Runoff Election 11/4/14
Candidates
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Deb Fudge
7,059 votes
36.8%
- Occupation: Town Councilmember/Businesswoman
- Only 5-Time Mayor of Windsor
- SMART Board Member since 2005
- Sonoma County Water Agency Committee member (4 yrs)
- Greenbelt Alliance Public Policy Member (4 yrs)
- 25 years with PG&E
- Masters in Planning
Priorities:
- Boosting jobs/economy for working families
- Paying for road maintenance and strengthening county infrastructure
- Connecting SMART Train from Larkspur Ferry to Cloverdale
James Gore
6,686 votes
34.9%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
- Sonoma County Native
- Graduate of Local Public Schools
- Former Assistant Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Masters Degree in Political Management, George Washington University
- Bachelor's Degree in Agribusiness, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo
Priorities:
- Protecting our water resources
- Creating jobs and strengthening our local economy
- Investing in our schools, roads and infrastructure
Kenneth R. "Ken" Churchill
2,489 votes
13.0%
- Occupation: Retired Entrepreneur
- Owner Environmental Consulting Firm
- Owner Solar and Energy Conservation Firm
Priorities:
- Creating a more sustainable pension system
- Creating a more fiscally responsible government that is able to deliver services
- Fixing our roads, the worst in the state, to protect our quality of life
Pete Foppiano
2,143 votes
11.2%
- Occupation: Business Owner
- BA, Psych/Business Admin., UC Berkeley, MA, Public Administration, CSU Sacramento
- Owner/Broker, Golden Bear Financial Healdsburg, CA, Mortgage Lending and Real Estate Firm
- Mayor and Councilmember, Healdsburg CA
- Member, Sonoma County Transportation Authority
- Commissioner, Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
- Member, ABAG Local Government Committee
Priorities:
- The number one issue facing Sonoma County is employment. We need to emphasize construction, manufacturing, and agriculture jobs.
- Improving the quality of Sonoma County's roads and dated public infrastructure.
- We need to ensure that planning and land use decisions neither endanger current agriculture, nor diminish our natural resources.
Keith Rhinehart
730 votes
3.8%
- Occupation: Retired Corporate Supervisor
- Full-time substitute teacher since 2010
- Full-time UPS Supervisor 1989 - 08
- BS in Business Management, 1998
- Minor in Communications, 1998
- Full-time UPS package driver 1983-89
- Small business local employee, auto service, agriculture, food service, beverages from 1970-83. Montgomery High graduate 1970.
Priorities:
- Job Creation - Increase environmental flexibility for more/better jobs
- Education - Encourage Career Technical Education and more staff
- Safe Neighborhoods for all Citizens & Immigration reform
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Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
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Events
Candidate Forums
- Dist.4 County Supervisor, Mon. April 28th, 6:00-7:30 PM at Cardinal Newman H.S.
Co-sponsored by: Mark West Community Svcs.Committee and League of Women Voters
- Dist.4 County Supervisor, Thurs. May 1st, 6:00-7:300 PM at Cloverdale Performing Arts Bldg., 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd.
Co-Sponsored by: Cloverdale Chamber of Com. and League of Women Voters
- Sunday May 18th, at 8:00 - 9:30 AM, playback is available on KRCB TV Channel 22
- Playback on Internet, https://vimeo.com/94032733
- Healdsburg Comcast#26 and AT&T Uverse: Also available Cloverdale, Forestville, part of Windsor on Wed.&Sat.at 9:00am,and 10:pm daily through June 3.
- Petaluma Comcast CH#27 and AT&T Uverse: Wed & Sat at 1:00am, 9:00am, 5:00pm.
- Rohnert Park, Comcast Ch 26 and AT&T Uverse 8:30pm Wed.&Fridays until June 3.
- Santa Rosa Comcast Ch#26 and AT&T Uverse; Noon May 19; 8 am May 21; 4pm May 23; 10am May 25th; 4pm My26; 10am May 29; 2pm May 31.
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