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William "Willie"  Gutierrez
    2,408 votes
 50.23%
- Occupation: Real Estate Executive
 - Certified Public Accountant
 - Licensed Real Estate Broker
 - YMCA Board Member
 - Kiwanis International member
 - Coach - AYSO, Little League, DJAA
 - Parent of three children in Downey schools - elementary, middle and high school
  
Priorities:
- Address the over-crowding issue at our schools
 - Enhance school safety
 - Teacher salaries and retention
  
Raul G. Lopez
    2,386 votes
 49.77%
- Occupation: Insurance Broker
 - Owner of Lopez Insurance Agency
 - Downey Chamber of Commerce, 1999 Small Business Man of the Year
 - Member of Downey Rotary since 1984, President in 1995
 - Member of Gangs Out of Downey, President in 2000
 - Member of Downey High School Discipline Committee
 - Executive Board Member of Downey YMCA, Red Triangle Award recipient in 2001
  
Priorities:
- Continue to make the campuses of Downey Unified safe for our children and teachers
 - Address the continuing problems with school overcrowding
 - Move to ensure that the District efficiently achieves fiscal priorities
  
  
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