Candidate for
Council Member; City of Novato

MARIN IJ
"Gary Butler ... a local businessman who has served on the Planning Commission is the best qualified ... What really sets him apart is his hands on experience in local public decision making."

NOVATO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
"Gary's many years of public service in Novato is evidence of his strong commitment to our community ... and make him the best qualified to join in leading Novato into the future."

NORTH BAY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
" ... Gary will provide strong fiscal skills and independent thinking to navigate through the challenges facing Novato ... support Gary if you want someone who will take a pragmatic approach to problem-solving and decision-making. He will be effective because Gary is able to work collaboratively and cooperatively with the other Council members, and listen to constituents in moving Novato forward."

MARIN ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

COMMUNITY LEADERS SUPPORTING GARY!

• Jeanne MacLeamy, Novato Mayor
  
• Denise Athas, Novato City Council Member
  
• Jim Henderson, Former Novato Mayor; 2005 Citizen of the Year
  
• William L. Cope Col USAF (ret.), Former Novato Mayor
  
• J. Dietrich Stroeh, Golden Gate Bridge Board Director; *President CSW-ST2; Board Chair, Novato Theater; 1992 Citizen of the Year
  
• Nancy Sangter-DeHaan, Former Buck Institute Board member; Former Novato Community Hospital Board Member; Former Parks & Recreation Commissioner; Former Marin Commissioner on Aging; 1995 Citizen of the Year
  
• William Long, Board Chair, Marin Open Space Trust (MOST); San Francisco Bay Trail Board Member; Novato Sanitary District Director
  
• Jean Mariani, President, Novato Sanitary District Board
  
• Jerry Peters, President Pro-Tem, Novato Sanitary District Director;2007 Citizen of the Year
  
• Leslie Salazar, Former Novato Planning Commissioner
  
• Jay Strauss, Novato Planning Commissioner; Marin Economic Forum Executive Board Member
  
• Susan Wernick, Novato Planning Commissioner
  
• John Williams, Novato Economic Development Commissioner
  
• Bill Stewart, Novato Business Executive; Marin Economic Forum Board Member; California Solar Energy Industries Association Director
  
• Patty Bennett, Novato Youth Center Board of Directors; 2012 Citizen of the Year
  
• Harry Thomas, Novato Economic Development Commissioner
  
• Cheryl Paddack, Executive Director Novato Youth Center
  
• Dennis Hagerty, Novato Business Owner; 2011 Citizen of the Year
  
• Clark Blasdell, President/CEO North Bay Family Hones; Suburban Alternative Land Trust
  
• Bill Kelly, Former Novato Design Review Committee Member; 1996 Citizen of the Year
  
• John Marshall, Novato Business Owner
  
• Joseph McCloskey, San Francisco Police Officer
  
• Peter Pelham, Novato Economic Development Commissioner
  
• Sal Priolo, Past President, Novato Senior Citizen's Club
  
• Ann Wade, Novato Business Owner; Vice President, Downtown Novato Business Association