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Sonoma County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
Council Member; City of Rohnert Park Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 3 8:30am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (28/28)
(62 Total Write-In Votes 0.2%)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Gina Belforte 6,775 votes 17.3%

  • Occupation: Small Business Owner
Jake Mackenzie Click here for more information about this candidate 6,064 votes 15.5%
  • Occupation: Councilmember, Mayor
  • Ph.D Weed Science Oregon State University
  • Chair, Russian River Watershed Association
  • Past Chair, Local Government Commission
  • Past Chair, Sonoma County Ag Preservation and Open Space Advisory Committee
  • Past Chair, Sonoma County Transportation Authority
  • Retired 30 Year employee, US EPA
Priorities:
  • Revenues-continue to protect existing sources and create new ones. Defeat Measure "L"
  • Safest City on the 101-a fully staffed Public Safety Department with a fine enforcement record
  • Sustainability-implement our General Plan in a truly sustainable manner and protect our Urban Growth Boundary.
Joseph T. Callinan 6,049 votes 15.5%
  • Occupation: Businessman/Planning Commissioner
John Borba 5,833 votes 14.9%
  • Occupation: Attorney/Business Owner
Tim Smith Click here for more information about this candidate 5,206 votes 13.3%
  • Occupation: Councilmember
  • Mayor of Rohnert Park - 2006
  • Chair - Sonoma County Waste Management Agency
  • President - Redwood Empire Municipal Insurance Fund
  • Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District Advisory Board Member
  • Association of Bay Area Governments Representative to the San Francisco Estuary Project
  • City Council Liason to the Rohnert Park-Cotati Library Advisory Board
Priorities:
  • I promise to continue paying careful attention to City spending while providing cost effective City services that are friendly to the environment.
  • Working together we can assure that our vision for a stronger local economy that develops sustainably will result in a better future for all of us.
  • Growing businesses in Rohnert Park by working with employers to retain and attract high paying jobs that enhance our economic development.
Vicki Vidak-Martinez 4,671 votes 11.9%
  • Occupation: Councilmember
Dawna Gallagher 4,535 votes 11.6%
  • Occupation: Businesswoman/Educator

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