Candidates
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Louie Gonzalez
1,277 votes
18.83%
- Occupation: Teacher/Mayor
  
 
Betty Putnam
 
1,068 votes
15.75%
- Occupation: Incumbent
 - Retired teacher
 - Six years on the Little Lake City SD Board of Education
 - Family Foundations Board Member
 - Delegate, Gateway Cities Council of Government
 - Delegate, SFS Senior Citizens Advisory Committee
 - Delegate, SFS Beautification Committee
  
Priorities:
- Keeping the city fiscally sound through the recession and beyond
 - Maintaining and, where possible, enhancing services to citizens
 - Helping to keep the business community strong
  
 
Juanita Trujillo
1,063 votes
15.68%
- Occupation: Pharmacy Manager
  
Michael Madrigal
952 votes
14.04%
- Occupation: Planning Commissioner
  
Jose Angel Zamora
813 votes
11.99%
Lillian Carrillo Puentes
 
710 votes
10.47%
- Occupation: Administrator/Planning Commissioner
 - Athletic Director, St. Pius X School Currently obtaining B.A. in Kinesiology
 - Varsity Basketball and Track Coach, Santa Fe H.S.
 - Former President, Parks & Recreation Committe and Current Member
 - Mentor for Senior Project Program, Santa Fe H.S.
 - Regional Rep., Catholic Youth Organization of Los Angeles
 - Relay For Life Team Member-Metro and S.F.S. Baseball Assoc. Former Board Member
  
Priorities:
- Public Safety including and not limited to Police and Fire Services
 - Continued and New Programs For Seniors, Youth and ALL residents, including Business residents.
 - Create a sound budget and analyze all spending, Do necessary upgrades. Don't waste precious tax dollars.
  
Albert "AJ"  Hayes
 
493 votes
7.27%
- Occupation: Community Services Employee
 - Chairman,Beautification Committee
 - Community Program Committee-Halloween "Haunted House" Committee
 - Founding Member/ President,TCH Teen Club
 - Friends of the Library-Las Posadas
 - Heritage Park Garden Club-Relay for Life
 - Neighborly Elf Program-S.F.S. Baseball Association
  
Priorities:
- Cares about Community Services and Cost Effective Programs
 - Top priority to our residents is public safety
 - Cares about Community Redevelopment
  
Gary Mendez
 
404 votes
5.96%
- Occupation: Governing Board Member, Rio Hondo Community College Distric
 - 10 years, three  terms, Representing Santa Fe Springs on College Board
 - A.S. Paralegal Studies/ A.A Political Science, Rio Hondo College
 - B.A. Government, Minor Classics, Sacramento State University
 - Graduate Course Work, CSU Long Beach & Sacramento State Univeristy, Government
 - Volunteer, Santa's Float, Santa Fe Springs`
 - Sensei-teacher, Karate and Child Safety
  
Priorities:
- Fiscal Responsibility & Transparency
 - Public Safety-Crime Fighting-Child Safety
 - Responsive City Government & Services: Maintaining & Improving Quality
  
  
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Official Information 
 
- City of Santa Fe Springs 
  
Candidate Forum
 
- Thursday October 15	
 
time: 7:00 p.m.  
location: Betty Wilson Center,  11431 Florence Ave., SFS 
conducted by:  LWV Whittier    
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