Candidates
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Beth Krom
36,924 votes
19.5%
- Occupation: Mayor of Irvine
  
 
Steven S. Choi
 
28,886 votes
15.3%
- Occupation: City of Irvine Councilmember/Businessman
 - Ph.D. in Library and Information Science t University of Pittsburgh
 - Trustee, Unified Boarder of Irvine School District
 - Chairman of Irvine Library Services Advisory Committed
 - Director of Orange County Great Park Corporation Board
 - Member of Orange County Housing authority Advisory Committee
 - Director of Dr.Choi's Academy
  
Priorities:
- Ensuring fiscal stability and economic growth
 - Managing traffic effectively
 - Providing quality education for our children
  
 
Larry Agran
28,157 votes
14.9%
- Occupation: Irvine City Councilmember
  
Margie Wakeham
 
22,669 votes
12.0%
- Occupation: Community Program Director
 - B.A. Sociology  University of Oregon
 - Masters in Boardsmanship, Calif. School Board Assoc.
  
Priorities:
- Great Park management
 - Collaborations with Irvine School DIstrict and others for maximum efficiency and use of tax dollars
 - Fiscal responsibility in difficult economic times
  
Todd Eric Gallinger
 
22,423 votes
11.9%
- Occupation: Business Attorney
 - J.D. - George Washington University Law School
 - B.A. - Comparative Religions - UC Santa Barbara
 - Chair of Housing & Transportation - Irvine Chamber of Commerce
 - Director - New Horizons School Irvine
  
Priorities:
- Increase funding for education
 - Protect open spaces and the environment
 - Implement good government principles and best practices
  
Patrick A. Rodgers
 
22,093 votes
11.7%
- Occupation: Retired Police Lieutenant
 - Consultant - Trained Police in Afghanistan
 - Consultant - Trained Police in Iraq
 - Education:  Ph.D iin Human Behavior, MS Degree in Management, MA Degree in Public Communications
 - Professional Development:  FBI National Academy, California POST Command College, Los Angeles Police Department - West Point Leadership Program
 - Post Graduate Education in Terrorism Studies
 - Member of Irvine Community Services Commission, Member of Irvine Spectrum Rotary Club
  
Priorities:
- Restore honesty, integrity and ethics to the Irvine City Council
 - Back to the Basics of Good Government
 - Reinvent the Irvine Great Park and get it back on track.
  
Eric Johnson
 
11,022 votes
5.8%
- Occupation: Businessman
 - Master of Business Administration (USC Marshall School of Business)
 - Bachelor of Science, Computer Science (University of California, San Diego)
  
Priorities:
- Budgetary and Fiscal Responsibility
 - Running the City of Irvine and the Great Park like a business
 - Openness, Transparency, and Ethics
  
Beatrice Ingrid "Bea" Foster
 
10,877 votes
5.8%
- Occupation: Teacher
 - Teacher at Santa Ana Unified School District
 - Teacher at Rancho Santiago College
 - BA in Philosophy
 - Community College Credentials
  
Priorities:
- To create regional traffic plan for 300,000 + daily commuters to Irvine
 - To streamline building of the Great Park
 - End council bickering through more citizen input in public meetings
  
Ruby Young
 
3,697 votes
2.0%
- Occupation: Fashion Consultant
 - BS, University of North Dakota, Medical Science
 - Post Graduate Studies at the University of California in Laboratory Management
 - Pari-legal & civil litigation classes taken at Saddleback College
  
Priorities:
- Advocate for Irvine Seniors
 - Support Irvine Schools and Police Department
 - Visions for the Great Park
  
Paris Merriam
 
2,354 votes
1.2%
- Occupation: Pari-Mutuel/Writer
 - B.A. University of California @ Santa Cruz in Environmental Studies
 - Member, Housing & Community Development Commission, County of Orange
 - Member, Homeless Continuum of Care Leadership Cabinet, County of Orange
 - Certified Naturalist, Upper Newport Bay Nature Reserve and Ecological Preserve
 - Solar Energy Research Institute Summer Intern, 1980
 - Past President, Rose Society of Saddleback Mountain
  
Priorities:
- Keep Irvine Clean, Green, and Safe
 - Keep IrvineTeachers Employed and Irvine Schools Open
 - Keep Affordable Housing and Add More Work-Force Housing in Irvine
  
  
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