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William H. "Bill" Wainwright
4,797 votes
23.7%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
- Alhambra graduate, 4th generation Martinez resident
- A.B. cum laude in Humanities, Claremont McKenna College; M.A. and Ph.D. in International Affairs, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
- Faculty member, Harvard University, Golden Gate University, JFK University
- Eagle Scout; Chairman of Contra Costa Board of Supervisors' Detention Facility Advisory Committee to redesign the County jail.
- Chairman, Citizens for Community Involvement; leader of the "Save the Olive Grove" movement to preserve the west hillside of Martinez.
- Led successful opposition to the 9-story parking garage, construction of a peaker power plant, and a high-density apartment plan for the downtown.
Priorities:
- Let's revitalize Martinez and preserve its small-town character. I oppose high-density housing downtown and more runaway development south of Route 4.
- Let's make Martinez a recreational, cultural, waterfront dining, specialty shopping and historic destination.
- Let's open City government to everyone and ensure necessary resources for maintaining streets and recreation facilities and adequate traffic control.
Lara DeLaney
4,179 votes
20.6%
- Occupation: Budget Analyst
- B.A. Literature with Honors, U.C. Santa Cruz
- M.A. Public Policy, University of Chicago
- Contra Costa County Budget Analyst
- Regional Planner, San Joaquin Council of Govt.s
Priorities:
- Citywide Infrastructure Improvements
- Downtown and Marina Revitalization
- Safer and Better Neighborhoods: More Police, More Code Enforcement
Tim Platt
3,694 votes
18.2%
- Occupation: Vice President, Marketing
- Vice President, Market Development for Steven Engineering, Inc.
- Treasurer and Founding Board Member, Main Street Martinez
- Treasurer and Founding Board Member, Muir Heritage Land Trust
- Member, Friends of the Franklin Hills
- Chair, Martinez Parking Place Commission
- Vice President, Economic Opportunity Council of Contra Costa County
Priorities:
- Open, inclusive, responsive government that invites citizens to discuss and participate in the issues, and incorporates that input in its decisions.
- Downtown/Waterfront/Marina plans that foster economic activity while protecting and enhancing our small town atmosphere, historic character and beauty
- Let us keep the future of Martinez in the hands of the people and build a better city without a Redevelopment Agency
Bob Glover
2,812 votes
13.9%
- Occupation: Excutive Director Martinez Chamber of Commerce
- Communications Director Concord Chamber of Commerce
- Public Relation Assistant Oakland Athletics
Priorities:
- Instituing quality planning with broad public input to maintain high standards of living and working in Martinez
- Preserving and ungrading our neighborhoods, parks, and historic stuctures
- Reducing barriers to make City operations more efficient and community driven.
Dick Duncan
2,730 votes
13.5%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
- B.S Degree, Agricultural Engineering, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
- Professional work in corporate engineering, marketing and sales.
- Main Street business experience.
Priorities:
- Economic revitalization of the core downtown area.
- Development of the marina and implementation of the Marina Master Plan.
- Increasing the amount of high quality housing in the downtown area.
Alan M. Hern
1,053 votes
5.2%
- Occupation: Pharmaceutical Sales Respresentative
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy
- Co-Chair, Economic Restructuring Committee, Main Street Martinez Program
Priorities:
- Revitalize downtown Martinez while preserving the historical character and architecture that is unique to Martinez
- Prevent the creation of a redevelopment agency in Martinez
- Ensure code enforcement remains a priority of the city
Ed McGee
1,006 votes
5.0%
- Occupation: Retail Department Manager
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