League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	San Mateo County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
	Council Member; City of Menlo Park Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Jan 6 3:01pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (21/21) 65.3% Voter Turnout (226,259/346,516)

Candidates (Vote for 3) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Peter I. Ohtaki 6,097 votes 22.1% Occupation: Executive Director, Disaster Preparedness Non-Profit Board President, Menlo Park Fire Protection District Former CFO of high-tech company Former Mid-Peninsula Water District Board Director Stanford M.B.A. Harvard B.A. in Economics, magna cum laude Grew up in Menlo Park: La Entrada, Woodside HS grad Priorities: Balance Menlo Park's budget and restore fiscal responsibility Develop El Camino Real, preserve downtown Santa Cruz Ave. small-town character Disaster preparedness and community resiliency Kirsten Keith 5,594 votes 20.3% Occupation: Planning Commissioner, Mother, Attorney J.D. GGU School of Law / B.A. Political Science: UCSB 2004-2010 : Planning Commissioner, Menlo Park, 2007 Chair 2002-2004 : Housing Commissioner, Menlo Park 2000-2002 : Mediation Commissioner, Menlo Park 1998-2001 : Battered Women's Service Agency, Board Member 1996-2004 : Commission on the Status of Women, County Commissioner Priorities: Revitalize the downtown area and eliminate blight on El Camino. Balance the budget by cutting spending. Protect the interests of our residents regarding high speed rail. Richard A. Cline 5,245 votes 19.0% Occupation: Mayor/Business Owner Chair, Peninsula Cities Consortium on High Speed Rail Co-founder and President, Voce Communications Council Representative on High Speed Rail Council Representative on Finance and Audit Subcommittee City Representative, Association of Bay Area Governments Soccer and Baseball Coach and Five-year Parks Commissioner Priorities: Long-term Strategic Planning (ECR/Downtown Plan, Business Acceleration Team in M2) Sustainable Fiscal Future for Menlo Park Small Town Quality of Life Preservation Heyward Robinson 4,871 votes 17.7% Occupation: City Council Member Chair, San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority Senior Scientist, SRI International Ph.D., Materials Science, Stanford University Youth Sports Coach and Referee Eagle Scout Menlo Park Environmental Award Recipient Priorities: Reinvigorate downtown and El Camino Prevent High Speed Rail from dividing Menlo Park in two Eliminate the city's structural budget deficit Chuck Bernstein 3,864 votes 14.0% Occupation: Educator/Business Owner Menlo Park Budget Advisory Committee Menlo Park Residential Review Task Force Child Care Task Forces California State Commission on Special Education TheatreWorks AB, Princeton University; PhD and MBA, Stanford University Priorities: Fiscal Restraint & Integrity Responsible Development Accessible & Open Government Russell Peterson 1,925 votes 7.0% Occupation: Community Volunteer Former Part-Time Teacher Ex-Navy, Nuclear Engineering Officer Priorities: Fiscally sound and sustainable budget - for services and pension liabilities. Development focused on El Camino corridor but with limited heights. Protecting and enhancing our City without adverse impact to schools. Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

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