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Neal Coonerty
 
5,755 votes
56.48%
- Occupation: County Supervisor
 - Owner and Operator of Bookshop Santa Cruz from 1973 to 2006
 - Santa Cruz City Councilmember 1990-1994
 - Graduated from UC Berkeley in 1969
  
Priorities:
- Crafting a budget that is fiscally responsible while protecting our community's safety net
 - Ensuring public safety
 - Protecting our environment and creating jobs through programs like Solar Santa Cruz
  
Cove Britton
 
3,563 votes
34.97%
- Occupation: Architect/Business Owner
 - President of the Santa Cruz County Architects Association
 - Santa Cruz small business owner
 - Parent to 3 children who attend public school in Santa Cruz
 - 20-year Santa Cruz resident
  
Priorities:
- Making County government more open and responsive
 - Attracting high-tech, green jobs to Santa Cruz County
 - Improving efficiency and cutting government waste
  
Douglas Deitch
 
832 votes
8.17%
- Occupation: Nonprofit Executive Director
 - Stanford University and Law School Graduate
 - 40 Year Santa Cruz County Resident
 - Santa Cruz Real Estate
 - Internet Developer
 - Parent and Grandparent
 - Be gentle with the Earth
  
Priorities:
- Community Safety-End Outmoded Santa Cruz "Sanctuary City" Law and Policy
 - No SC $100 million Desal Plant-Create new Monterey Bay Regional Agency
 - Follow the law-Live within our local means & economy-Be gentle with the Earth
  
  
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