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Santa Clara County, CA November 7, 2006 Election
Council Member; City of Milpitas Voter Information

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Results as of Dec 4 1:58pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (32/32)
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Althea Polanski Click here for more information about this candidate 4,481 votes 20.94%

  • Occupation: Councilmember, City of Milpitas
  • Senior Administrative Assistant/Office Manager, MetroED Adult Education
  • Former Trustee, Milpitas Unified School District
  • Former Trustee, MetroED Board of Education
  • 2000 Milpitas Relay for Life, Chair
  • Milpitas Foundation for Education, Founding Member/Treasurer
  • 1994 Milpitas Citizen of the Year
Priorities:
  • Balanced Budget
  • Hillside Preservation
  • Ethics, Open Government
Armando Gomez 4,314 votes 20.16%
  • Occupation: Milpitas Councilmember
Heidi Pham Click here for more information about this candidate 3,623 votes 16.93%
  • Occupation: Probation Community Worker
  • Naval Reserve for 6 years
  • Building Peaceful Families Board Member
  • Milpitas Community Advisory Commissioner
  • Women and Minorities in Business Commissioner
Priorities:
  • Budget
  • Education
  • Environment
Carmen Montano 3,468 votes 16.2%
  • Occupation: Teacher
Gary Cerezo Click here for more information about this candidate 2,968 votes 13.87%
  • Occupation: Contract Manager
  • United States Navy (Ret.) - Commissioned Officer, Pilot 1979-2005
  • United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, B.S., 1979
  • U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
  • Defense Language Institute (Italian), Monterey, California
  • Persian Gulf War Veteran
  • California Adult Education Teaching Credential
Priorities:
  • Control spending/balance the budget
  • Restore City Council Cooperation
  • Establish ethical conduct standards
Bill Ferguson Click here for more information about this candidate 2,547 votes 11.9%
  • Occupation: Information Technology Manager
  • Former president and current board member of Sunnyhills Neighborhood Association
  • Commissioner, Consumer Affairs Commission, Santa Clara County
  • Former board president of non-profit advocacy group, Jubilee USA Network
  • Democratic Central Committee member, Santa Clara County
  • Involved in various grassroots community-building efforts
  • Seirra Club member, Active in the Sustainable Land Use Committee
Priorities:
  • Return ethics code to Milpitas and lead by example to usher in an era of consensus building and responsible leadership in the city
  • Protect Milpitas Hillsides and institute environmentally-friendly guidelines for development citywide
  • Continue revitalization of Milpitas through the Midtown Plan, and advocate for more affordable housing and residential development near transit hubs

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