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Sandra "Sandy"  Benitez
1119 votes
26.4%
- Occupation: no designation
 - Riverbank Council 1992-2000
 - Riverbank Mayor 1996-2000
 - 2nd year President of Riverbank Federated Woman's Club
 - Original member of ROTA dial a ride service executive board
 - founding director of the Riverbank Women of Action
 - member of the Rio Altura Healthy Start board of Directors
  
Priorities:
- Continued safety of all citizens:  police, fire, water, suer, and streets
 - after school daycare for all our young students
 - senior housing
  
Fredric "Ric"  McGinnis
870 votes
20.6%
- Occupation: Office Manager
 - Vice Mayor
 - Veteran of US Navy and Navy Reserve
 - former president of Butte County Easter Seal Society
 - Eagle Scout B.S.A.
 - active church member
  
Priorities:
- Plan and control the effects of growth, providing improved facilitites for current residents while insuring new residents will have what they need.
 - Continue our success at finding money for things we want to improve by applying for and receiving state and federal grant money to do it.
 - Expand upon the beginning stages we've undertaken in our downtown improvement project to retain the qualities of small town life we all enjoy.
  
Allen B. Trawick
790 votes
18.7%
- Occupation: Retired
 - Riverbank 53 years
 - City Council 20 years/ Mayor 4 years
 - Riverbank Volunteer Fire Dept.
 - Small Business for 28 years
 - Chamber of Commerce since 1962
 - Lions Club, VFW, Man of Year 1965
  
Priorities:
- Illegal drugs and gang activities
 - Accountability of tax payers dollars
 - Better City response to the public
  
Paul A. Gutierrez
763 votes
18.0%
Jane Julia "Jane J. DuttonDryden" (Dutton) Dutton Dryden
520 votes
12.3%
- Occupation: Retired Business Owner
 - I am a native Riverbanker, Returning home after  living
 - most of my adult life in the Bay Area. My family remained here ikn My Himetoiwn. My mother Carmella Dutton Barnard staying very active in the commu
 - nity until her her death, '96. I  attended Cardoza Grammer school and Oakdale High School,
 - Also M.J.C. I retired fron m the Del Monte Corp.
 - I then became a Job Developer. upon returning  home 'I bought the Little Cafe on the corner of Third and Stanislaus naming it;" Dutton;s Diner."
 - In '98,  I have since retired and am active on several City Committees.
  
Priorities:
- The Seniors in of Riverebank.
 - Revitilization of the "Old Town" Riverebank Area
 - Representing all the Citizens of Our community.
  
Nicanora Garcia
169 votes
4.0%
  
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Official Information 
 
- Website: City of Riverbank 
  
News and Analysis
 
- 10/8/02 Modesto Bee, Election connection
 - Sandra Benitez has activated a Smart Voter web site.
  - 10/1/02 Modesto Bee, Election Connection.
 - Allen Trawick has posted a web site at Smart Voter.
  
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