Candidates
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Steve Tate
3,323 votes
22.8%
- Party: Democrat
- Occupation: Product Management and Marketing
- Six years member of Morgan Hill Planning Commission, past Chairman
- Member of 1988-90 and 1998+ (current) Morgan Hill General Plan Update
- Co-Chair, Measure C campaign to extend redevelopment in Morgan Hill (1998)
- Steering Committee, Morgan Hill School District School Bond campaign, 1998
- Board member, Morgan Hill Rotary
- Past President, Holiday Lake Estates Maintenance Association
Priorities:
- Implement redevelopment and updated General Plan responsibly and cost-effectively
- Maintain strong residential growth control and more carefully plan retail/commercial expansion
- Assure public safety is top priority, including funding
Greg Sellers
2,906 votes
19.9%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: business owner/consultant
- CEO/Co-Founder, political and public policy consulting firm
- Former Executive Director, Morgan Hill Downtown Revitalization Program
- Board Member, Morgan Hill Historical Society
- Founding Board Member, Leadership Morgan Hill
- Taste of Morgan Hill Founding Executive Director
- B.A., 1983, University of California, Santa Cruz
Priorities:
- Expand community and recreation services for all Morgan Hill young people
- Maximize RDA funds to achieve community goals
- Stabilize police funding and expand community policing programs
J. Robert "bob" Foster
2,739 votes
18.8%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Age: 58; Business and Estate Planning Attorney.
- Incumbent City Council member
- Previously served as Mayor and City Council member
- Previously served as MHUSD Trustee
- Founder, South Valley Plan for rural preservation
- Wife Nancy and I are members AAUW
Priorities:
- Preservation of the rural environment of South Santa Clara County
- Development of the public facilities of Morgan Hill with Redevelopment Funds
- Providing a quality life for the Citizens of Morgan Hill
Steve Harkness
2,075 votes
14.2%
- Party: Republican (Moderate)
- Occupation: Accounts Manager, Wolfe Engineering, Inc.
- Served as Interim Morgan Hill City Treasurer
- Served a term on Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Commission
- "Distinguished" Past President M.H. Kiwanis
- Currently on M.H. Kiwanis Board of Directors
- Active Volunteer, Anti-Graffiti programs
- Current President, Morgan Hill Historical Society
Priorities:
- Fiscally responsible administration of RDA $147 million extension
- Controlled Growth
- Public Safety/Quality of Life issues
Arthur T. "Art" College, II
2,038 votes
14.0%
- Occupation: Quality Assurance Manager
- Eleven year resident of Morgan Hill
- Sixteen years of "hands-on" local government experience
- Former California Certified Municipal Treasurer
- Positions held: Interim City Manager, Executive Director of RDA, Assistant City Manager, Director of Finance
- Education: MBA - Accounting & Finance, BA - Business Administration
- Life-time teaching credential for the California Community College system
Priorities:
- My first priority is to serve the City of Morgan Hill and all of it's citizens through a positive, action-oriented approach.
- City Council priorities: 1) the health, safety, and welfare of Morgan Hill families, 2) financial accountability, 3) street resurfacing & maintenance.
- Redevelopment Agency priorities: 1) fix flooding first, 2) RDA accountability.
Michael J. Harris
1,486 votes
10.2%
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