Candidates
(Vote for 3)
 
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Wayne F. Rayfield
4,535 votes
 15.3%
- Occupation: Retired Engineer
 - B.S. Engineering Geohysics, Lehigh Univ.
 - Retired World Bank Executive
 - Previous Faculty member, Univ. of Wis.
 - Founder and Chair, El Toro Coalition
 - Co-founder Clear the Air/NO JETS
  
Priorities:
- Stopping a commercial airport at El Toro MCAS
 - Bringing  busineslike efficiency to the City Council
 - Protecting our City's Interests in Dana Point Harbor
  
Ingrid McGuire
3,927 votes
 13.3%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Member of South Coast Water District Board of Directors
 - Fulbright Exchange Scholar
 - Member of Charter City Council, City of Dana Point  t
 - BA, Ohio State University
  
Harold Kaufman
3,540 votes
 12.0%
- Occupation: Businessman
 - Professional Negotiator
 - Penn State BSEE and Univ. of Denver MBA
 - Volunteer with South Coast Medical Center, Capistrano Valley Symphony, ASYO Referee, Chamber of Commerce,  ARF, Dana Point Historical Society and
 - Chairman of the Coastal Animal Services Authority
  
Priorities:
- A Brighter City Image, Financial Responsibility and Looking Ahead
 - Stopping the El Toro Air Attack
 - Consolidation of Special Districts and Increasing Citizen Participation
  
Michael A. Winterhalter
3,323 votes
 11.2%
- Occupation: Business Executive
  
Raquel Olamendi
2,907 votes
 9.8%
Bob Moore
2,733 votes
 9.2%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Businessman
 - A resident of Dana Point for 22 years, Married, 4 Grown children
 - Businessman for over 40 years
 - Owner of manfacturing business for 10 years
 - Board member South Coast Water District
 - Director, Aliso Wastewater Management Agency
 - Volunteer Probation Officer for Orange County
  
Priorities:
- Reasonable development of the Seadlands & Capo By the Sea prop.
 - Supports City Plan "A" with Spa/Resort. New & improved Parks/Programs
 - NO commercial airport at El Toro. Support Millennium plan.
  
Robert F. Nichols
2,540 votes
 8.6%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: PlanningCommissioner/Attorney
 - BA, St. Johns
 - Law Degree, Loyola Law School
 - Post Graduate Studies, USC, UCLA
 - Dana Point Planning Commissioner
 - Attorney-Business,Financial,Real Estate
 - TRW Administrative Manager
  
Priorities:
- Supporter of Dana Point Headlands Specific Plan
 - Preserve our small town atmosphere
 - Set priorities on City and County issues
  
Geoff Lachner
2,049 votes
 6.9%
Eric James
1,413 votes
 4.8%
- Party: Independent
 - Occupation: Planning Commissioner
 - Vice-Chair:Community Services/Member:Culural Commissioner
 - Vice-Chairman:Planning Commission
 - Chairman:Underground Utiltities Committee
 - Former Pres: R.E.A.L. International
 - Former VP: Pacific International
 - Former Columnist: Daily 'Law' Journal
  
Priorities:
- I want a City Council that works, that puts issues before personalities or politics.
 - I propose a Master Plan of Parks, Income,& Infrastructure
 - I intend to be  Councilman of all  Dana  Point, not a single interest group or community.
  
Walter "Wally" Neibauer
1,399 votes
 4.7%
- Occupation: Planning Commissioner/Businessman
  
Joel Bishop
1,207 votes
 4.1%
- Occupation: Director, Information Technology
 - Director, South Coast Water District
 - Undergraduate: UCLA & CSULB
 - Post Graduate: BYU
  
Priorities:
- Headlands - Save the promontory
 - Coastal Waters - Aggressive enforcement of Clean Water Laws
 - Local Government - Keep it small
  
  
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