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Ron Gonzales
57,315 votes
56.4%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
- Occupation: Mayor, City of San Jose
J. Vanlandingham
13,545 votes
13.3%
- Occupation: High Tech Businessman/New Father
- First High Tech Excutive to Run for Mayor in San Jose
Priorities:
- . I am running for San Jose Mayor because I want to bring " No Nonsense " business experience to City Hall.
- what we need now is a Mayor who has REAL WORLD business experience, not a professional politician, but an executive that can manage San Jose
- I am a " family man " and proud new father.
Patricia Martinez-Roach
10,994 votes
10.8%
- Occupation: Educator/Trustee/Consultant
- Elementary School Teacher, 29 years
- MA ED/AD Higher Education- BA Art; Minor Political Science , San Jose State University
- East Side Union High School District 1994-present
- Metropolitan Adult Education/ROP/CCOC Board, 1997-99
- Alum Rock Union Elementary Schoo District 1983-92
- Commissioner, City of San Jose 1985-92
Priorities:
- Health and Safety
- Traffic Management
- Well planned growth
Jose Posadas
7,687 votes
7.6%
- Occupation: Council Policy Analyst, City of San Jose
- BA, Political Science, Public Administration, SJSU
- Downtown neighborhood activist and life long San Jose resident
Priorities:
- Creating jobs for our community and supporting our local small business community
- Creating more affordable housing now for working families and protecting our neighborhoods
- Saving taxpayers the expense of the costly palatial new City Hall and being fiscally responsible with your tax dollars
Dale Detwiler
6,226 votes
6.1%
- Occupation: Retired Engineer
- San Jose State College Engineering,1960
- Licensed Professional Engineer, CA, 1973
- Consulting Engineer, 1980 to 2001
- Officer & Director, CA Soc. of Prof. Engineers
- Active member of many Engineer societys
- Resident of San Jose since 1946, 56 years
Priorities:
- Complete highway projects promised more than 45 year ago
- Eliminate perennial flooding of San Jose residential & business areas
- Expand and upgrade maintenance of San Jose parks
Bill Chew
5,890 votes
5.8%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
- Occupation: Electronic Media Producer
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Events
KQED-FM 88.5 Public Radio
- Candidates On-the-Air
- RealAudio archive of Forum program aired 2/22/02 (1 hour) hosted by Angie Coiro. Guests: Detwiler, Gonzales, Martinez-Roach, Posadas, and Vanlandingham.
(Opens in new window). Part of KQED.org election coverage
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