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Alameda County, CA June 3, 2008 Election
Council Member; City of Hayward; 4 Year Term Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Jun 19 1:06pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (120/120)
(139 Total Write-In Votes 0.33%)
Candidates (Vote for 4)
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Barbara Halliday 7950 votes 18.62%

  • Occupation: Hayward Councilmember
Bill Quirk Click here for more information about this candidate 6800 votes 15.93%
  • Occupation: Councilmember/Retired Scientist
  • More that 20 year Hayward Resident
  • Neighborhood Alert block captain
  • PTA president
  • Friends of the Library president
  • Founding Member of Council Sustainability Committee
  • Married 37 Years. Father of two.
Priorities:
  • Increasing neighborhood safety through closer cooperation between the police and the community (see my position pa
  • Eliminating drug houses and other problem houses
  • Cleaning and greening up Hayward, so we can all be proud of how Hayward looks
Olden Henson 6417 votes 15.03%
  • Occupation: Hayward Councilmember/Businessman
Francisco Zermeno Click here for more information about this candidate 6411 votes 15.02%
  • Occupation: Business Owner/Educator
  • M.A. in Spanish and Portuguese, UCSanta Bárbara
  • Planning Commissioner (1998-2007)
  • John Pappas Humanitarian Award, 1996
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Community Award, 2005
  • Alameda County Arts Leadership Award, 2007
  • Small Business Owner since 1985
Priorities:
  • Public Safety
  • Economic Vitality
  • Improvement of our Neighborhoods
Marvin Peixoto Click here for more information about this candidate 6175 votes 14.47%
  • Occupation: Chairman, Planning Commission
  • Masters, Public Administration, Cal State, Hayward
  • Past Chairman, Hayward Citizens Advisory Commission
  • Past Vice President, Woodland Estates Homeowners Association
  • Chairman, DeAnza Park Committee
  • Member, Portuguese Centennial Park Committee
  • Vietnam Era Veteran
Priorities:
  • CRIME
  • IMAGE
  • THE LOOP
Linda Bennett Click here for more information about this candidate 5731 votes 13.43%
  • Occupation: Marriage/Family Therapist
  • Small Business Owner- Downtown Hayward
  • Chair- Alameda County Task Force on San Lorenzo Creek
  • Chair- City of Hayward Library Commissioner
  • Former City of Hayward Planning Commissioner
  • M.S. Counseling, CSU Hayward
  • B.A. Psychology, CSU Hayward
Priorities:
  • Cleaning up our neighborhoods
  • Promoting business
  • Community Policing
Robert J "Rob" Simpson Click here for more information about this candidate 3063 votes 7.18%
  • Occupation: Real Estate Broker
  • Founding Director of Keep Hayward Clean And Green Task Force
  • Chairman City of Haywards first Sustainability Committee
  • Director Old Highlands Homeowners Association
  • Hayward Rotarian
  • Director Hayward Area Planning Association
  • Land Use and Planning Consultant
Priorities:
  • I am stopping the polluting power plant(s) approved on City owned property and promoting clean energy in Hayward
  • stop the one way loop plan and promote logical traffic solutions like a new BART station and better freeway ramps
  • I have given 30,000 trees to the community. I will continue to protect the people of Hayward and their environment

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