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Howard Posner
19,641 votes
45.3%
- Occupation: SMUD Director
- Chair, SMUD Integrated Resources & Customer Services Committee
- Legislative Coordinator, California Department of Transportation
- Former Senior Consultant, Assembly Transportation Committee, California Legislature
- Bachelor's degree in Economics, Master's Degree in Political Science
- Sacramento resident for 26 years; raised my daughter as a single parent
Priorities:
- Assuring that Sacramento retains an adequate power supply at affordable prices.
- Making SMUD a full partner in the community's efforts to support and expand its economic base.
- Retaining SMUD's leadership in conservation and the development of clean sources of electrical energy.
John W. Burton
16,661 votes
38.4%
- Occupation: Businessman/Energy Consultant
- Nominee for I.S.O. Board of Directors 1997+98 w/extensive support from energy professionals, environmental leaders , politicians, govt., educators.
- Member SMUD's Customer Advisory Committee on Renewable Energy Marketing & Sales (1997).
- Teacher: Calif. Conservation Corps (Sierra College); developed energy curriculum (DQ Univ.), solar workshops (UCDavis & comm. groups)
- Founder & owner of Integral Design since 1978; passive solar water heaters, consulting, plans, workshops & installations.
- Information Coordinator & Analyst, Calif. Energy Commission, Solar Office, 1977-78.
- Graduate UC Berkeley, B.S. in Conservation of Natural Resources [including radio journalism ('76) & Legislative Advocate Internship ('77)].
Priorities:
- Top priority: To improve and develop energy efficient programs that continue leadership and capture opportunities in the new electric marketplace.
- Improvements in peak load management, tree trimming and line maintenance are critical to continued electric system reliability.
- Sustain and improve the development of clean electric generation opportunities with "Greenergy," photovoltaics and other new technologies.
Carl Burton
7,085 votes
16.3%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
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