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Margaret Connell
3479 votes
12.47%
- Occupation: Retired Communications Director
 - Educated in England. BA in Zoology, University of Oxford. 45 years resident of Goleta
 - Santa Barbara School Board member 1975 to 1992 (4 terms)
 - Public Affairs Director, Planned Parenthood of Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo Counties (retired)
 - Santa Barbara County Civil Service Commissioner
 - Past board member: League of Women Voters, PTA, Parents-to-the-Polls, Santa Barbara Human Services Association, Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center
 - Community Housing Action Group, United Nations Association, founding member and Past President, Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee
  
Priorities:
- Preserving the special quality of Goleta as a community of residential neighborhoods mingled with parks and open space
 - Supporting a sound economic base of local businesses, with the goal of economic stability rather than major new growth
 - Securing a greater range of affordable housing opportunities for the people who  live and work here, through public/private/non-profit partnerships
  
Jack Hawxhurst
3443 votes
12.34%
Cynthia Brock
3279 votes
11.75%
- Occupation: Technical Communications Designer
 - 21-Year Goleta Resident
 - Co-Founder of GoletaNow!
 - President of Santa Barbara Shores Homeowners Association
 - Former Citizens Planning Association Board and Land Use Committee Member
 - Former Goleta West Sanitary District Citizen Advisory Committee Member
 - Represented 3rd District on the Highway 101 Design Review Team
  
Priorities:
- Empowering Our Community
 - Working for Our Neighborhoods
 - Protecting Our Environment
  
Jean W. Blois
3158 votes
11.32%
- Occupation: Retired Business Consultant
 - B.S. Business Administration, U.C. Berkeley
 - 10 Years Goleta Water Board Member
 - 13 Years Goleta Union School District Board
 - Past President, Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce
 - Goleta National Bank, Founding Board Member
 - Goleta Woman of the Year 1997
  
Priorities:
- Create a city that is safe, healthy and responsive to its citizens.
 - A new Goleta Community Plan to enhance local benefits.
 - Provide strong financial management to assure a vital city economy.
  
Jonny D. Wallis
3017 votes
10.82%
- Occupation: Retired Attorney
  
Robert D. Bernstein
2254 votes
8.08%
- Occupation: Senior Design Engineer
 - Chair - Sierra Club - Santa Barbara
 - Director - Coalition for Sustainable Transportation
 - Founding Member - Digital Instruments, Inc
 - Physics Degrees from MIT and UC Santa Barbara
 - Old Town Goleta Design Committee Member
 - Downtown/Waterfront Vision Committee Member
  
Priorities:
- Preservation of Open Space
 - Balancing Number of Jobs with Housing Supply
 - Sustainable Transportation and Reduced Automobile Dependency
  
David "Dr. Dave"  Bearman
2066 votes
7.41%
- Occupation: Physician/Public Health Administrator
 - Current Director Goleta West Sanitary District
 - Former Director Goleta Water Board
 - Founded & Directed the IV Medical Clinic
 - Zona Seca Medical Director
 - Sarah House, Advisory Boardmember
 - SB Regional Healthy Authority, Medical Director (retired)
  
Priorities:
- Fiscal Responsibility
 - Experience
 - Environmentalism
  
Reynaldo R. Ybarra
1492 votes
5.35%
- Occupation: Social Services Caseworker
 - President of TheTri Counties Central Council
 - Santa Barbara Vice President for SEIU 535
 - Mediator on the City of Santa Barbara Rental Mediation Task Force
 - Chairperson of the Santa Barbara County Affirmative Action Commission
 - Labor Negotiator
 - Radio Commentator on contemporary issues
  
Priorities:
- Provide for an orderly transition to cityhood including a strong fiscal foundation.
 - Consider a Limited Growth approach on any future developments.
 - Public safety including police and fire protection as well as properly maintained streets in all neighborhoods in all of Goleta.
  
Bob Poole
1455 votes
5.22%
William R. Gilbert
1399 votes
5.02%
James A. Wasil
1370 votes
4.91%
- Occupation: Retired Army Colonel
  
David H. Johnson
1307 votes
4.69%
  
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