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Jerry Smith
5087 votes
44.0%
- Occupation: Mayor of Seaside
- Vietnam Veteran
- Peace Officer for Over 20 Years
- Chairman, Fort Ord Reuse Authority - FORA
- Chairman, Local Agency Formation Commission - LAFCO
- Honored as Public Official of the Year
- Boardmember: Hospice Foundation, Restorative Justice Comm., Rancho Cielo, (Partial List)
Priorities:
- Implement Effective Solutions for the Gang Related Crime Terrorizing the Salinas area, as we did successfully in Seaside
- Continue to Provide REAL Solutions to the Affordable Housing Shortage
- Implement Effective Solutions for the County Budget Crisis, Sustainable Water Supply, and General Plan Update Conflicts
Jane Parker
3230 votes
27.9%
- Occupation: Healthcare Executive/Educator
- Current Vice-President, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
- Former Trustee Monterey Peninsula College
- Former member Social Services Commission
- Past President of the Charitable Council of Monterey
Priorities:
- Fiscal Accountability - will reduce Supervisorial salary and operating expenses
- Affordable housing - so our children can afford to buy a home.
- Protect access to community healthcare
Darlene Dunham
2623 votes
22.7%
- Occupation: Administrator/Businessowner/Educator
- President, Hartnell College Board of Trustees, 2000-02
- 2001 Athena Award - Salinas Chamber of Commerce Business Woman of the Year
- 1994 Monterey County Outstanding Woman
- Board Member, Salinas Union High School District Foundation
- Commissioner, City of Salinas Parks and Recreation Commission
- Adjunct Professor, Golden Gate University, Seaside campus
Priorities:
- Building affordable housing for our working families
- Promoting agriculture, business and our visitor industry in order to ensure economic viability
- Protecting funding to assure public safety throughout Monterey County
Lance McClair
605 votes
5.2%
- Occupation: Health Commissioner
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