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Sonoma County, CA June 3, 2014 Election
County Supervisor; Sonoma County; Supervisorial District 4 Voter Information

4 Year Term.

A runoff may be held on 11/4/14 between the top 2 candidates who received the most votes if neither receives a majority. If one candidate receives a majority of votes in this election, that candidate wins and no runoff will be held.

Results as of Jul 9 6:44pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (74/74)
(61 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Runoff Election 11/4/14

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Deb Fudge Click here for more information about this candidate 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 Click here for more information about this candidate 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 Click here for more information about this candidate 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 Click here for more information about this candidate 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 Click here for more information about this candidate 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

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