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Madison Nguyen
3,341 votes
42.8%
- Occupation: President, Franklin-McKinley Board of Education
- Associate Ombudsman, Santa Clara County's Office of Human Relations
- Sociology Instructor, Evergreen and DeAnza College
- Master of Arts in Social Science, University of Chicago
- Bachelor of Arts in History and Minor in Education, University of California, Santa Cruz
Priorities:
- Improving the quality of education
- Fostering safe and livable neighborhoods
- Attracting and retaining good paying jobs
Linda Nguyen
1,990 votes
25.5%
- Occupation: Businesswoman/Attorney
- Director, Vietnamese Spring Parade
- United Way Community Advisory Council
- Juris Doctor, Santa Clara University School of Law
- Bachelor of Arts, University of California - Berkeley
Priorities:
- Stopping gang violence
- Expanding after-school programs
- Providing strong representation for our neighborhoods
Beth Gonzales
950 votes
12.2%
- Occupation: High School Teacher
- Former Chair and active member of People Acting in Community Together (PACT)
- Former member of Mayor Ron Gonzales' Task Force on Affordable Housing
- Organizer for anti-gang program BEST and Project Crackdown
Priorities:
- Providing relief for families by creating good-paying jobs and lowering health care and housing costs
- Improving education
- Making our neigborhoods safer
Ed Voss
704 votes
9.0%
- Occupation: Businessman/Planning Commissioner
- Santa Clara County Planning Commissioner (Chair 2001-2002)
- 3 term President, McLaughlin Corridor Neighborhood Association
- Founding Board Member, Franklin-McKinley Education Foundation
- Past Member, Strong Neighborhoods Initiative, Tully/Senter NAC
- President-Elect, Rotary Club of San José North
- Vietnam Veteran, combat medic
Priorities:
- Neighborhoods - I will work with every District 7 neighborhood to provide vital quality services and make sure every neighborhood is safe.
- Streets and traffic - I will work to get our traffic signals synchronized, get our streets repaired, and stop speeding cars.
- Supporting our local schools - I will work to protect vital funding to our homework centers, after school programs, and youth centers.
Rudy J Rodriguez
351 votes
4.5%
- Occupation: Public Affairs Specialist
Priorities:
- Affordable Housing
- Park Space
- Safe Streets & Neighborhoods
Bob Dhillon
(Write-in)
321 votes
4.1%
- Occupation: Planning Commissioner, Businessman
- M.B.A. Santa Clara University, B.S. San Jose State University
- City of San Jose Planning Commissioner - Vice Chair
- United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County Board Member
- East Side Union High School District Bond Oversite Committee
- San Jose Community Action & Pride (CAP) Grant Committee
- Airport Curfew Monitoring Committee, Independent Police Auditor Focus Group
Priorities:
- IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY. WE MUST INCREASE OUR COMMUNITY POLICING EFFORTS , INCREASE POLICE VISIBILITY IN COMMUNITY. GANG PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION
- RESTORE TRUST IN OUR LOC AL ELECTED OFFICIALS. I will work with our neighborhoods to rebuild trust by listening to community concerns one day a week.
- DEVELOPMENT MUST MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS, MORE REDEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. MASTER P MONTEREY CORRIDOR AND PROMOTE PARENT ACTIVISM
Timothy A, Lauwers
71 votes
0.9%
- Occupation: General Contractor
- Contractor's State License Board B-597302
- National Council For Interior Design Qualifications
- Certificates in Line Foreman Safety
- Associated General Contractors Certificate
Priorities:
- Support increased financing for public education at all levels
- I would assure we continue to support the Head Start Program for pre-schoolers
- Support the Mayor's Gang Intervention and Prevention Program
Mahealani
42 votes
0.5%
- Occupation: Special Projects Coordinator
Andrew Abraham Diaz
41 votes
0.5%
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- Only registered voters in Council District 7 vote in this election. See map of Council Dist. 7 from City website.
- Candidate Statement of Qualifications
Events
- May 7, Meet the Candidates, 1-4 at Yerba Buena High School's Little Theater. Sponsored by: Dist. 7 Neighborhood and Community Leaders, The Asian Law Alliance, Latina Coalition, League of Women Voters, NAACP, United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County, and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Silicon Valley.
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