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San Mateo County, CA November 8, 2005 Election
Council Member; Town of Portola Valley Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Nov 30 9:53am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (5/5)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Ted Driscoll Click here for more information about this candidate 1,463 votes 27.9%

  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • PhD. Stanford (Earth Sciences) '85
  • M.Arch. Harvard '78
  • PV Planning Commisioner '89-93
  • PV ASCC Commisioner '86-89
Priorities:
  • Maintain Rural Character and Open Space Orientation
  • Maintain Fiscal Prudence and Volunteer-oriented Town Government
  • Restore Town Center to its former place as Community Gathering Place
Maryann Moise Derwin Click here for more information about this candidate 1,412 votes 26.9%
  • Occupation: Community Volunteer/Parent
  • PV School District: Board Member PV Schools Foundation; PTA President/Co-Pres. Corte Madera 2002-04; Co-Chair School Bond 2001
  • Awards: Recipient PVPTA Founder's Day Award 2005
  • Town of PV: Blues & BBQ 1999-2001; Writer for Town Newsletter
  • Professional Experience: Bay Relations, public relations/public affairs firm; Maryann Moise Copywriting Etc.
  • Education: U.C. Santa Cruz and C.S.U. Sacramento: B.A. English; University of Illinois Chicago, Program for Writers: M.A. English
  • Personal: Married to Doug Derwin. We have lived in PV for more than 13 years and have two teenage sons.
Priorities:
  • Preserve our town's beauty by carrying forward our founders' guiding principles: preservation of open space, conservation and a volunteer government.
  • Heal the divisions in the community by uniting behind our shared core values as a town.
  • Bring greater transparency to town government through improved communication particularly with respect to public funds for developing large projects.
Richard T. Merk 1,341 votes 25.6%
  • Occupation: Incumbent
Sally Ann Reiss Click here for more information about this candidate 1,026 votes 19.6%
  • Occupation: Mother/Vice President Communication
  • Community Volunteer - Community Events, PV School District, PV School Foundation, Parks and Rec Cmtte, Coach of Soccer, Basketball, Baseball
  • Vice President Corporate Communications, OpenTV - Retired
  • Founding Team Member, TiVo Inc.
  • Professional experience in finance, communication, business negotiations and investor relations.
  • B.A. Political Sc/ Economics, University of Victoria
  • Hobbies: Camping, hiking, outdoor adventures, sports and languages.
Priorities:
  • Preserve, maintain and improve Portola Valley's rural character, open spaces, trails and community spaces.
  • Improve communication between town government and residents.
  • Improve quality of services residents receive from the Town

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  Event

Candidates' Forum

Tuesday, October 4th

Portola Valley Town Center 765 Portola Valley Rd.

7:30 - 9 pm

sponsored by LWV-South San Mateo County
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