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 Runoff Election 11/2/2010 
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Ron Roberts
 
38,522 votes
47.5%
- Occupation: San Diego County Supervisor
 - Earned an undergraduate degree from San Diego State University and a master's degree in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley.
 - Worked 20 years in architecture, spending several years as Managing Partner of a San Diego-based firm.
 - Former chairman of the San Diego Planning Commission & served two terms on the San Diego City Council.
 - Elected to the County Board of Supervisors in 1995, where his leadership has helped turn around a government on the verge of bankruptcy.
 - CA Air Resources Board, Air Pollution Control District Board, Metropolitan Transit Board, SANDAG and San Diego Workforce Partnership.
 - Ron and his wife, Helene, a former school teacher, have three grown daughters and two grandchildren.
  
Priorities:
- Economic development and green jobs, promoting homeowner solar installations, supporting Clean Tech industry, & implementing a teen summer job program
 - Making San Diego safer by slashing violent crime rate, investing in a new jail and protecting seniors from scams.
 - Promoting healthy families with expanded healthcare access, food assistance, innovative programs for seniors/at-risk children, & improved air quality.
  
 
Stephen Whitburn
 
18,124 votes
22.4%
- Occupation: Community Health Educator, American Red Cross
 - Elected president of the San Diego Democratic Club for three terms, contributing to our current Democratic registration majority in San Diego.
 - Elected vice chair of the North Park Planning Committee, serving as public safety and neighborhood services liaison.
 - Appointed to the City of San Diego Medical Marijuana Task Force, ensuring both patient access and neighborhood review.
 - Member, Board of Directors, American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties.
 - Award-winning former journalist, covering government and civic affairs in Albany, NY; Madison, WI; and here in San Diego
 - B.A., University of Wisconsin; double-major in Spanish Language and Latin American Studies
  
Priorities:
- Finally create a County fire department to stop wildfires
 - Meet our responsibility to provide social services
 - Establish a no-gifts policy for all supervisors
  
Shelia L. Jackson
 
14,689 votes
18.1%
- Occupation: San Diego Unified School Board Trustee
 - 21-year Navy Veteran (Hospital Corpsman)
 - George Washington University (B.S. Health Sciences)
 - National University (M.A. Educational Leadership)
 - Bay Park Classroom teacher  Mathematics Emphasis
  
Priorities:
- Protecting social services for our veterans, elderly and children.
 - Promote and create jobs with living wages and good benefits, while improving healthcare services for our working families and communities.
 - Smart Growth and development.
  
Margaret Moody
6,209 votes
7.7%
- Occupation: Retired School Teacher
  
Juan Del Rio
3,530 votes
4.4%
- Occupation: Housing Counselor
  
  
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Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
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Official Information 
 
- County of San Diego Website 
  
News and Analysis
San Diego Union-Tribune
 
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