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Kern County, CA November 6, 2012 Election
Council Member; City of Ridgecrest Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 17 1:44pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (11/11)
Candidates (Vote for 2)

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Jim Sanders 3343 votes 20.61%

  • Occupation: Aerospace Engineer
Lori R. (Brangwin) Acton Click here for more information about this candidate 2923 votes 18.02%
  • Occupation: County Field Representative
  • Business Management and Finance Background
  • IWV Economic Development Corp-boardmember
  • Southern Sierra Boys and Girls Club-boardmember
  • Understanding of Naval Affairs--Navy Wife
  • IWV Cooperative Water Management Group -Signatory
  • Eastern Sierra Connect Regional Broadband Consortium-board member
Priorities:
  • Economic Development must be a priority. We need job creation, we must become business friendly, we need to create a revenue stream
  • Measure L funds MUST be spent where promised--streets & public safety
  • Budget must be brought into line, we cannot spend what we don't have, we cannot continue to borrow from other funds, I will make the tough decisions
Ronald H. Carter 2819 votes 17.38%
  • Occupation: Mayor/Retired Educator
Thomas R. Wiknich Click here for more information about this candidate 2634 votes 16.24%
  • Occupation: Businessman/ Owner of GUNS4US & NRA Certified Gun Instructor
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Minor in Accounting University Redlands, Dept. of Defense Certificate/Program/Contract Mgmt
  • Proponent and Author of Term Limits and Elected Mayor for Ridgecrest City Council
  • Ridgecrest City Council, Planning Commission, LAFCO Rep, Chairman City Infrastructure Committee, City Org, KERN COG Rep
  • Program/ Contracts Manager for Department of Defense/ NAVY and Program Manager Raytheon, President Ridgecrest Gun Range Association
  • Ridgecrest Police Dept PACT Captain Volunteer Code Enforcement Officer
  • US Army 1969-1972
Priorities:
  • Make Police Department and Streets the #1 Priority by making sure Measure L funds are ONLY spent on these priorities
  • Resume Town Hall Meetings, Bring Back City Government Transparency and Fight to Eliminate Wasteful Spending
  • Encourge Economic Development by makng changes to the Municipal Code making Ridgecrest Business Friendly
L. Scott Garver 2194 votes 13.53%
  • Occupation: Deputy District Attorney
William Dale Howard 1187 votes 7.32%
  • Occupation: Retired Businessman
Henry Wilson 1071 votes 6.60%
  • Occupation: Data Link Operator

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Created: December 17, 2012 13:44 PST
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