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 Runoff Election 11/4/14 
Candidates
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Deb Fudge
 
7,059 votes
36.8%
- Occupation: Town Councilmember/Businesswoman
 - Only 5-Time Mayor of Windsor
 - SMART Board Member since 2005
 - Sonoma County Water Agency Committee member (4 yrs)
 - Greenbelt Alliance Public Policy Member (4 yrs)
 - 25 years with PG&E
 - Masters in Planning
  
Priorities:
- Boosting jobs/economy for working families
 - Paying for road maintenance and strengthening county infrastructure
 - Connecting SMART Train from Larkspur Ferry to Cloverdale
  
 
James Gore
 
6,686 votes
34.9%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
 - Sonoma County Native
 - Graduate of Local Public Schools
 - Former Assistant Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
 - Masters Degree in Political Management, George Washington University
 - Bachelor's Degree in Agribusiness, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo
  
Priorities:
- Protecting our water resources
 - Creating jobs and strengthening our local economy
 - Investing in our schools, roads and infrastructure
  
Kenneth R. "Ken" Churchill
 
2,489 votes
13.0%
- Occupation: Retired Entrepreneur
 - Owner Environmental Consulting Firm
 - Owner Solar and Energy Conservation Firm
  
Priorities:
- Creating a more sustainable pension system
 - Creating a more fiscally responsible government that is able to deliver services
 - Fixing our roads, the worst in the state, to protect our quality of life
  
Pete Foppiano
 
2,143 votes
11.2%
- Occupation: Business Owner
 - BA, Psych/Business Admin., UC Berkeley, MA, Public Administration, CSU Sacramento
 - Owner/Broker, Golden Bear Financial Healdsburg, CA, Mortgage Lending and Real Estate Firm
 - Mayor and Councilmember, Healdsburg CA
 - Member, Sonoma County Transportation Authority
 - Commissioner, Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
 - Member, ABAG Local Government Committee
  
Priorities:
- The number one issue facing Sonoma County is employment. We need to emphasize construction, manufacturing, and agriculture jobs.
 - Improving the quality of Sonoma County's roads and dated public infrastructure.
 - We need to ensure that planning and land use decisions neither endanger current agriculture, nor diminish our natural resources.
  
Keith Rhinehart
 
730 votes
3.8%
- Occupation: Retired Corporate Supervisor
 - Full-time substitute teacher since 2010
 - Full-time UPS Supervisor 1989 - 08
 - BS in Business Management, 1998
 - Minor in Communications, 1998
 - Full-time UPS package driver 1983-89
 - Small business local employee, auto service, agriculture, food service, beverages from 1970-83. Montgomery High graduate 1970.
  
Priorities:
- Job Creation - Increase environmental flexibility for more/better jobs
 - Education - Encourage Career Technical Education and more staff
 - Safe Neighborhoods for all Citizens & Immigration reform
  
  
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Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
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Events 
Candidate Forums
 
- Dist.4 County Supervisor, Mon. April 28th, 6:00-7:30 PM at Cardinal Newman H.S.
Co-sponsored by: Mark West Community Svcs.Committee and League of Women Voters
 - Dist.4 County Supervisor, Thurs. May 1st, 6:00-7:300 PM at Cloverdale Performing Arts Bldg., 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd.
Co-Sponsored by: Cloverdale Chamber of Com. and League of Women Voters
- Sunday May 18th, at 8:00 - 9:30 AM, playback is available on KRCB TV Channel 22
  
 - Playback on Internet, https://vimeo.com/94032733
 - Healdsburg Comcast#26 and AT&T Uverse: Also available Cloverdale, Forestville, part of Windsor on Wed.&Sat.at 9:00am,and 10:pm daily through June 3.
 - Petaluma Comcast CH#27 and AT&T Uverse: Wed & Sat at 1:00am, 9:00am, 5:00pm.
 - Rohnert Park, Comcast Ch 26 and AT&T Uverse 8:30pm Wed.&Fridays until June 3.
 - Santa Rosa Comcast Ch#26 and AT&T Uverse; Noon May 19; 8 am May 21; 4pm May 23; 10am May 25th; 4pm My26; 10am May 29; 2pm May 31.
  
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