Candidates
(Vote for 4)
 
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Sharon Wright
26,733 votes
14.7%
- Occupation: Small Businesswoman/Councilmember
 - Owner, Wright & Associates
 - Sonoma County Transportation Authority, immediate past Chair
 - Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Executive Committee
 - Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Authority
 - Marin Sonoma Narrows Project Advisory Board, Vice Chair
 - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospice Board
  
Priorities:
- Traffic congestion & transportation
 - Attainable housing
 - Balancing the needs of the economy with the needs of the environment
  
Noreen Evans
25,235 votes
13.9%
- Occupation: Councilwoman/Mother/Businessperson
  
Mike F. Martini
22,675 votes
12.5%
- Occupation: Owner Taft Street Winery
 - Vice Mayor. City of Santa Rosa
 - Chair, A Place To Play
  
Priorities:
- Aggressively Pursue Traffic Congestion Relief by Obtaining Fair Share State & Federal Dollars
 - Balance Natural Resources with Support for a Viable & Diverse Economy
 - Provide Youth Facilities throough Creative Funding Solutions
  
Jane Bender
21,802 votes
12.0%
- Occupation: Director, Sonoma County ReLeaf
 - President, Santa Rosa Youth Athletic Field Trust
 - Past member and chair of Santa Rosa Board of Community Services
 - Founder of "We Care", a drug education program for parents
 - Coordinator for Cancer Survivors Plaza at Fremont Park
  
Priorities:
- working to preserve our quality of life
 - working to resolve our traffic problems
 - working for a balanced growth that will not outstrip our resources and yet allow our children to live here.
  
Carol Dean
20,976 votes
11.5%
- Occupation: Neighborhood Association President
 - West End Neighborhood Association
 - Railroad Square Assocaiton
 - Southwest Area Citizens Group (SWACG)
 - Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
 - Leadership Santa Rosa Alumni
 - Beta Sigma Phi
  
Priorities:
- Neighborhood Revitalization
 - Affordable Housing
 - Smart Growth for a Livable City
  
Susan Gorin
20,526 votes
11.3%
- Occupation: Community Volunteer
 - Member, Santa Rosa School Board
 - Co-Chair, Santa Rosa Bicycle Advisory Committee
 - Co-Chair, Safe havens for Youth Advisory Committee
 - Former President, Leagueof Women Voters of Sonoma County
 - Past Member, Santa Rosa Child Care Advisory Committee
 - Past member, Santa Rosa City Charter Review Committee
  
Priorities:
- Affordable Housing
 - Revitalize Downtown Santa Rosa
 - Developing Neighborhoods, not Subdivisions
  
Bruce Codding
16,435 votes
9.0% (This candidate has not responded to SmartVoter)
- Occupation: Businessman, Systems Manager
  
Rick Meechan
15,995 votes
8.8%
- Occupation: Disability Counselor/Businessman
 - B.A. Sonoma State
 - J.D.  Empire College
 - Navy Diver Explosive Ordinance Disposal
 - Workers Compensation Attorney
 - Meechan Wootton Wienberger
 - called "most green" by Green Party
  
Priorities:
- Sustainable Growth-slower and more urban
 - Affordable housing
 - Fields, pools and youth recreation
  
Terry Tinagero
11,503 votes
6.3% (This candidate has not responded to SmartVoter)
- Occupation: Disabled Veteran
  
  
Basic candidate data supplied by the County elections official.
Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
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Events 
 
- Rebroadcast of Candidate Debate on Cable Channel 72
 - Saturday, November 4, at 9:00am to 10:30am and 3:00pm to 4:30pm
  
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