Candidate for
Council Member; City of Gilroy

Occupation: Incumbent
Education and Qualifications:
I have been a Gilroy resident since 1983, my children attended our public schools, and my husband is a small business owner in Gilroy. Our family deeply appreciates this wonderful community.

During the last 5 years on the City Council, I have gained experience and have had many successes, including instituting a quarterly financial review, supporting the Open Governance Ordinance, supporting downtown development, fixing the sidewalks, and monitoring the building of our new Library, relocating and expanding our community youth center, and upgrading San Ysidro park. As a Council member I had to make the tough decisions required to survive the worst economic downturn in our history. Today Gilroy is financially one of the strongest cities in Santa Clara County with healthy reserves.

Going forward, my goals for Gilroy continue to be maintaining fiscal health, revitalizing our downtown, strongly supporting our schools, renovating the Arts center, supporting economic development to provide a wide range of job opportunities for our citizens, along with ensuring that new growth will not negatively impact our schools, police and fire services. I am honored to serve you and respectfully ask for your vote.