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Sarah Palmer
15668 votes
21.18%
- Occupation: Director, Zone 7 Flood Control
  
 
Jim McGrail
 
14148 votes
19.12%
- Occupation: Vintner/Attorney
 - Alameda County Fair Board Director
 - Member of the Livermore Rodeo Foundation
  
Priorities:
- Sustainable, quality water for generations to come
 - Decisions made in a transparent manner to the public
 - Educate our entire community as to the importance of our water supply
  
 
John James Greci, Jr.
12404 votes
16.77%
- Occupation: Zone-7 Flood Control District Board of Directors
  
 
Bill Stevens
 
10077 votes
13.62%
- Occupation: Geotechnical Engineering Consultant
 - BS Civil Engineering
 - MS Geological Engineering
 - Geotechnical Engineer licensed in California
 - Berlogar Stevens & Associates
  
Priorities:
- Bay Delta Conservation Plan
 - Independence from Alameda County
 - Additional and Reliable Water Storage
  
Arthur Jay "AJ" Machaevich
 
8783 votes
11.87%
- Occupation: Incumbent
 - Computer / Data Center Consultant
 - Project Management Professional
  
Priorities:
- Water Quality
 - Protection of the public's money
 - Aggressively looking to protect future needs and requirements
  
Alfred A. Exner
 
7449 votes
10.07%
- Occupation: Businessman
 - MBA Accounting Golden Gate University
 - B.S. In Accounting & Economics San Jose State
 - United States Air Force - SAC Intelligence
 - 37 Yrs Financial Planning & Accounting Experience
  
Priorities:
- Insure all water supply options are pursued for periods of drought.
 - Address water quality hardness and contamination issues.
 - Protect the environment while insuring good flood control.
  
Matt Morrison
 
5247 votes
7.09%
- Member-at-Large and Treasurer of Sierra Club SF Bay Chapter Executive Committee
 - Past Chair of the SF Bay Chapter Water Committee
 - Past Vice Chair for Delta Issues in Sierra Club's California/Nevada Regional Conservation Committee
 - Past Sierra Club representative to the Environmental Water Caucus
 - Doctor of Jurisprudence degree
 - Bachelor's degree in organizational management
  
Priorities:
- I will promote ongoing conservation strategies over increasing reliance on environmentally damaging Delta water diversions.
 - I will support local projects to maintain infrastructure and preserve storage supplies, not $60+ billion giant tunnels.
 - I will work to keep Zone 7 jurisdiction inside Alameda County and accountable to Livermore Valley Residents.
  
  
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Candidate Forums
 
- Candidates' Forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Livermore-Amador Valley
May 14, 2014 from 7 - 9 pm 
Livermore City Council Chambers 
3575 Pacific Avenue, Livermore 
 
 - Watch the Zone 7 Candidates' forum video
  
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