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Kris Wang
4,479 votes
26.60%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Current Mayor of City of Cupertino; Cupertino City Council: 2003 - Present
- Santa Clara County Parks & Recreation Commissioner: 2004 - present
- Former Cupertino Parks & Recreation Commissioner, 5 years of service
- 20 years in software engineering including experience in senior management
- Board member, Friends of Children with Special Needs, Lunar New Year Unity Parade
- Education: MBA, BS
Priorities:
- Experience: My voting record reflects that I understand the concerns of the Cupertino community
- Future Vision: I commit to a greener Cupertino, a safer Cupertino, and an advanced educational system for Cupertino.
- Fiscal Responsibility: treat every tax dollar as a precious and hard-earned commodity, I like being a watchdog.
Gilbert Wong
3,118 votes
18.52%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner of a family run company
- San Jose State University, BA
- Cupertino Planning Commissioner: 2002 - Present
- Cupertino Chamber Board of Directors: 2003 - Present
- West Valley School Site Council, Immediate Past President
- Organization of Special Need Families, Advisory Board
- CREST Award 2005
Priorities:
- Balance and Manage Growth--Strengthening the quality of life so Cupertino can retain our small town city charm.
- Economic Development--Attract new business that will give us sales tax dollars to support our infrastructure and our neighborhood services.
- Enviornmental Leadership--Developing a public policy for LEED certification; Encouraging a green-tech hub; and Promoting a walkable/bikeable city.
Mark R. Santoro
2,906 votes
17.26%
- Occupation: Engineer
- Ph.D. Electrical Engineering from Stanford
- Founder and CEO of a successful startup company that was aquired
- Born 1957 Miami Florida
- Lived in Bay Area for 25 years
Priorities:
- Government should be "For the People"
- Open government - government should be transparent and fair for all
- Traffic congestion needs to be reduced around our schools
Barry Chang
2,878 votes
17.09%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
- Educational degree: Master of Science
- Former Cupertino School Board member
- Former Cupertino Public Safety Commissioner
- Former Lincoln Elementary School PTA Board member and School Site Council
- Former AYSO Region 35 Soccer Board of Director
- California State parent Teacher Association (PTA) Honorary Service Award in 1994 and again in 2002
Priorities:
- Recruit new corporate headquarters and sales offices
- Revitalize local businesses
- Protect our scarce commercially zoned lands.
Raj Vasant Abhyanker
2,490 votes
14.79%
- Occupation: CEO, Fatdoor, Inc.
- Patent Attorney, various firms
- Electrical Engineer, Hewlett Packard and Lockheed Martin
Priorities:
- No new taxes
- Character of our city
- Environmental sustainability in building/construction design
Albert C. Chu
967 votes
5.74%
- Occupation: Aerospace Engineer
- Educated at Cal Poly SLO University, Stanford University, and Santa Clara University
- USSF Certified Soccer Referee
Priorities:
- To provide residents of Cupertino with a safe environment (avoiding having horrific events such as: Virginia Tech, Columbine, and DeAnza College)
- To keep Cupertino and it's schools safe by providing better emergency/crisis trainings and preparations
- To ensure our City remains a Technology Hub + will work with HP and Apple to create for the community one of the best focal points for Cupertino
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Events
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- ELECTION EVE COVERAGE - live
11/6 9pm
- CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS - these interviews may be seen on Channel 26 and on the City Channel webpage
All candidates: 10/2 6:30pm; 10/9 6:30pm; 10/16 6:30pm; 10/23 6:30pm; 11/5 6:30pm
- Abhyanker: 9/26 10am; 10/2 10am; 10/4 7pm; 10/8 10am; 10/11 6pm; 10/12 4pm; 10/17 8pm; 10/20 9am; 10/23 10:05am; 10/26 10am; 10/29 7pm; 10/30 8pm; 11/1 10am; 11/5 11:30
- Chang: 9/24 10am; 9/28 4pm; 10/6 9am; 10/10 8pm; 10/12 10am; 10/15 7pm; 10/16 10:05am; 10/18 10am; 10/24 10am; 10/25 6pm; 10/30 10am & 7pm; 11/1 7pm; 11/5 12:30
- Chu: 9/25 10am; 9/27 7pm; 10/1 10am; 10/5 4pm; 10/10 8:30pm; 10/13 9am; 10/16 10:30am; 10/19 10am; 10/22 7pm; 10/25 10am &6:30pm; 10/30 7:30pm; 11/5 noon
- Santoro: 9/24 7pm; 9/27 10am; 10/3 10am; 10/9 10am; 10/11 6:30 & 7pm; 10/15 10am; 10/17 8:30pm; 10/19 4pm; 10/23 10:30am; 10/27 9am; 10/30 8:30pm; 11/2 10am; 11/5 11am
- Wang: 9/28 10am; 10/1 7pm; 10/4 10am; 10/9 10:05am; 10/10 10am; 10/16 10am; 10/18 6 & 7pm; 10/22 10am; 10/24 8pm; 10/26 4pm; 10/30 9pm; 11/3 9am; 11/5 10:30am
- Wong: 9/29 9am; 10/5 10am; 10/8 7pm; 10/9 10:30am; 10/11 10am; 10/17 10am; 10/18 6:30pm; 10/23 10am; 10/24 8:30pm; 10/25 7pm; 10/29 10am; 10/30 9:30pm; 11/2 4pm; 11/5 10am;
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