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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
 
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
 
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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