Candidates
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Susan B. Anderson
22844 votes
46.12%
- Occupation: Fresno County Clerk
- Attorney; former Deputy District Attorney working in the Juvenile Courts
- Graduate of San Joaquin College of Law, Juris Doctorate Degree. Served as president of Student Association & Alumni Association
- Marketing Director for Central Valley YMCA for 11 years before law school
Priorities:
- Law enforcement: as a former Deputy District Attorney, I understand the issues and challenges of the justice system.
- Planning: update the County General Plan & preserve neighborhoods such as Old Fig Garden
- Jobs: generate more and better-paying jobs in Fresno County
Ken Steitz
14901 votes
30.08%
- Occupation: Council President/Businessman
- Married to Karen, with four sons
- Fresno City Councilman
- Senior Loan Officer, National Pacific Mortgage
- BA, Journalism/Pol. Sci - Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa
- Vice Chair, San Joaquin River Conservancy
- Member, Fresno Council of Governments
Priorities:
- Common sense planning, protecting ag land and avoiding sprawl
- Stopping the release of 1,000 prisoners per month from the County Jail
- Making the County business friendly so good paying jobs can expand
Lee Brand
9355 votes
18.89%
- Occupation: Business Executive
- I am the owner of Westco Equities, Inc. Westco
- is a leading property management company with
- nearly 100 employees. I have a Masters Degree
- in Public Admin. from the Univ. of Southern Calif.
- I have served on several boards including the
- River Parkway Trust, Frespac & Workforce DevBd
Priorities:
- Improving economic development for more (good paying) jobs
- Better land use planning to avoid sprawl
- Improving delivery of County Services in a fiscally sound manner
John Mendoza
2365 votes
4.77%
- Occupation: County Planner
Basic candidate data supplied by the County elections official.
Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
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Events
- Candidate Forum sponsored by LWV-Fresno and CFIG taped at MediaOne reshown on Channel 14:
Feb 9-4:30PM, Feb 15-6:00PM, Feb 21-4:30PM, Feb 22-9:15PM, March 1-4:45PM, March 1-8:30PM
- Candidate Forum on Channel 30, Sunday, March 5th, 10:00AM
News and Analysis
- The Fresno Bee
- 3/5/00 - Supervisors: New board must repair roads, improve morale and find jobs
- 2/26/00 - Incumbent No. 1 fund-raiser - Arambula collects most money in supervisor races
- 2/26/00 - District 2 supervisor hopefuls outline strategies in TV forum
- Candidates address county's 'unacceptable' benefits
- Change ahead for Fresno Supervisors District 2
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