- 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.
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- 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.
  
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- San Diego County Deputy Sheriffs' Association
 - San Diego Police Officers Association
 - San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders
  
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