- Occupation: Engineering Manager
 - Sunnyvale Board of Library Trustees, 2004-present (Chair 2005-present)
 - Vice-Chair, Silicon Valley Library System Advisory Board
 - Founding president, Sutton Place Homeowners Association, 1997-2008
 - Graduate, Leadership Sunnyvale and Sunnyvale Neighborhoods Actively Prepare (SNAP)
 - Engineering Manager and Lead Engineer for deCarta, Inc.
 - B.A. in Mathematics Applied to Computer Science, U.C. Berkeley
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Balance the budget and set sound, sustainable fiscal policy
 - Complete the Downtown Project, revitalize the Downtown, and make Sunnyvale a commercial success
 - Improve public safety response time, open and transparent city practices, and parks and library services for residents
  
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The the League of Women Voters of Cupertino/Sunnyvale asked questions on the issues of all candidates for this office.
 Read the answers from James R. "Jim" Griffith
 
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- Senator Elaine Alquist, Assemblymember Paul Fong, Assessor Larry Stone
 - Supervisors Liz Kniss and Ken Yeager, former Supervisor Dianne McKenna
 - Six former Sunnyvale Mayors and six current Sunnyvale Councilmembers
  
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