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Orange County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
Board Member; Municipal Water District of Orange County; Division 5 Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 28 11:40am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (227/227)
17.7% Voter Turnout (640,358/1,424,216)
Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Satoru "Sat" Tamaribuchi 17,537 votes 28.7%

  • Occupation: Water Quality Engineer
David L. Ellis 16,156 votes 26.5%
  • Occupation: Water District Consultant
Jose Vergara Click here for more information about this candidate 14,790 votes 24.2%
  • Occupation: Director, El Toro Water District
  • Water Resources Engineer at the Metropolitan Water District Water Resource Management Group
  • MSCE Water Resources / BS Civil Engineering / Master of Business Administration / BS Military Logistics
  • Member of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA)/Member of WateReuse Association
  • Member of Water Advisory Committee of Orange County (WACO)
  • Member of the Newport-Balboa Rotary Club / Member of the Lake Forest Kiwanis Club
  • Past-president of California Society of Professional Engineers (CSPE) / Former member of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)
Priorities:
  • INCREASE WATER SUPPLY RELIABILITY
  • INCREASE TRANSPARENCY
  • INCREASE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN WATER BOARD PROCESS
Ron Varasteh Click here for more information about this candidate 12,582 votes 20.6%
  • Occupation: Utility Engineer/Businessowner
  • Masters of Science in Engineering
  • Bachelors of Science in Engineering
  • 27+ years Businessowner of an Engineering firm in Irvine
  • Chair of West Orange County Democrats
  • Central Committee Member of Democratic Party of Orange County
  • State Delegate of California Democratic Party (Member of Environmental Caucus)
Priorities:
  • Lower Water Rates,
  • Develop New Water Supplies, Support Water Conservation,
  • Increase Water Quality, and Protect Our environment

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