Candidates
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Michael "Mike"  Tracy
 
9,777 votes
12.86%
- Occupation: Retired Police Chief
 - AA Ventura College, Liberal Arts
 - BA California Lutheran College, Sociology
 - MA Cal Poly Pomona, Leadership
 - Police Chief, Ventura Police Dept, Ventura, California
  
Priorities:
- Public Safety
 - Economic Development
 - Maintaining Public Places and Infrastructure
  
 
Neal Andrews
 
9,246 votes
12.16%
- Occupation: City Councilmember/Businessman
 - Chief executive of large corporate and government agencies
 - Manager of multi-million dollar budgets
 - Former professor of government and public policy at leading universities
 - Nearly 10 years pioneering leadership in emergency medical services
 - Member of numerous regional and national boards of directors and commissions
 - Twice elected to International Board of Directors of a leading international strategic business organization
  
Priorities:
- Bringing greater economic prosperity to Ventura while preserving  and enhancing its quality of life and small town character
 - Re-asserting fiscal integrity with sound budget policies and controlled expenditures, particularly payroll and benefit costs
 - Re-focusing City priorities to properly reflect citizen concerns with public safety, street repair, and essential public services
  
 
Jim Monahan
 
8,749 votes
11.51%
- Occupation: Businessman/Ventura City Council Member
 - Native Venturan
 - Local businessman for 50 plus years
 - Graduate of Ventura HS and Ventura College
 - Father of four, grandfather of seven
 - Veteran of Korean war
 - Founder County of Ventura St. Patricks Day Parade
  
Priorities:
- Responsible Budget Management
 - Public Safety - Police and Fire Services
 - Infrastructure improvements: Street, sidewalk, sewer, storm drain
  
 
Brian Brennan
7,830 votes
10.30%
- Occupation: Councilmember
  
Ed Summers
 
6,906 votes
9.08%
- Occupation: Incumbent
 - Degree in Business and Finance from the University of Southern California
 - MBA from Drucker Center at Claremont Graduate School
 - Vice Chair and Director, Economic Development Collaborative, Ventura County
 - Director, Boys & Girls Club of Ventura
 - Director, Casa Pacifica
 - Council liaison to the Ventura Unified School District
  
Priorities:
- Continuing Economic Growth and Job Creation
 - Sustaining Our Quality of Life Through Our Cultural Environmental Assets
 - Preserving Ventura's Unique and Historical Character
  
Kenneth M. Cozzens
 
5,927 votes
7.80%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
 - 32 years as a Deputy with Ventura Co. Sheriff, Retired as a Captain
 - Consultant for the Ventura County Financial Abuse Specialist Team, an organization of professionals dealing with financial abuse of Senior Citizens
 - Masters in Public Administration, Cal Lutheran University
 - Prior Council Candidate in 1971 and 1973
 - Helped organize the Ventura County Agricultural Theft Task Force
 - Member of Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church
  
Priorities:
- I support public safety and will work to ensure that funding is available to provide adequate fire and police services
 - I want to focus on quality of life issues and will familiarize myself with the concerns of  the citizens and work to resolve their problems
 - I welcome the opportunity to work with a united front of organizations devoted to helping those in need
  
Maureen C. O'Hara
 
4,368 votes
5.75%
- Occupation: Attorney
 - Lincoln Law School, JD 1991
 - UC Santa Barbara BA 1987
 - Admiited to CA Bar 1991
 - Currently practicing Employment Law
  
Priorities:
- Address revenue shortfalls-make the City more fiscally sound
 - Restore the beaches and Promenade as valuable assets
 - Deal with chronic homeless and panhandlers in downtwon area
  
Brian Lee Rencher
4,008 votes
5.27%
- Occupation: Financial Advisor
  
Wendy Halderman
 
3,714 votes
4.89%
- Occupation: Business Owner
  
Priorities:
- Fiscal Responsibility
 - Economic Vitality
 - Community Collaboration
  
William M. Knox, III
3,557 votes
4.68%
Mike Gibson
 
3,537 votes
4.65%
- Occupation: Business Manager
 - Master in Public Administration (MPA)
 - Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (BA)
 - General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC), City of Port Hueneme
 - Business Manager for Santa Barbara County Parks
 - Secretary/Treasurer Santa Barbara County Management Association (SBCMA)
 - Chair of Tr-County Region of Municipal Management Association of Southern California
  
Priorities:
- Restore fiscal responsibility and accountability to Ventura city government
 - Streamline the development permit review process
 - Promote economic development to attract new businesses and retain and expand existing businesses in the community
  
Camille Harris
3,246 votes
4.27%
- Occupation: Retired Business Owner
  
Phil Mechanick
1,975 votes
2.60%
- Occupation: Local Businessman
  
Melody Joy Baker
1,680 votes
2.21%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
  
Robert E. "Bob" Dugan
 
1,441 votes
1.90%
- Occupation: Businessman
 - Graduate of Ventura H.S.
 - B.A. Degree in Psychology
 - Teaching Credential
  
Priorities:
- Community first
 - Open Government
 - Controlled and sustainable growth
  
  
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