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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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