League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	San Luis Obispo County, CA June 8, 2010 Election
	Sheriff-Coroner; County of San Luis Obispo Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Jun 9 12:53am, 81.5% of Precincts Reporting (119/146) 28.8% Voter Turnout (44470/154290) (77 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.17%)

Candidates (Vote for 1) Candidates: to post info on this page, send an e-mail to ca-south@smartvoter.org and INCLUDE YOUR PHONE NUMBER. Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Ian Parkinson 18077 votes 40.65% Occupation: Police Captain Joe Cortez 8168 votes 18.37% Occupation: Police Chief (Ret.) Military Veteran (USAF) Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Administration 15 years as a Chief of Police Earned national law enforcment accreditation for Pismo Beach Police Department (see calea.org) Fully certified in FEMA disaster management Balanced every budget and returned over $1 mil. in unspent funds back to the taxpayers Priorities: Restore the public's trust and faith in the sheriff's department. Provide enhanced patrol coverage to keep our families and communities safe. Fight gangs and continue our strong program of tracking/supervising sex registrants living in our county. Jerry Lenthall 7419 votes 16.68% Occupation: Retired Police Sergeant BS, Cal Poly University MBA, University of Redlands Graduate, FBI Academy, Quantico, VA Distinguished Service Award, SLO Deputy Sheriff's Association County Supervisor, 2004-08, Board Chair 2007 Appointed by Governor to the California Council on Criminal Justice Priorities: Restore accountability and transparency to Sheriff's Office Fiscally conservative budget management Establish new partnerships with Mental Health, Drug & Alcohol Services, Probation and other emergency responders Michael "Tex" Teixeira 4653 votes 10.46% Occupation: Retired Peace Officer Ben Hall 3359 votes 7.55% Occupation: Sheriff's Commander 35-year veteran of Sheriff's Department FBI National Academy graduate California Law Enforcement Command College graduate MBA, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo BA, CSU, Sacramento Priorities: Reduce bureaucracy Reduce gang activity Crack down on illegal immigrant crime Mark J. Adams 2717 votes 6.11% Occupation: Deputy Sheriff Priorities: Restoring the public trust in the Sheriff's Department Changing the style of leadership of the Command Staff Increasing the number of CCW's to county citizens Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

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