Candidates
(Vote for 3)
 
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Luther H. "Bud" Smithson
485 votes
25.9%
- Occupation: Retired Business Consultant
  
Thomas N. "Tom" Roberts
485 votes
25.9%
- Occupation: Project Manager & Systems Engineer
 - BS Systems Engineering; first in class, with honors
 - graduate and professional studies in engineering management
 - volunteer board-level positions with civic and youth sports organizations for 20 years
 - current: LSBRD treasurer and LSBIA secretary
 - current: volunteer with UCSC Long Marine Lab
 - three years enlisted service US Army (volunteer)
  
Priorities:
- create opportunities for clear, two-way communication with community
 - respond in timely fashion to community priorities
 - seek additional means to improve board-community relations
  
Jim Van Houten
450 votes
24.0%
Michael Casserd
450 votes
24.0%
  
Basic candidate data supplied by the County elections official.
Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
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News and Analysis 
 
- subheading;Santa Cruz County Sentinel 
 - Special district election takes unusual twist 11/5/00
   
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