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Orange County, CA November 3, 1998 General

Member, City Council; City of San Clemente

Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Susan Elizabeth Ritschel 5,145 votes 11.7%

  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Businesswoman
  • Chair, San Clemente Planning Commission, member since 1995
  • Member, San Clemente Community Design Commission, 1993-94
  • Graduate, Leadership San Clemente program
  • Scholarship Chair, San Clemente Area Republican Women
  • B.A. Political Science, U.C. Berkeley, 1983
Priorities:
  • Creation of a balanced community and financial stability in order to maintain and enhance the quality of life in San Clemente.
  • Increased focus on beach preservation (and not the construction of a beach trail)
  • Revitalization of El Camino Real and North Beach
Scott Diehl 5,081 votes 11.6%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Veterinarian/Community Leader
  • San Clemente City Council, Three Terms
  • San Clemente Planning Commission
  • Mayor, San Clemente -- Three Terms
  • Past President, League of California Cities-- OC Div.
  • Past Chairman, Transportation Cooridor Agency
  • Coastal Animal Service Authority, San Clemente RepresentiveP
Priorities:
  • A balanced community in which to work, live and play
  • Protection and enhancement of our community services and infrastructure
  • Creativity in solving community issues into the next century
G. Wayne Eggleston 4,559 votes 10.4%
  • Occupation: Director, San Clemente Heritage
  • B.A. Business Administration
  • CPM (Certified Property Manager)
  • Past President, San Clemente Historical Society
  • Founder, The Heritage of San Clemente Foundation
Priorities:
  • I support Derail the Trail & Surfrider with regard to the proposed Beach Trail, Seawall & Paved Beach Highway.
  • Casa Romantica should be a Cultural/Art/ Wedding Center instead of a full-scale restaurant.
  • Marblehead, I support a developer paid land use study for the entire parcel and not piecemeal studies. San Clemente needs a resort hotel.
Ray L. Benedicktus 4,358 votes 9.9%
  • Occupation: Retired Engineer
Michelle K. Gillen 4,017 votes 9.2%
  • Occupation: Teacher/Mother
Carol A. Bonner 3,954 votes 9.0%
  • Occupation: Volunteer Services Manager
  • Developed and managed San Clemente's highly successful Volunteer Services Program 1994-98
  • Twenty-year management career in three global corporations
  • Extensive experience in the not-for-profit sector
  • Member League of Women Voters, United Way South Region Council
  • Task Force for Youth Steering Committee member
  • FOSCA and animal shelter volunteer, gang prevention volunteer and mentor
Priorities:
  • Encourage business investment to provide what San Clementeans need, want, and deserve
  • Preserve neighborhoods and revitalize older commercial areas
  • Encourage public/private/non-profit partnerships to leverage resources, solve problems and enrich community life
John Koch 3,687 votes 8.4%
  • Occupation: Retired Business Consultant
Tom Padberg 3,467 votes 7.9%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Retired Businessman
  • Consultant, Insurance Industry
  • President's Council Thomas Aquinas College
  • Member, S.C. Citizen's Focus Group 1998
  • Led Campaign to Oppose S.C. Utility Tax 1997
  • President's Council Young America's Foundation
  • B.S. St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO.
Priorities:
  • Supports DeRail the Trail Citizens Movement
  • Proponent of legitimate land-use study for Marblehead Coastal prior to Development
  • Non-resident use of city recreation facilities MUST PAY FOR ITSELF
Mary Anna Anderson 2,287 votes 5.2%
  • Occupation: Homemaker/Community Volunteer
Gary R. Hartung 1,862 votes 4.2%
  • Occupation: Home Builder
Kevin T. Evans 1,845 votes 4.2%
  • Occupation: Municipal Recreation Superintendent
Paul H. Linden 1,779 votes 4.1%
  • Occupation: Retired Golf Manager
Keith R. Trezek 711 votes 1.6%
  • Occupation: Financial Planner
John P. Robinson 603 votes 1.4%
  • Occupation: Program Manager, Aerospace
Dan M. Hensley 452 votes 1.0%
  • Occupation: Clerk

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