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Mark Schwing
 
15,380 votes
18.8%
- Occupation: Mayor/Yorba Linda Businessman
 - Graduate, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
 - Retired Commander, Nuclear Submarine service
 - Former President, North O.C. United Way and American Heart Association.
  
Priorities:
- Completing the Yorba Linda Town Center
 - Balancing the City's Genral Fund Budget
 - Ensuring a safe and secure transition of police services from Brea to the Orange County Sheriff
  
 
Craig Young
 
14,790 votes
18.1%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
 - 30 Year Real Estate Professional
 - CFO Hospital Foundation
 - President University Foundation
 - President Division of Fortune 100
 - VP/Senior Wealth Advisor Bank
 - Elder/Treasurer Richfield Community Church
  
Priorities:
- Fiscal Conservative. Vice Chair of Lincoln Club, Local Elections
 - Will complete Town Center
 - Will resolve Landscape Maintenance District errors
  
 
Eugene J. "Gene" Hernandez
 
13,845 votes
16.9%
- Occupation: Retired Police Chief
 - BA-San Jose State University-Criminal Justice
 - MS-Cal Poly Pomona, University-Management
 - Vice Chairman, CA State Athletic Commission
 - Past District Governor Rotary International
 - Past President Orange/Chino/YL-Placentia YMCA's
 - Graduate FBI National Academy
  
Priorities:
- Public Safety Advocate
 - Strong Fiscal Conservative
 - Strong Family Values
  
Nancy Rikel
 
13,641 votes
16.7%
- Occupation: Business Executive
 - Teacher
 - Bachelors Degree, Arizona State University
 - Mayor 2011
 - Director, Orange County Fire Authority, 4 years
 - Business and Finance Committee, Orange County Fire Authority, 4 years
 - Representative, Yorba Linda Water District, 4 years
  
Priorities:
- Maintain the highest level of public safety services at the most effective cost
 - Streamline Landscape Maintenance Assessment Districts while conserving precious resources
 - Find equitable solutions to Cielo Vista/Esperanza Hills developents
  
Kennith L. "Ken" Peterson
 
9,753 votes
11.9%
- Occupation: Attorney/Business Owner
 - CSU Sacramento - BA & MA in Government
 - Pepperdine University - Juris Doctorate in Law
 - Special Deputy Attorney General for the State of Idaho (1999)
 - Yorba Linda Oversight Board - Appointed Member
 - Yorba Linda Advisory Committee for Review of the General Plan - Alternate
 - Mt San Antonio HOA - President (current)
  
Priorities:
- Life Long Fiscal Conservative - balanced budget, LMAD issue, open bid process
 - Public Safety Advocate - traffic solutions, support of law enforcement
 - Low Density Development - Completion of Town Center
  
Todd P. Cooper
7,610 votes
9.3%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
  
Louis Lee Knappenberger, Jr.
6,756 votes
8.3%
- Occupation: Marketing Corporation, President
  
  
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