Candidates
(Vote for 3)
 
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Dan Furtado
4,902 votes
 21.1%
- Occupation: Incumbent
 - B.A., San Jose State University
 - Doctor of Pharmacy, University of California
 - Master of Public Administration, University of San Francisco
 - Vice Mayor and City Council Member, City of Campbell
 - Chairman, Emergency Preparedness Council, Santa Clara County
 - Associate Director, Primary Care Associate Program, Stanford University
  
Priorities:
- Improve traffic circulation, parking management, and address speed in residential areas.
 - Maintain safe neighborhoods, and strengthen recreation and community activities
 - Ensure that the city lives within its budget and continues to provide quality services for its residents.
  
Jeanette Watson
4,615 votes
 19.9%
- Occupation: Councilmember/Author
 - BA/Education/San Jose State
 - Councilmember/Present Mayor
 - County honor in historic preservation
 - Campbell Citizen of the Year
 - Honored by Campbell Police and Fire
 - Past Pesident  Chamber of Commerce
  
Priorities:
- Fiscal stability
 - maintain Campbell  as a safe place to work,  live and recreate
 - Work with other cities on traffic, affordable housing, environment
  
Jane Meyer Kennedy
4,156 votes
 17.9%
- Occupation: Bookkeeping and tax preparer
 - President, Campbell Historical Museum Foundation
 - Chairperson, Campbell /Firefighters Toy Program
 - Planning Commisioner
 - Campbell Citizen of the Year, 1991
 - American Business Womens Associate of the Year 1993
 - Vice-president Women in Business, Campbell Chamber of Commerce, 1985
  
Priorities:
- Campbell's General Plan is scheduled for review and update.  I will work to make the General Plan more cohesive for the community within the county.
 - I will work with the school districts to establish programs that give our youth more opportunity to interact within their comminity.
 - Financial solvency is one of the most important issus. We must balance and prioritize the services to the community in the most efficient way.
  
Susanne Waher
3,713 votes
 16.0%
- Occupation: Computer Specialist
 - BA History, UCLA
 - Citizens Advisory Committee, Open Space Authority
 - San Tomas Policy Task Force
 - Junior League of San Jose
 - Save the Winchester Drive-in site comm.
 - Employed by Child Advocates (9 yrs)
  
Priorities:
- Increase public awareness and participation in Campbell through citizens advisory committees, service groups, youth groups, community forums.
 - Create new recreational areas for all ages in Campbell
 - Incorporate vision and goals of City's Strategic Plan into all future projects and programs in Campbell
  
Bud Alne
3,229 votes
 13.9%
- Occupation: Retired Aerospace Executive
 - Former President, Lockheed Aircraft Internatl
 - Former Member, Campbell Planning Comm
 - Foreman Pro Tem, 1997-1998 SCC GrandJury
 - BA St Olaf (Math/Physics)
 - Graduate Work, Northwestern/Santa Clara U
 - US Navy, WWII
  
Priorities:
- Alternatives to Gangs, Guns and Drugs/Mentor Prog for Youth
 - An updated General Plan that is a roadmap to Campbell's future
 - Fiscally respons. budget that supports police and public safety
  
Theodore "Ted" McElhone
1,580 votes
 6.8%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Engineering Vice President
 - BSEE Engineering
 - Chair, Committee for Local Democracies
 - Chair, Ad Hoc Committee Review Federal Law
 - Elected SCCD Central Committee
 - United Nations -ITU Consultant
 - Staff, European Space Agency
  
Priorities:
- Community Empowerment through Input to City Strategic Planning
 - City-School Joint Projects for Teenagers
 - Completion of Road Restoration
  
Jim Martin
1,048 votes
 4.5%
- Occupation: Businessman (Electronics)
  
  
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