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John Ewan
6889 votes
31.5%
- Occupation: Business Owner/Councilmember
 - Cal Poly Graduate
 - Planning Commission
 - Current City Councilmember
 - Owner of an Alternate Energy Business
  
Priorities:
- Protect Environmental Quality
 - Develope Diverse Economic Base
 - Recreational Opportunities for All
  
Allen K. Settle
5494 votes
25.1%
- Occupation: Mayor/Educator
 - Elected 4 times as mayor
 - Professor, Cal Poly, University
  
Priorities:
- Additional water for the city
 - Additional housing for the city
 - Upholding the city general plan
  
Paul Brown
5483 votes
25.0%
- Occupation: Restaurateur/Soldier
 - Owner of  the award winning Mother's Tavern
 - A military instructor for at risk youth at the Grizzly Academy
 - A U.S. Army Military Police Sergeant, activated for 9 months on Operation Noble Eagle
 - Lead Singer of the Sugar Daddy Swing Kings swing band
 - City of San Luis Obispo Human Relations Commission
 - San Luis Obispo Downtown Association Board of Directors
  
Priorities:
- Stemming the flight of working families from the city
 - Preserving our Downtown's position as the business, cultural, social and entertainment center of the county
 - Securing concrete agreements from the Cal Poly administration and the California State University system to provide more housing for Cal Poly students
  
Andrew Carter
3980 votes
18.2%
- Occupation: Writer, lecturer, stay-at-home dad
 - Married for 15 years; father of 4 children
 - Former marketing executive
 - BA, Princeton University; MBA, Wharton School
 - Homeowner; resident of SLO since 1996
 - Avid hiker & outdoorsman
 - Tribune letter writer; Dave Congalton guest
  
Priorities:
- Building more affordable housing in San Luis Obispo
 - Maintaining the economic viability of San Luis Obispo
 - A balanced approach to governance
  
  
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