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Contra Costa County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
Council Member; City of Richmond Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 2 8:18pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (59/59)
(157 Total Write-In Votes 0.21%)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Jeff Ritterman Click here for more information about this candidate 12180 votes 16.20%

  • Occupation: Medical Doctor/Cardiologist
  • Chief of Cardiology, Kaiser Richmond
  • Vice President, SF Bay Area chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility
  • Member, Contra Costa County Public and Environmental Health Advisory Board
  • Member, Mayor Gayle McLaughlin's Task Force on Environmental Justice and Environmental Health Task Force
  • Chair, Richmond Progressive Alliance
  • Contra Costa County Man of Merit Award, 2007
Priorities:
  • Job creation
  • Violence prevention
  • Smart growth
Nathaniel R. "Nat" Bates Click here for more information about this candidate 11555 votes 15.37%
  • Occupation: Councilmember
  • BA Degree, San Francisco State University
  • Teacher's Credential, California State University, East Bay
Priorities:
  • Economic Development
  • Crime Prevention
  • Quality of life for residents
Tom Butt Click here for more information about this candidate 11548 votes 15.36%
  • Occupation: Architect/Urban Planner
  • Three-term Richmond City Councilman
  • Owner-founder of Richmond design-planning firm
  • Bachelor and Master of Architecture degrees
  • Licensed contractor - formerly licensed real state broker
  • Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
  • Vietnam veteran - former combat engineer officer
Priorities:
  • City Council responsive to the people
  • ˇImproved city services and infrastructure -- public safety, code enforcement, streets, parks and public buildings
  • ˇA healthy and safe environment with smart growth and jobs
Jovanka D. Beckles Click here for more information about this candidate 11090 votes 14.75%
  • Occupation: Educator, Business Owner
  • Educator, Counselor at West County Children and Adolescent Services
  • Small Business Owner in Event Planning field; San Pablo Ave Business Association Initiator
  • Economic Development Commissioner, City of Richmond
  • General Plan Development Advisor, City of Richmond
  • Masters Degree in Business Administration, University of Phoenix
  • Author "The Gary Family", at http://www.RichmondBlackHistory.org
Priorities:
  • Preventing crime and violence with jobs, youth programs, public safety
  • Developing and diversifying our economy with new green technologies and more support for small business
  • Better utilization of City funds, expanding services, and fixing the streets.
John E. Marquez 9627 votes 12.80%
  • Occupation: Retired Peace Officer
Courtland "Corky" Booze Click here for more information about this candidate 7372 votes 9.80%
  • Occupation: Teacher/Businessman
  • Two (2) lifetime teaching credentials from the University of California Extension at Berkeley in adult education and grades K-12.
  • Two (2) years of Administrative studies in education at S.F. State University
  • Dr. Martin L. King / Tent City Peace Movement Award
  • Self employed owner / operatior of Boozé Automotive in Berkeley for ten years. Later relocating to Richmond.
  • Community Activist for 28 years.
  • NAACP Man of the Year Award
Priorities:
  • Crime
  • Infrastructure
  • Attracting new businesses (which will create more jobs)
Harpreet S. Sandhu 5735 votes 7.63%
  • Occupation: Appointed Incumbent
Rock Brown 2661 votes 3.54%
  • Occupation: Wholesale Supervisor
Chris Tallerico Click here for more information about this candidate 1781 votes 2.37%
  • Occupation: Marketing Manager
  • Police Commissioner
Priorities:
  • Crime reduction
  • Job creation
  • Youth programs
Navdeep K. Garcha Click here for more information about this candidate 1495 votes 1.99%
  • Occupation: Residential Developer
  • MBA
  • BA in Legal Studies
Priorities:
  • Revelopment

Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
  Official Information

City of Richmond Web Site
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  • Date: Tuesday, November 3
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  • Date: Wednesday, October 29
  • Time: 9:30 p.m.
  • Date: Thursday,October 30
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  • Date: Monday, November 3
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  • Date: Tuesday, November 4
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