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William "Bill"  Sabo
 
20,451 votes
31.19%
- Occupation: Airport Board Member/Pilot
 - Director - Monterey Peninsula Airport District
 - Commissioner - Airport Land Use Commission
 - Board Member - Transportation Agency of Monterey County
 - Combat Pilot - Vietnam - US Air Force
 - Airline Pilot/Flight Officer - Eastern Airlines
 - Senior VP - Aviation Safety International
  
Priorities:
- Retain our existing airlines and acquire new service at competitive pricing
 - Maintain the financial health of the airport as a Tax-Free entity
 - Maintain noise control and open communications with airport neighbors
  
 
Mary Ann Leffel
 
16,805 votes
25.63%
- Occupation: Appointed Director, Monterey Peninsula Airport District
 - Director, Industry Relations, California Homeland Security Consortium
 - President, Monterey County Business Council
 - Co-founded Monterey County Competitive Clusters
 - Monterey County Overall Economic Development Commission
 - Past Chair,Natividad Medical Center Board
 - Past Chair Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
  
Priorities:
- Work on retention and expansion of flights and destinations
 - Work with surrounding neighborhoods on the Airports Envirormental impact
 - Maintain the Airport as a financially self-supporting facility
  
 
Richard "Dick"  Searle
 
15,952 votes
24.33%
- Occupation: Incumbent/Pilot
  
Priorities:
- Parking Garage
 - FIDS (Flight Information Display Systems) in the terminal
 - Airport Safety
  
Dan Presser
 
12,367 votes
18.86%
- Occupation: Travel Agency Owner
 - Past Commander American Legion Post 41, Monterey
 - BA Tulane University, New Orleans
 - Graduate Work Michigan State University
 - Commercial Pilot's License
 - Former Member of the Board of Directors of ARTA, the Association of Retail Travel Agents
 - Former President of the American Cetacean Society, Monterey Bay
  
Priorities:
- Bring low cost air carriers to Monterey
 - Reduce Noise Pollution
 - Eliminate legal expenses on most law suits
  
  
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