Candidates
(Vote for 4)
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Jane Bender
27,634 votes
14.3%
- Occupation: City Council Member
- Vice Mayor
- Pres, Santa Rosa Youth Athletic Field Trust
- Member, Calif. League of Cities Revenue and Taxation
- Member, Russian River Watershed Association
Priorities:
- Gang Prevention
- Jobs
- Environment
Mike Martini
27,345 votes
14.2%
- Occupation: Vintner/Small Businessperson
- Council Member - City of Santa Rosa
- Past Mayor - City of Santa Rosa
- Board Member - Golden Gate Bridge District
- Board Member - SMART II
- Santa Rosa Representative on Water Advisory Committee
Priorities:
- Support Multi-modal Transportation Solutions
- Support of Public Safety
- Support Youth Activities and Families
John Sawyer
27,193 votes
14.1%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
- Chairman-Luther Burbank Home and Garden's Board
- Chairman-Santa Rosa Merit Awards Committee
- Past President-Santa Rosa Main Street Organization
- Chairman-Downtown Parking Task Force
- Chairman-Neighborhood Oriented Policing Community Advisory Board
- Officer-City Vision Executive Board
Priorities:
- Public Safety
- Traffic Congestion
- Downtown Vitality and City Centered Development
Lee Pierce
22,186 votes
11.5%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
- City of Santa Rosa Planning Commissioner
- Sr. Personnel Commissioner, Sonoma County Office of Education
- Member, Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board (WIB)
- Chair, Sonoma County Private Industry Council, 1997 - '99
- Chair, Sonoma County Blue Ribbon Committee on Re-engineering Civil Service, 1992 -'94
- Founding Member, Northbay Employment Connection (Sonoma, Solano, Napa, Marin)
Priorities:
- Work to find viable solutions to traffic congestion problems on neighborhood streets, roads & U.S.101 corridor
- Work to ensure adequate staffing levels within the city's Police & Fire Departments
- Work to create better after-school opportunities for our children that keep them out of gangs
Veronica Jacobi
21,634 votes
11.2%
- Occupation: Business Owner/Engineer
- Mechanical Engineering Degree, UCLA, 1979
- Small business owner, Energy Management Consultant
- Exec committee member in National Women's Political Caucus, Sonoma County Conservation Council, Sierra Club
- Co-founder Sonoma County Water Coalition and Forest Coalition
Priorities:
- Preserve critical services, promote safety including gang and crime prevention; address services for older people and special needs
- Increase affordable housing near transit/jobs; guide development and promote water reuse/conservation. Protect jobs/stop Big Box sprawl.
- Protect water quantity, and water/air quality, preserve woodlands, open spaces and greenbelts, fight GMO farming, promote alternative transportation
Don Taylor
20,995 votes
10.9%
- Occupation: Owner of Omelette Express Restaurant since 1987
- University of Oregon, B.S. Business Administration - 1982
- Sonoma County Alliance Member
- South & West Area Business Association - Charter Member - since 1995, Chairman Steering Committee - 2003 to present
- Main Street - Executive Committee
- Railroad Square Association - member 1987 to present
President 90, 97, 98, 99
- Planning Commissioner - City of Santa Rosa - 6/99 to 2/03 (Vice Chair 02)
Priorities:
- Traffic
- Affordable Housing
- Managing Growth
Caroline Banuelos
17,909 votes
9.3%
- Occupation: Legal Assistant
- B.A. Political Science, Sonoma State University, 1994
- President, Sonoma County Latino Democratic Club, 1996 to present
- Member, Community Advisory Board, City of Santa Rosa, 2004
- Member, Coalition for a Better Sonoma County, 2002 to present
- Community Support Network, Former board member and Chair, 1999 to 2004
- Social Advocates for Youth, Former board member, 1996 to 2002
Priorities:
- District Elections
- Affordable Housing
- Open and Accessible Government
Joseph "Joe" Romano, JD
15,516 votes
8.0%
- Occupation: Retired Deputy Sheriff
- Experienced Local Goverment Manager and Small Business Owner/Operator
- Former Santa Rosa Water (Utility) Dept General Manager
- Former Santa Rosa Public Works Dept Budget and CIP Manager
- Criminal Justice, Business and Law Degree (AA to Juris Doctorate)
- Viet Nam Veteran, U.S Navy; Deputy Chief of Staff, (and Ambassador-At-Large), California Department, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), 87-88
- Peace Officer of the Year 1973, Decorated for Valor....Please see my biography, (click blue star >), for additonal information about my experience.
Priorities:
- Eliminate Conflict of Interest on the City Council . Act to Strengthen Police and Fires Services
- Apply Business practices and get more done with less money.
- Do more to promote building of affordable housing including mixed use development.
Harry Troutt
12,622 votes
6.5%
- Occupation: Retired Social Worker
- President, 49ers Booster Club
- President, San Francisco Dart Association
- Inducted, Pro Football Hall Of Fame, 2003
Priorities:
- Senior Citizens Rights
- District Elections
- Affordable Housing
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