Candidates
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Charles "Bud"  England
4,419 votes
23.00%
 
Gregory S. Pettis
 
4,202 votes
21.88%
- Occupation: Incumbent
 - Real Estate Agent
 - MBA
  
Priorities:
- Economic Development
 - JOBS
 - Fix Streets
  
Ronald Garcia
 
3,733 votes
19.43%
- Occupation: Code Enforcement Officer "City of Rancho Mirage"
 - Implemented Cathedral City's "Volunteer Graffiti Removal" program
 - Implemented Cathedral City's "Junk Your Jalopy" program
 - Implemented Cathedral City's "Abandoned Vehicle Removal" program
 - Implemented Cathedral City's "Garage Sale" program
 - Initiated Cathedral City's "Downtown Revitalization" program
 - Executive Director for Cathedral City Boxing Club
  
Priorities:
- Community Preservation Programs
 - Attracting New Businesses
 - Financial Sustainability
  
Robert "Bob"  Morford
 
3,683 votes
19.17%
- Occupation: Retired Corporate Executive
 - Engineering & Construction
 - Business Development
 - Marketing & Sales
 - Contract Negotiations
 - Board of Directors IGCI
 - Technical Advisor to EPA
  
Priorities:
- Financial Responsibility
 - Seek New Revenue Streams
 - Improve Saftey and Services
  
Don Thompson
 
3,172 votes
16.51%
- Occupation: Company President
 - M.A. Cambridge, M.A. Oxford
 - Member Public Arts Commission, re-appointed 2008
 - Ten years as College Lecturer in English
 - Ten years as legal representative for the State of California in court at the WCAB fighting for injured workers' benefits
 - Served on 7 non--profit board of directors, raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charities. Received multiple plaques of appreciation
 - Nominated as Man of the Year in San Francisco, awarded Certificate of Honor by the Board of Supervisors
  
Priorities:
- To get the City's finances in the black again, to fund many additional police and firemen. To fill the wasteland that is downtown with viable business
 - To stop the dramatic loss of businesses to other cities. To expedite construction of new hotels.
 - To improve street and road quality and improve traffic flow.
  
  
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