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Bev Finley
 
11,513 votes
42.31%
- Occupation: Retired Health Executive
 - Director, Stanislaus County Health Services Agency 1997 - 2001
 - CEO, Stanislaus Medical Center, 1990-1997
 - Adjunct Professor, California State University, Stanislaus, 1992 - Present
 - BA, Economics,  and Masters in Public Adminstration, CSUS
 - Outstanding Public Hospital Leader in US, National Association of Public Hospitals, 1999
 - Outstanding Hospital Administrator in California, California Hospital Association, 1996
  
Priorities:
- Restore civility, leadership, and teamwork
 - Ensure public safety to all areas in city
 - Manages inevitable growth and build the employment base
  
Jim Ridenour
 
10,254 votes
37.68%
- Occupation: 9-1-1 Emergency Consultant
 - Life long resident of Modesto area
 - Married to wife Renee, 3 children, 8 grandchildren, all living in Modesto area
 - Retired American Medical Response executive
 - Active in local community and charitable organizations (Rotary, Stanislaus County Health Care Services Foundation, La Loma Grace Brethern Church)
 - Former five-term Chairman of California Ambulance Association
  
Priorities:
- I want to restore leadership, respect and honesty to the City Council.
 - I want to build a partnership with our schools so every child has an after-school schedule of recreation and help with homework.
 - I will make planning for the future more important than finger pointing about the past. I will only allow development that pays before it paves.
  
Carmen Sabatino
3,819 votes
14.04%
- Occupation: Mayor of Modesto
  
Steven Grenbeaux
1,608 votes
5.91%
  
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3 questions on Reducing Expenses, Affordable Housing, and Ethics in Office.
 
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