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Tom Lackey
 
3,763 votes
26.03%
- Occupation: Highway Patrolman/Councilmember
 - Palmdale City Councilmember (2005-present)
 - Palmdale School Board (1999-2005)
 - Highway Patrol Sergeant--24 years of service in Law Enforcement.
 - Special Education Teacher--prior to his Law Enforcement career.
 - Boy Scouts of America--Earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1976.
 - Family--Tom and his wife Theresa have been married for 18 years.  They have two children.
  
Priorities:
- Continuing Palmdale's commitment to reducing crime and improving fire protection for our residents.
 - Bringing quality new businesses and jobs to Palmdale.
 - Supporting partnerships that strengthen our local Aerospace industry.
  
 
Laura Bettencourt
 
3,486 votes
24.11%
- Occupation: Crime Analyst/Educator
 - Palmdale City Councilwoman--Elected in May 2009.
 - Crime Analyst, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
 - Instructor at Antelope Valley College--Teaching Criminal Justice and Criminology.
 - Operation Silent Thunder--served on this effective anti-Drug Crime Task Force.
 - Served as one of the Antelope Valley's first "Volunteers on Patrol".
  
Priorities:
- Attract Quality Employers and Jobs.
 - Maintain Palmdale's Commitment to Public Safety.
 - Bring a 4-Year College Campus to Palmdale.
  
Steve Fox
2,195 votes
15.18%
- Occupation: Educator/Attorney/Trustee
  
Warren G. Wilson
2,101 votes
14.53%
- Occupation: Retired Television Newscaster
  
Brian Woods
 
1,958 votes
13.54%
- Occupation: Los Angeles Police Officer
 - Masters Degree in Justice Administration
 - Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthropology
 - Member of the National Tactical Officer Association
 - Member of the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators
  
Priorities:
- Eliminate wasteful city programs.
 - Lay the foundation for a municipal police department.
 - Secure an affortable water supply.
  
V. Jesse Smith
956 votes
6.61%
- Occupation: Labor Organizer SEIU-UHW
  
  
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- City of Palmdale 
  
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