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Ron Roberts
78,541 votes
56.9%
- Occupation: San Diego County Supervisor
- Earned an undergraduate degree from San Diego State University and a master's degree in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley.
- Worked 20 years in architecture, spending several years as Managing Partner of a San Diego-based firm.
- Former chairman of the San Diego Planning Commission & served two terms on the San Diego City Council.
- Elected to the County Board of Supervisors in 1995, where his leadership has helped turn around a government on the verge of bankruptcy.
- CA Air Resources Board, Air Pollution Control District Board, Metropolitan Transit Board, SANDAG and San Diego Workforce Partnership.
- Ron and his wife, Helene, a former school teacher, have three grown daughters and two grandchildren.
Priorities:
- Economic development and green jobs, promoting homeowner solar installations, supporting Clean Tech industry, & implementing a teen summer job program
- Making San Diego safer by slashing violent crime rate, investing in a new jail and protecting seniors from scams.
- Promoting healthy families with expanded healthcare access, food assistance, innovative programs for seniors/at-risk children, & improved air quality.
Stephen Whitburn
59,609 votes
43.1%
- Occupation: Community Health Educator, American Red Cross
- Elected president of the San Diego Democratic Club for three terms, contributing to our current Democratic registration majority in San Diego.
- Elected vice chair of the North Park Planning Committee, serving as public safety and neighborhood services liaison.
- Appointed to the City of San Diego Medical Marijuana Task Force, ensuring both patient access and neighborhood review.
- Member, Board of Directors, American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties.
- Award-winning former journalist, covering government and civic affairs in Albany, NY; Madison, WI; and here in San Diego
- B.A., University of Wisconsin; double-major in Spanish Language and Latin American Studies
Priorities:
- Finally create a County fire department to stop wildfires
- Meet our responsibility to provide social services
- Establish a no-gifts policy for all supervisors
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