Candidates
(Vote for 2)
 
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Sharifa Wilson
1,615 votes
 29.3%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Administrator
 - Bachelor of Science Degree
 - Mayor - 1993-1995
 - Vice-Mayor/Chair of Redevelopment Agency- 1995-present
 - Peninsula Partnership Council- Member
 - Joint Ventures Silicon Valley- City Repr.
 - Senior Fellow/ American Leadership Forum
  
Priorities:
- Economic Development
 - Public Safety
 - Housing
  
Myrtle Walker
1,583 votes
 28.8%
- Party: Democrat
 - Occupation: Business Owner
 - Chair Bd. of Directors, Drew Health Foundation
 - Palo Alto Art Center Guild
 - Friends of East Palo Alto Library, Co-Chair
 - Proxy, Senator Byron Sher,CA Democratic Conv.
  
Priorities:
- Establish diversified revenue tax base thru public/private partnerships
 - More affordable housing, less gentrification of our current citizens
 - Guarantee the safety and protection of residents and their property rights
  
Donna Rutherford
1,346 votes
 24.5%
- Party: Democrate
 - Occupation: Social Rehabilitation Coordinator
 - Member California School Boards Assoc.
 - Member National School Boards Assoc.
 - Member California Coalition Black School Board  Members
 - Member National Alliance of Black School  Educators
 - Member Children Executive Council
 - Member Congress of Community Organization
  
Priorities:
- Development Current & Future
 - Community Input
 - Youth and Employment / Health Issues
  
Hugo A. Bravo
538 votes
 9.8%
- Occupation: Self-Employed
  
Marguerite A. Philips
381 votes
 6.9%
- Occupation: Businesswoman
  
Earl Joseph Testy
 (Write-In)
- Party: Radical Republican
 - Occupation: Costume Jewelry Salesman
 - BA, University of Oregon, 1978, Phi Beta Kappa
 - Majors:  Gen. Sci. & Sociology (Penology)
 - Juvenile Hall Counselor, 5 yrs.
 - Volunteer Jail Chaplain, 10 yrs.
 - Silicon Valley Purchasing Agent, 10 yrs.
 - 35 anos de estudiando, pensando, escribiendo y hablando Espanol
  
Priorities:
- Public Safety
 - Youth Recreation/Employment/Citizenship
 - Increase City Revenues
  
  
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