Candidates
(Vote for 3)
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John Mehaffey
6,741 votes
24.2%
- Occupation: Engineer/Corporate CEO
- MS Computer Science, Stanford University
- Measure G volunteer
- Business founder and president (Gedanken in Saratoga Village)
- Saratoga School Volunteer
- Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) volunteer
- Consulting Engineer's Council award for Civic Responsibility and Community Achievement
Priorities:
- Bring the "long term view" to Saratoga City Council decisions
- Reduce the traffic and noise problems plaguing Saratoga
- Stop wasting money fighting the lawsuit over Saratoga Creek pollution and clean up the creek
Nicholas G. "Nick" Streit
5,562 votes
20.0%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Partner, Certified Public Accounting Firm
- Chairman, Saratoga Finance Commission
- Treasurer, Silicon Valley Charity Ball Foundation
- AYSO Soccer Coach
- Pres-elect, Rotary club of Santa Clara
- Member, Sacred Heart Catholic Parish
- Parent, Saint Andrew's School, Saratoga
Priorities:
- Fiscally Responsible Budgets, Rural Family Atmosphere
- Clean Parks, Playgrounds and sports fields for our children
- Economically feasible Parks and Recreation Programs
Evan Baker
5,524 votes
19.8%
- Occupation: Retired Corporate Executive
- 34 years of business development and strategic planning experience.
- Tufts University, BA Economics
- National President, Navy League of US, 1993-1995
- President, Saratoga Park Woods Homeowners Association.
Priorities:
- Strong advocate for preservation of neighborhood integrity and Measure G.
- Will work to reduce/mitigate traffic congestion and noise.
- Preserve our hillsides and clean up our creeks.
Gillian Moran
5,275 votes
18.9%
- Occupation: Saratoga City Council member
- Saratoga Planning Commission, 5 years, Chair
- Saint Andrew's School Board of Trustees
- Notre Dame Montessori School Board, Chair
- AYSO Soccer, Brookside, Furry Friends, League of Women Voters
- Former professor of political science, Vanderbilt University
- BA Swarthmore College; MPA, PhD University of Wisconsin
Priorities:
- Protect our neighborhoods by ensuring that new development is compatible with neighborhoods, and environmentally sensitive.
- Preserve our community by working for reduced traffic volumes and speeds, and by supporting strong ties with our schools
- Ensure fiscal responsibility with balanced budgets and adequate reserves.
Erna Jackman
4,754 votes
17.1%
- Occupation: Retired Registered Nurse
- B.S.N. Univ of California, San Francisco
- Masters of Public Health, Univ of California
- Worked on campaign for Measure G
- Volunteer at Montalvo
- Volunteer at Saratoga School
- 15yrs in Saratoga, 36yrs in Santa Clara County
Priorities:
- Neighborhood support
- Service and fiscial responsibility in city government
- Rational implementation of Measure G
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