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Rick DeGolia
 
1,761 votes
30.2%
- Occupation: Incumbent, Atherton City Council
 - Atherton Vice Mayor (Dec 2013 to present)
 - Governing Board Member, San Mateo County Library JPA
 - Business Formation and Strategy Consultant (2010 to present)
 - Software Executive, Apptera (CEO), Genesys Telecommunications (Senior VP for Strategy), more (1996-2010)
 - Business Lawyer, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati (1984-1996)
 - Law Degree, Harvard Law School (1985)
  
Priorities:
- Protect our neighborhoods from traffic safety problems and crime
 - Manage the town's resources in a careful, fiscally conservative manner
 - Prioritize communication to residents and always be accessible
  
 
Mike Lempres
 
1,368 votes
23.5%
- Occupation: Attorney
 - Atherton Transportation Committee member
 - Atherton Rail Committee Member
 - Fifth generation Bay Area native
 - Appointed by 3 U.S. Presidents to senior federal positions
 - Attorney and executive in several local companies
 - U.C. Berkeleley, J.D.; Dartmouth College, A.B.
  
Priorities:
- Pedestrian and traffic safety, including on El Camino Real.
 - Stopping High Speed Rail from running through Atherton
 - Common sense, prudent budeting by prioritizing and making choices
  
 
Bill Widmer
 
1,363 votes
23.4%
- Occupation: Atherton Council Member
 - 4 Year Council Incumbent Credited with Stopping 8 Years of Deficit Spending and Addressing Pension and Staff Healthcare Liabilities
 - Service as Atherton's Mayor and Vice-Mayor
 - 34 years Corporate Managment and Financial Experience at Fortune 150 Companies
 - Board Chairman of South Bay Waste Management Authority
 - 18 Year Atherton Resident with a Record of Community Service (including a Combined 12 years on Town Committees)
 - MBA and BS from Texas Christian University
  
Priorities:
- Spend Judiciously, Tax Sparingly, Invest in Infrastructure, not Operational Growth
 - Maintain the Town's Rural and Quiet Environment
 - Safety - Along Streets for Vehicles, Pedestrians and Bicyclists
  
Rose Hau
 
1,334 votes
22.9%
- Occupation: Architect
 - AB Architecture, UC Berkeley
 - MA Architecture, UC Berkeley
 - Chair Atherton Planning Commission
 - Chair Atherton Audit Committee
 - Vice Chair Atherton Civic Center Advisory Committee
 - Project Manager of Biopharmaceutical & Tech Facilities
  
Priorities:
- Financial Stability - Balance revenue and spending
 - Public Safety - Reduce pedestrian and bike accidents
 - Quality of Life - Address traffic, noise and livability issues
  
  
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