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James M "Jim" Ferryman
 
16,967 votes
29.7%
- Occupation: Director, Costa Mesa Sanitary District
 - Costa Mesa High '66
 - San Jose State University '70, BS Industrial Mgt.Current board member and former chairman Orange County Sanitation District
 - Current President of National Water Research Institute
 - Current Board member or the Ground Water Replenishment Project
 - Former President Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce
 - Former President NMUSD Board of Trustee's
  
Priorities:
- Protect the District from being taken over by the City or another Special District
 - Maintain the Distict's Debt Free status
 - Keep rates among the lowest in the County
  
 
Arthur "Art" Perry
 
16,667 votes
29.2%
- Occupation: Director, Costa Mesa Sanitary District
 - BS from Cal State Fullerton
 - MA from Pepperdine University
 - Appointed to Costa Mesa Golf Committee
 - Board member of Costa Mesa United
 - Retired Activities Director at Estancia High School
 - Former teacher at Mater Dei High School
  
Priorities:
- Work to decrease trash fees
 - Keep sewer rates at one of the lowest in Orange County
 - Repair our aging sewer systems with existing funds, not rate or tax increases
  
Don Harper
 
12,521 votes
21.9%
- Occupation: Business Owner/Accountant
 - Co-founder and Executive for IPC (USA), Inc
 - Chief Financial Officer, SC Fuels 1993-2004
 - President, St. Jaochim School Board 1998-2003
 - Vice President Sunrise Bancorp 1984-1986
 - Certified Public Accountant, KPMG 1981-1984
 - Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, CSU Chico
  
Priorities:
- Reduce our Trash Rates by bidding our trash contract which has not been bid in 68 years
 - Refund the $5.5 million surplus/overcharge to rate payers - they are due a refund
 - Repeal the Health Care Plan that incumbent Directors voted to give themselves in 2011
  
Jeff R. Mathews
 
10,998 votes
19.2%
- Occupation: Business Owner
 - Planning Commissioner (Costa Mesa)
 - past Parks & Recreation Commissioner (Costa Mesa)
 - Chairman, Costa Mesa Homeless Task Force
 - MBA, Pepperdine University
 - Law Degree, University of Laverne
 - Board Chairman, CarePoint Credit Union
  
Priorities:
- End the wasteful lawsuit (paid with ratepayers money) against one of the Board Members
 - Place the trash service contract out to competitive bid
 - Lower residential trash rates by refunding $5.5 million surplus
  
  
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