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Rebecca Poirier
 
10,832 votes
65.95%
- Occupation: Deputy City Clerk
 - Deputy City Clerk, City of Torrance 2009 - Present
 - Deputy City Clerk, Redondo Beach, 2000-2009
 - IIMC Master Municipal Clerk Designation, 2011
 - IIMC Certified Municipal Clerk Designation, 2003
 - Leadership Torrance 2011 Graduate
 - CSUN, Bachelor of Arts
  
Priorities:
- Open and Transparent Government
 - Electronic Agenda, Public Records Access, and Electronic Records Management
 - Streamline City Clerk Operations through Training and Cross Training
  
Gina Semana
 
3,019 votes
18.38%
- Occupation: Municipal Employee/Secretary
 - Rockhurst University Continuing Education , Kansas City, MO
 - University of California + Riverside; Riverside, CA
 - Los Angeles Harbor College; Wilmington, CA
 - Certified Municipal Clerk designation (Anticipated)
 - gina@ginasemana4cityclerk.com
  
Priorities:
- Transparent, Efficient and Effective City Clerk Operations for Torrance
 - A Department that is Service Oriented, Helpful and Friendly
 - Utilize State of the Art Technologies
  
Jay Scharfman
 
2,573 votes
15.67%
- Occupation: Business Consultant
 - US Army Combat Medic/Vietnam
 - Graduate of Pepperdine University
 - Business Owner
 - City of Torrance Senior Analyst
 - City of Torrance Senior Management Associate/Retired
 - City of Torrance City Manager Advisor
 - scharfman@earthlink.net
  
Priorities:
- Team Building through Managerial Experience
 - Increasing Productivity without Increasing Cost
 - Process Modernization/Succession Planning
  
  
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