review Board; Parks Commission

Mayor Andersen continues to have a positive working relationship with Town staff and fellow council members.

MORGAN HILL CITY COUNCIL

Mayor Andersen served on the Morgan Hill City Council just before returning to Danville, from January 1993-December 1994, having been appointed under similar circumstances to her appointment in Danville. When it came time to run for her seat in Morgan Hill, Candace's husband Phil was presented with a job opportunity which would bring their family back to Danville. They decided that Danville was where they needed to raise their family.

While serving on the Morgan Hill City Council, Candace received awards for her work in improving parks, starting a City-wide arboretum, implementing a graffiti eradication program, and for supporting historic preservation.

Candace served on Morgan Hill's Legal Oversight Committee, Measure P (growth control) implementation committee, Public Television Advisory Committee, and Gang Task Force Steering Committee.

Candace also worked on regional issues in Santa Clara County, serving on Transportation, Legislative, Housing and Community Development Committees.

Prior to her appointment to the Morgan Hill City Council Candace served on the Morgan Hill Parks and Recreation Commission and the Rent Stabilization (Mobile Home Park) Commission.

Candace's experience and training in the rapidly growing City of Morgan Hill has provided an opportunity to bring fresh ideas, a different way of doing things in Danville.

ATTORNEY LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN CALIFORNIA (1988) and HAWAII (1985)

Mayor Andersen put her legal career on hold to raise her family. She keeps her California license active and furthers her training with Continuing Legal Education Courses.

Candace began her legal career as an Appellate Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in her hometown of Honolulu, arguing criminal appeals (prosecuting criminals) before the Hawaii State Supreme Court and the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals. These advocacy skills have been helpful in representing Danville's position on regional issues.

After moving to California Candace worked for the Morgan Hill law firm of Sullivan & Bassett, handling a wide range of civil matters. Her practice included cases related to zoning and land use.

Candace received her Juris Doctorate (Law Degree) from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in 1995. She also studied law at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii.

B.A. IN PUBLIC POLICY

Mayor Andersen received of Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy (Political Science) from Brigham Young University in 1982

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER

• Museum of the San Ramon Valley. Edits their newsletter The Branch Line and helps with public relations.

• Legislative Vice-President of the San Ramon Valley High School PTA (2006-Present); Legislative Vice-President of the Sycamore Valley Elementary PTA (2004-2006); Legislative Vice-President of the Charlotte Wood Middle School PTA (2002-2004).

• Honorary Service Award from the San Ramon Valley Council of PTA's (2007)

• Outstanding Service Award from the Charlotte Wood PTA (2004).

• San Ramon Valley Unified School District Legislative Committee Member(2002-Present).

• Shares Literature with 3rd-5th Graders at Sycamore Valley Elementary (2006-Present).

• Served on the Sycamore School Site Committee (1996-1999)

• Has been a Girl Scout, Boy Scout, and Cub Scout volunteer.

• Has served as a volunteer for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Volunteer positions have included Public Affairs (Community Outreach), pianist, chorister, teacher, and youth leader.

Mayor Andersen was raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and first came to Danville in 1983 to meet her husband's family. She is married to Phil Andersen, who grew up in Danville and graduated from Monte Vista High School in 1974. His family arrived in Danville in 1969.

Following their marriage in 1983, Phil and Candace spent a great deal of time in Danville. They admired the beautiful parks and the way in which Danville was carefully being developed to preserve open space and keep hillsides free from development. They hoped to permanently return someday. After living in Honolulu, followed by a move to Morgan Hill, they had the opportunity to move back to Danville in 1995. They did not hesitate to do so. Danville is where they wanted to raise their family.

Candace and Phil are the parents of six children who range in age from 10 to 23. Their three younger children attend Sycamore Valley Elementary, Charlotte Wood Middle and San Ramon Valley High Schools. Their older three children have graduated from San Ramon Valley High School are attending Brigham Young University in both Provo, Utah and Rexburg, Idaho.