Candidates
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Holly Sierra
990 votes
30.38%
 
Dave King
663 votes
20.34%
- Occupation: Retired CHP Officer
  
James R. Neary
 
526 votes
16.14%
- Occupation: Chiropractor
 - Local business owner since 2002
 - Doctor of Chiropractic since 1989
 - Former President and Treasurer of the Santa Barbara California Chiropractic Association
 - Instructor, SBCC Adult Education
 - Community involvement in health education
 - Member, Knights of Columbus
  
Priorities:
- Buellton is at a crossroads.  We face continued growth yet strive to maintain our small town charm.  Our goal is to seek a balance of smart growth.
 - We want to ensure our community is safe for all residents from children to seniors.
 - Continue to build on the past strengths of previous and current council members who have been fiscally responsible and civic minded.
  
Candice Signa
 
429 votes
13.16%
- Occupation: Realtor/Business Owner
 - Local Realtor, C.A.R., N.A.R., and S.B.A.O.R. Member since 1997, S.Y.V.A.O.R. Member since 2002
 - Co-owner (together with my husband) of a self-storage business in Tennessee
 - 2007 & 2008 Oak Valley School Site Council Member
 - In concert with Buellton Police Department, organized Buellton's first Neighborhood Watch town hall meeting in 2008
 - Instructor, Los Olivos Dance Gallery
 - Joyfully Married to a 19-year Veteran Police Sergeant for 12 years, mother of 2 children
  
Priorities:
- I pledge to honor Buellton's General Plan and amplify the voice of the people, not any personal agenda, on the City Council.
 - Maintaining a SAFE community is critical, as well as championing suitable, not high-density housing projects, & continuing to be fiscally responsible
 - I'd love to champion sustainable business development & a pedestrian marketplace to harmonize with the beautification process underway Avenue of Flags
  
Jon M. Macaluso, Sr.
 
334 votes
10.25%
- Occupation: Manager/BUSD Trustee
 - 11 Year Buellton Resident
 - 6 Years of Public Service - Buellton Union School District Trustee
 - Hands on experience with Governance, Brown Act, Contract Negotiation, Parliamentary Procedure, Robert's Rules of Order, etc.
 - Graduate of California School Boards Association "Masters in Governance"
 - Member, Elks Lodge 613
  
Priorities:
- Comply with the General Plan
 - Not only HEAR, but LISTEN to, City Resident's needs, desires, concerns, etc.
 - Maintain the "Quality of Life" that City Residents live here for
  
John Kenneth Dorwin
 
312 votes
9.57%
- Occupation: Attorney/Notary Public
 - 20 Year Resident of Buellton
 - Past President Buellton Business Assoc./Chamber
 - B.S. 1976/J.D. 1983
 - Buellton Incorporation Committee 1991-1992
 - Communications Officer 3rdBn4th Marines /3MarDiv
 - Current Pres Santa Ynez Valley Bar Assoc
  
Priorities:
- Finish The Urban Design Plan for Avenue of the Flags
 - Make Sure the Downtown has enough Parking for what gets built on the Ave
 - Find  a practical way to pay for the above improvements with impact fees
  
  
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