Candidates
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Mark Sorensen
 
13225 votes
19.19%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
 - 14 year Director of Catalyst Domestic Violence Services
 - 9 year Director of the Chico Chamber of Commerce & 2008 Chairman & 2008 Chairman
 - 20 year local small business owner and employer
 - 34 years working in private enterprise
 - 9 years of management experience at RCA and General Electric
 - Grew up in Chico, Left for 12 years, returned 18 years ago to raise my kids here!
  
Priorities:
- Restore a fiscal focus on core City Government functions: Police, Fire & Roads.
 - Geneuine Economic Development by reducing the bureaucratic obsticles.
 - BALANCE our budget, stop the years of "borrowing" millions from road maintenance.
  
 
Scott Gruendl
 
10717 votes
15.55%
- Occupation: Councilmember/Administrator
 - Former Mayor
 - Butte County Air Quality Management DIstrict Board of Directors
 - Chico Finance Committee Chair
 - MPA, CSU, Chico
 - Part Time Faculty
 - Rotarian and Eagle Scout
  
Priorities:
- Job Creation
 - Managing the City Budget
 - Keeping Chico compact
  
 
Mary Flynn
 
10448 votes
15.16%
- Occupation: Incumbent
 - Program Administrator, Community Action Volunteers in Education (CAVE)
  
Priorities:
- Independent Leadership for the Whole Community
 - Management of the City's Finances
 - Promotion of Economic Development
  
Bob W. Evans
 
10320 votes
14.98%
- Occupation: Retired Business Manager
 - Economics Degree
 - MBA in Business Management
 - Retired Air Force Lt. Col.
 - 21 year Rotarian;  Club President 2007/2008
 - Manager of one of Chico's largest private employers
 - Won numerous awards including 2 Crown Jewel Awards
  
Priorities:
- Bringing jobs to Chico
 - Protecting your tax dollars
 - Focusing on core city responsibilities - Police, Fire, Fixing our roads
  
Mark Herrera
9154 votes
13.28%
- Occupation: Independent Consultant
  
Bob Kromer
 
9005 votes
13.07%
- Occupation: Retired Businessman
 - Over 35 years in high technology private sector
 - Managed staff of +400 individuals
 - Over $1 Billion in revenue responsibility
 - Finance and Business Development experience
 - Marketing and Manufacturing experience
 - Work Training Center Board Member
  
Priorities:
- Economic Development and Creating Jobs to address unacceptably high unemployment
 - Balance the City budget with Fiscal Responsibility and Controlling Spending
 - Police and Fire services tailored to fit Chico's needs
  
Quentin Colgan
2599 votes
3.77%
Brahama D. Sharma
 
1686 votes
2.45%
- Occupation: Professor Past Administrator
 - Past GOV. (Region VII) Amer. Inst. Parliamentarians
 - Ph.D.
  
Priorities:
- Rail ,Chico to and from communities within100 miles radius,Jobs
 - Excellent Essential Services, Police, Fire,Infrastructure,Fiscalcontrol
 - Make Students feel part of Chico to be respected citizens.Save expense
  
Dave Donnan
(Withdrawn)
1635 votes
2.37%
- Occupation: Realtor/Entrepreneur
  
  
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