Candidates
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Dick Dietmeier
 
5,798 votes
18.9%
- Occupation: Retired Marine Officer
 - Director South Coast Water District 8 years
 - Board President 3 years
 - Chair of Desalination Committee (SOCOD)
 - BA University of Washington
 - MA Pepperdine University
 - 25 Years Active Duty USMC
  
Priorities:
- Develop Desalination in Dana Point
 - Complete clean up of Sewer System behind Doheny Beach
 - Maintain excellent district financial position through management actions
  
 
Rick R. Erkeneff, Jr.
 
5,647 votes
18.4%
- Occupation: Dana Point Businessowner
 - BFA - Cal. State Long Beach
  
Priorities:
- Insure Water Quality
 - Complete Environmentally Sensitive Ocean Desalination Facility
 - Prioritize Aging Infrastructure
  
 
Wayne Rayfield
 
5,563 votes
18.2%
- Occupation: Director, South Coast Water District
 - Former Mayor & Council Member, Dana Point
 - Member, San Diego Regional Water Qual. Control Board
 - Executive, World Bank
 - Director, Computing Center, Univ. of Wisconsin
  
Priorities:
- Protect Water Quality
 - Operate District as an Efficient Business
 - Construct an Environmentally Sound Ocean Desalination Plant
  
Gary "Water WatchDog" Langdale
 
4,666 votes
15.2%
- Occupation: Retired Finance Manager
 - SCWD Controller/Finance Director 2005-2008
 - Cal St University Fullerton BA Acctg./Real Estate Finance
 - Saddleback College AA Accounting
 - Copenhagen Business School
 - UCSD Advanced Accounting Courses
  
Priorities:
- Stop Wasteful Spending on Real Estate Development Projects
 - Stop Excessive Water/Sewer Rate Automatic Increases
 - Stop Friday Closings of District Offices and Services
  
Richard Gardner
4,486 votes
14.7%
- Occupation: Director, South Coast Water District
  
Joel Bishop
 
4,458 votes
14.6%
- Occupation: Business Owner
 - Dana Point City Council 2006-2010
 - Dana Point Mayor 2007/08
 - Director South Coast Water 1996-2006
 - Three time Board President
  
Priorities:
- Obtain additional water supplies
 - Hold fast on water and sewer rates
 - Dedicated to maintaining the aging infrastructure
  
  
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