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Stanislaus County, CA November 5, 2002 Election
Member, City Council; City of Riverbank Voter Information

Results as of Dec 6 3:14am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (8/8)
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Sandra "Sandy" Benitez 1119 votes 26.4%

  • Occupation: no designation
  • Riverbank Council 1992-2000
  • Riverbank Mayor 1996-2000
  • 2nd year President of Riverbank Federated Woman's Club
  • Original member of ROTA dial a ride service executive board
  • founding director of the Riverbank Women of Action
  • member of the Rio Altura Healthy Start board of Directors
Priorities:
  • Continued safety of all citizens: police, fire, water, suer, and streets
  • after school daycare for all our young students
  • senior housing
Fredric "Ric" McGinnis 870 votes 20.6%
  • Occupation: Office Manager
  • Vice Mayor
  • Veteran of US Navy and Navy Reserve
  • former president of Butte County Easter Seal Society
  • Eagle Scout B.S.A.
  • active church member
Priorities:
  • Plan and control the effects of growth, providing improved facilitites for current residents while insuring new residents will have what they need.
  • Continue our success at finding money for things we want to improve by applying for and receiving state and federal grant money to do it.
  • Expand upon the beginning stages we've undertaken in our downtown improvement project to retain the qualities of small town life we all enjoy.
Allen B. Trawick 790 votes 18.7%
  • Occupation: Retired
  • Riverbank 53 years
  • City Council 20 years/ Mayor 4 years
  • Riverbank Volunteer Fire Dept.
  • Small Business for 28 years
  • Chamber of Commerce since 1962
  • Lions Club, VFW, Man of Year 1965
Priorities:
  • Illegal drugs and gang activities
  • Accountability of tax payers dollars
  • Better City response to the public
Paul A. Gutierrez 763 votes 18.0%
Jane Julia "Jane J. DuttonDryden" (Dutton) Dutton Dryden 520 votes 12.3%
  • Occupation: Retired Business Owner
  • I am a native Riverbanker, Returning home after living
  • most of my adult life in the Bay Area. My family remained here ikn My Himetoiwn. My mother Carmella Dutton Barnard staying very active in the commu
  • nity until her her death, '96. I attended Cardoza Grammer school and Oakdale High School,
  • Also M.J.C. I retired fron m the Del Monte Corp.
  • I then became a Job Developer. upon returning home 'I bought the Little Cafe on the corner of Third and Stanislaus naming it;" Dutton;s Diner."
  • In '98, I have since retired and am active on several City Committees.
Priorities:
  • The Seniors in of Riverebank.
  • Revitilization of the "Old Town" Riverebank Area
  • Representing all the Citizens of Our community.
Nicanora Garcia 169 votes 4.0%

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  Official Information

Website: City of Riverbank
News and Analysis

10/8/02 Modesto Bee, Election connection
Sandra Benitez has activated a Smart Voter web site.

10/1/02 Modesto Bee, Election Connection.
Allen Trawick has posted a web site at Smart Voter.
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