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 Runoff Election 11/4/14 
Candidates
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Lynn Compton
 
6213 votes
47.34%
- Occupation: Rancher/Small Businesswoman
 - Agricultural Businesswoman for over 25 years
 - Resident of Nipomo for over 20 years
 - Member and volunteer of several community organizations
 - Juris Doctorate Degree from the Colleges of Law + Santa Barbara/Ventura
 - Wife and mother to twin girls
  
Priorities:
- Strengthen our local economy and create jobs
 - Streamline county government and eliminate harmful regulations
 - Keep families safe at home, school, and work
  
 
Caren Ray
 
5475 votes
41.71%
- Occupation: Appointed Supervisor/Educator
 - Current County Supervisor
 - Current Board Member, Economic Vitality Corporation
 - Current Board Member, Air Pollution Control District
 - Current Board Member, SLO Council of Governments
 - Current Board Member, SLO Transit Authority
  
Priorities:
- Water
 - Workforce Housing
 - Economic Development
  
Mike Byrd
 
1418 votes
10.80%
- Occupation: Business Owner
 - 26 years South County business owner
 - 8 years as assistant to a board of supervisors member
 - Former president, Grover Beach Chamber of Commerce
 - Former director Arroyo Grande Chamber of Commerce
 - Volunterr, officer and director Big Brothers Big Sisterns, Junior Achievement,
 - Co-founder, Friends of the Price House
  
Priorities:
- Practical solutions to water availability, distribution, quality and pricing
 - Senior services and issues
 - Middle class home affordability
  
  
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Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
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Official Information 
 
- San Luis Obispo County 
 - San Luis Obispo County District Map 
   
Nonpartisan Information
 
- League of Women Voters 
 - Know Your County - 2012  The League of Women Voters compiled this booklet to help you become a more informed citizen. 
   
Candidate Forums
 
- Latino Outreach Council In District 4 Supervisors Candidates Forum: Watch the video here April 16, 2014 
  
News and Analysis
 
- New Times 
 - In the 4th District SLO County Board of Supervisors' Race
New Times reporter writes about [The] race [that] was never supposed to happen. Read this story: 04/17/2014 
 - Money keeps flowing into the District 4 race
Read it here: 4/30/2014 
 - How do SLO candidates fund their campaigns? Check this: 5/2/2014 
 - The Tribune 
 - Read how the District 4 Candidates speak of oil drilling: 5/22/2014 
 - News media of all kinds write about politics.  How does a reader evaluate or trust those sources?    The Tribune answers questions. 5/8/2014 
        
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