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Santa Clara County, CA November 7, 2000 Election
Supervisor; County of Santa Clara; Supervisorial District 5 Voter Information

Results as of Dec 5 2:50pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (316/316)
Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Liz Kniss 55,304 votes 51.2%

  • Occupation: Mayor of Palo Alto; Communications Manager, Sun Microsystems
  • Palo Alto City Council, 1990-present
  • Palo Alto Unified School District Board Member, 1985-1989,; President 1988
  • Santa Clara County Transportation Commissioner, 1991-1994
  • Public Health Nurse, Cupertino Union School District 1977-1983
  • President, Friends of Nursing at Stanford, 1983-1988
  • Master's Degree in Public Administration and health care policy, 1984
Priorities:
  • Reduce traffic congestion by creating better transit alternatives
  • Address our affordable housing crunch by encouraging innovative planning and zoning solutions
  • Ensure that taxpayer dollars are managed responsibly
Dolores "Dolly" Sandoval 52,640 votes 48.8%
  • Occupation: Educator/College Trustee
  • 8 Years service on the Foothill-DeAnza
  • Community College Governing Board
  • High school math teacher
  • Board Chair, The Role Model Program
  • Board Member, Friends of the River
  • Over 20 years of involvement in the community
Priorities:
  • Increase quality of education and services for kids
  • Improve transportation with a 5-point plan for traffic relief
  • Provide strong fiscal management over County operations

Basic candidate data supplied by the County elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
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