League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Marin County, CA November 3, 2009 Election
	Council Member; City of Novato Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 29 12:07pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (29/29) (29 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.16%)

Candidates (Vote for 2) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Denise Athas 5136 votes 28.05% Occupation: Small Businesswoman Two Term President, Downtown Novato Business Association Former President, Novato Chamber of Commerce Member of the Transportation Authority of Marin Technical Advisory Committee Member of the NUSD Blue Ribbon Coalition for Youth Member of the County of Marin Congestion Management Citizen Advisory Group Member of the Novato Community Strategic Plan Committee Priorities: Tackling Novato's Budget Crisis with creativity; find new ways to eliminate wasteful spending and bring in new revenues to fund vital city services. Protect our Quality of Life by ensuring Public Safety and taking care of our Youth and Seniors. Protect Novato's beautiful open space and preserve our "hometown" character for generations to come. Pat Eklund 4866 votes 26.57% Occupation: Councilmember/Environmental Manager Bachelors (SFSU); Masters in Public Administration (Golden Gate University); Masters of Science Environmental Management (University of San Francisco) Former Novato Mayor Former Novato Planning Commissioner Former Board of Trustee, Novato Community Hospital Past President, League of California Cities Past President & current Board Member, California Cities, Counties and Schools Partnership Priorities: Keeping public safety our top priority and retaining our officers especially with the State of California's desire for the early release of prisoners Protecting our environment and fighting sprawl and traffic congestion Developing a sustainable and balanced budget during this economic downturn that retains quality of life for our community Eric Lucan 4539 votes 24.79% Occupation: Business Consultant Vice-Chair, Recreation, Cultural, & Community Services Commission (Novato) Board Member, Marin School of the Arts MBA, Georgia State University, 2005 Volunteer Chaplain, Novato Police Department 2007 Leadership Novato Graduate, Ed Stark Award Winner Novato Native Priorities: Develop a Financially Sustainable Budget Increase Public Safety Repair Novato's Infrastructure John Coleman 2032 votes 11.10% Occupation: RETIRED Street smarts and fight for you the voter Priorities: The City Budget City office space Novato Theatre Eleanor Sluis 1711 votes 9.34% Occupation: Retired Teacher Vision Plan Oversight Committee LEEDS, Sonoma State University Environmental Forum Leadership Novato Chamber Marin County Civil Grand Jury U.C. Berkeley, BA Child Psych. Priorities: Save Novato Taxpayers' Money Development and Maintenance of Community Parks and Public Facilities Ensure Proper Zoning and Planning of Commercial and Residential Buildings Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

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