Candidates
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Jim Monahan
 
17,138 votes
18.0%
- Occupation: Ventura Councilmember/Businessman
 - Native Venturan.
 - Member Ventura City Council seven terms.
 - Local businessman for 50 plus years.
 - Graduate of Ventura HS and Ventura College.
 - Father of four, grandfather of seven
 - Veteran of Korean war.
  
Priorities:
- Public Safety - Police and Fire Services
 - Implementation of the 2005 City Comprehensive Plan
 - Infrastructure improvements: Street, sidewalk, sewer, storm drain repair
  
 
Brian Brennan
15,648 votes
16.5%
- Occupation: Business Owner/Councilmember
  
 
Neal Andrews
 
12,779 votes
13.4%
- Occupation: City Councilmember/Businessman
 - Chief executive of large corporate and government agencies
 - Manager of multi-million dollar budgets
 - Former professor of government and public policy at leading universities
 - Nearly 10 years pioneering leadership in emergency medical services
 - Member of numerous regional and national boards of directors and commissions
 - Twice elected to International Board of Directors of a leading international strategic business organization
  
Priorities:
- Stimulating greater economic prosperity for Ventura while preserving  and enhancing its quality of life and small town character
 - Providing affordable housing and quality jobs
 - Re-focusing City priorities to properly reflect citizen concerns about public safety, street repair, and essential public services
  
 
Ed Summers
12,319 votes
13.0%
- Occupation: Banker/Businessman
  
Jerry D. Martin
8,059 votes
8.5%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
  
Irene V. Henry
7,736 votes
8.1%
- Occupation: Business Owner
  
Brian Lee Rencher
7,685 votes
8.1%
Melody Joy Baker
4,653 votes
4.9%
- Occupation: Community Volunteer
  
Carroll D. "CD" Williams
 
4,592 votes
4.8%
- Occupation: Retired College Professor
 - I have lived in Ventura since three years old.
 - I have logged 42 hours before our City Council.
 - These 42 hours were logged five minutes at a time.
 - I am honest to a fault.
 - I speak blunt to a fault, sometimes.
 - I only have two faults. You know them.
  
Priorities:
- I will "represent" you the resident of Ventura.
 - An elected official "represents" the interest of each resident.
 - I will demonstrate how an elected official should "represent" you.
  
Donald G. Gloisten, Sr.
4,354 votes
4.6%
- Occupation: Investment Advisor/Lawyer
  
  
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- City of Buenaventura Election Website 
 - Candidate Disclosure Statements (pdf) 
   
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Ventura County Reporter
 
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