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Jerry Shefren
 
26,381 votes
19.8%
- Occupation: Physician
 - Prior member Sequoia Healthcare District Board
  
Priorities:
- Ensure survival of the District by electing Barbara,Faro, & Shefren
 - Ensure judicious use of tax dollars to improve community health focusing on access,prevention, and education
 - Enhance community partnerships to maximize financial impact of tax dollars
  
 
John J. "Jack" Hickey
 
25,133 votes
18.9%
- Occupation: Member, Sequoia Healthcare District Board of Directors
 - Taxpayer's Advocate 1964-2010+
 - Inventor, 28 Patents
 - Laser Scientist, Optics Technology, Inc. circa 1969
 - Author, Performance Voucher Initiative 1979/80
 - Webmaster - Redwood City Fun After Fifty WWW. RWCFAF.COM
  
Priorities:
- Elect:  Hickey, Graham & Stogner to Sequoia HCD Board
 - Implement  2000-2002 Grand Jury Recommendations:
 - Reduce/eliminate obsolete hospital tax & phase out suspend Philanthropic Grants Program until voter approval is obtained
  
 
Arthur J. "Art" Faro
 
23,568 votes
17.7%
- Occupation: Incumbent/Health Care Executive
 - BA in Economics, University of Vermont
 - MBA in Health Care, George Washington University
 - Chairperson of the Board, Sequoia Hospital
 - Fellow, American Association of Health Care Executives
 - Past Chairperson American Heart Association, California,Nevada,Utah
 - Founding Board member & past President, Sequoia Awards
  
Priorities:
- To help our citizens get access to health promotion and health care
 - To maintain the District as supported by the 2004 and 2008 Grand Juries
 - To get reelected and to have Alpio Barbara and Jerry Shefren,MD elected
  
Ruth West-Gorrin
 
22,641 votes
17.0%
- Occupation: Health Care Professional
 - Licensed Clinical Social Worker
 - Master's Degree in Social Work
 - Bachelor's Degree in Psychology
  
Priorities:
- Fiscal responsibility
 - Delivering most needed services to our community
 - Using my background in health care services to position on Sequioa Health Care Distric Board
  
Alpio Barbara
 
16,285 votes
12.2%
- Occupation: Local Business Owner/Volunteer
 - National Police Activities League (PAL) volunteer of the year
 - former Rotary, PAL, Downtown Business Group President
  
Priorities:
- Ensureing that your District property tax funds get the highest return for the highest community benefit.
 - Improve the health of children, youth, adults and seniors.
 - I want to ensure that the Sequoia Healthcare District is kept as a community asset.
  
Michael G. Stogner
 
9,957 votes
7.5%
- Occupation: Businessman
 - 10 Years victims advocate
 - 27 years in the Real Estate Industry
 - Graduate of Carlmont High School 1968
  
Priorities:
- Vote all 3 Hickey, Graham, Stogner!!
 - I promise to implement the 2 grand juries recommendations.
 - I will stop false philanthropy.
  
Frederick A. "Fred" Graham
 
9,179 votes
6.9%
- Occupation: Retired Engineer
 - BSEE 1957 from Illinois Inst. of Technology(IIT)
 - PMD  Diploma 1963 from Harvard Bus. School
 - 35 years Residence in Belmont
 - Wife: Lilia M. for 47 years
 - 2 Sons: Frank F. & Fred K.
 - 3 Granddaughters: Rosella, Natalie & Charlotte
  
Priorities:
- Elect the Hickey-Graham-Stogner Slate on  2 Nov 2010
 - Stop collecting Property Taxes for SHCD
 - Dissolve the SHCD in an orderly, responsible & compassionate fashion
  
  
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