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Santa Clara County, CA March 7, 2000 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Pat Dando

Candidate for
Member, City Council; City of San Jose; District 10

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Pat Dando's Recent Experience:

  • San Jose City Councilmember
  • Member, Housing and Economic Development City Council Committee
  • Member, Finance and Technology City Council Committee
  • Member, San Jose Revolving Loan Fund Board
  • Past President, Santa Clara County Cities Association
  • Board of Directors, Peninsula Division, California League of Cities
  • Member, CA League of Cities Transportation, Communication & Public Works Committee
  • Past Member, San Jose/Santa Clara Treatment Plant Advisory Committee
  • Boardmember, Central YMCA
  • Board of Fellows, Santa Clara University
  • Boardmember, Leland High School Foundation
  • Member, Almaden Women's Club

Pat Dando's Previous Experience:
  • Senior Policy Advisor to Mayor Tom McEnery
  • Manager, San Jose Arena Campaign
  • Community Coordinator, 1984 Measure A campaign to fund traffic relief
  • Helped initiate Project Crackdown to fight gangs and drugs in neighborhoods
  • Co-founder, Almaden Art & Wine Festival
  • Co-founder, Almaden Valley Youth Counseling Service
  • President and Boardmember, PTA at Henderson, Graystone and Leland Schools
  • Chair, Committee to reinstate six-period day in San Jose Unified Schools
  • School Teacher

As our City Councilmember, Pat Dando has worked hard and taken a leadership role in a number of citywide policy issues, including police staffing, transportation improvements, card room controls, campaign finance reform, child care facilities, domestic violence programs, competition in city services, anti-truancy programs, and graffiti prevention.

Pat Dando has strongly supported collaboration between the City and local schools, including Homework Centers, School Safety Teams, Safe School Routes, Teacher Housing Loans, Teacher Education Grants, and improved communication between the Planning Department and school districts to avoid school overcrowding.

Pat Dando has demanded that city finances be strictly managed to prevent new taxes. She twice voted against pay raises for the City Council. She also voted against higher taxes on your telephone and garbage service.

Pat Dando is honored to be the only candidate endorsed by San Jose Firefighters, San Jose Police Officers, the Santa Clara County Deputy Sheriffs' Association, the San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Silicon Valley Metro, and six former San Jose Mayors.

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