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Ann Schwab
 
14261 votes
14.94%
- Occupation: Councilmember/Nonprofit Manager
 - Vice Mayor
 - Chair, Sustainability Task Force
 - Chair, Internal Affairs Committee
 - Program Manager, CAVE
 - Owner, Campus Bicycles
  
Priorities:
- Sustaining Chico's values by enhancing our environment, economy and community
 - Protect Chico's future through comprehensive, thoughtful planning, and actively enhancing Chico's uniqueness
 - Encourage budgetary discipline for the city by tending to Chico's current needs while planning for a sustainable future
  
 
Andy Holcombe
14235 votes
14.92%
 
Jim Walker
14047 votes
14.72%
 
Larry Wahl
13245 votes
13.88%
Mark Sorensen
 
12917 votes
13.54%
- Occupation: Business Owner
 - 12 year Director of Catalyst Domestic Violence Services
 - 7 year Director of the Chico Chamber of Commerce & 2008 Chairman
 - 18 year small business owner and employer
 - 32 years working in private enterprise
 - 9 years of management experience at RCA and General Electric
 - Grew up in Chico, Left for 12 years, returned 18 years ago to raise my kids here!
  
Priorities:
- Restore a fiscal focus on core City Government functions: Police, Fire & Roads.
 - Geneuine Economic Development by reducing the bureaucratic obsticles.
 - BALANCE our budget, stop the years of "borrowing" millions from road maintenance.
  
Joe Valente
10862 votes
11.38%
Ali Sarsour
10056 votes
10.54%
Cynthia Van Auken
5592 votes
5.86%
  
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Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
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Official Information 
 
- Web Site of the City of Chico 
 - Candidates' Statements Submitted to Elections Official
  - See pages 10 - 17
  
Events
Candidate Forums
 
- Date: Mon., Oct 6, 2008
 Time: 7 - 9:30 PM
 Place: Chico City Council Chambers, 421 Main Street, Chico
 Panel: Chico Enterprise-Record ; Chico News & Review; KCHO
 Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Butte County
  
News and Analysis
Chico Enterprise Record
 
Chico News & Review
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