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Elden "Red"  Nutt
 
3720 votes
25.51%
- Occupation: Retired Police Chief
 - Present City Council Member
 - Two years Modesto JC
 - Two years City Planning Com.
 - Present Ripon Chamber President
 - Past Comander American Legion Post 190
 - Community Distinguised Service Award 1986
  
Priorities:
- Open Government accountability to the public
 - Public Safety,
 - Reasonable Limits and direction of growth
  
 
Charlie Gay
 
3562 votes
24.42%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
 - BS Geography, Brigham Young University
 - MA History & International Relations, CA State Univ. Stanislaus
 - Ripon Economic Development Commission, 1989 -1993, Chair 2 years
 - Ripon Planning Commission, 1999 - 2005, Chair 2 years
 - Currently Asst. Scoutmaster Ripon Troop 440 ,Boy Scouts Of America
 - Wife Karin and 5 children, 22 year residents of Ripon
  
Priorities:
- Public Safety.  I desire that Ripon's small town quality of life continues. I will work with local law enforcement to provide the tools they need.
 - Maintain a balanced budget, without raising new taxes nor dipping into the reserve fund.
 - Proactively seek out and encourage new job and tax revenue producing businesses.  Simplify city process for existing and new businesses.
  
 
Garry j. Krebbs
 
3221 votes
22.08%
- Occupation: Retired Construction Inspector
 - Degree in Business, Delta College
 - Course work Modesto Junior College
 - California State University, Stanislaus
 - Ripon Planning Commission , 19 years
 - COG, S.J. ,Citizens Advisory Committee 2 years
 - Ripon Green Committee
  
Priorities:
- Continued responsible quality growth
 - Design guides, to protect old downtown, and the Historic residential
 - Work with Ripon P.D. in the Protection of Ripon citizens
  
Jennifer R. Sanguinetti
 
2277 votes
15.61%
- Occupation: Agricultural Volunteer Consultant
 - Ratepayer Advocate, Public Owned Utility Customer Assoc.
 - BS and BA from UC Davis
 - 2nd Vice Pres. SJC CA Women for Agriculture
  
Priorities:
- Increase public safety resouces
 - Ensure taxpayer dollars spent wisely in these trying economic times
 - Foster civic pride and represent the citizens of our town
  
Dale C. Wild, Jr.
 
1043 votes
7.15%
- Occupation: Teamster Truck Driver
 - 15 year Teamster member
 - 3 term union steward
 - Union activist
 - Safeway Inc. safe driver awards
 - 1 term home owners association president
  
Priorities:
- Maintain small town atmosphere
 - Increase police protection
 - Bring the Voice and Will of our citizens to city hall
  
Billy Gonzales
725 votes
4.97%
- Occupation: Business Consultant
  
  
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