Candidates
(Vote for 2)
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Joe Long
1,165 votes
29.8%
- Occupation: Firefighter/Realtor
- Lifelong resident of Saratoga
- 31 years of service as a Saratoga Firefighter, Lieutenant, Duty Officer
- Degree in Administration of Justice
- Charter member and chairman of the Public Safety Commission, City of Saratoga
- 15 years of law enforcement experience
- Third generation Saratoga realtor
Priorities:
- Maintain the highest levels of emergency services and rapid response
- Continue local control and responsiveness to local needs
- Get the fire station built within budget and as soon as possible
Jay R. Geddes
974 votes
24.9%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Mechanical Engineer with MBA
- 38 Year resident of Saratoga
- 22 years with the Saratoga Fire Department
- Retired IBM manager
- 6 years on faculty of San Jose State
- Secretary/Treasurer Madronia Cemetery Dist.
Priorities:
- Provide highest possible level of emergency service to Saratoga
- Local control, independence, and fiscal accountability
- Get the new Fire Station built without further delay!
Barry A. Ford
922 votes
23.6%
- Occupation: Retired Fire Captain
- 29 year veteran with the San Jose Fire Department
- 21 years as a professional firefighter captain
- 20 year Saratoga Resident
- Degree in Fire Science
- Owner of a successful property management company
- Charter member of the Firefighters and Citizens' Taskforce
Priorities:
- The best fire protection and emergency medical service for Saratoga
- Open and public operation of the Saratoga Fire District
- Immediate seismic upgrade of the current fire station and rapid construction of a new one
David W. Dolloff
852 votes
21.8%
- Occupation: Industrial Designer
- Chairman, Firefighter & Citizens' Taskforce
- Vice President, Saratoga Heights Mutual Water Co.
- 51 year Saratoga Resident
- Member of the Design Committee for the Saratoga Safety & Service Center
- Exec. Vice President of Quake Mobile, Inc, an organiztion for disaster preparedness
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, Rhode Island School of Design
Priorities:
- Maximize the safety of citizens and firefighters of Saratoga
- Open the Fire District operation to the public
- Build a seismically safe fire station as part of an integrated servce center
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News and Analysis
- Saratoga News (31 Oct. 2001)
- Saratoga News (24 Oct. 2001)
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