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Sonoma County, CA November 5, 2002 Election
Member, City Council; City of Petaluma Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 3 2:34am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (41/41)
(22 Writein Votes 0.1%)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Mike Healy 9,423 votes 19.8%

  • Occupation: Vice Mayor
  • Attorney
  • Member, Sonoma County Transportation Authority and Novato Narrows Policy Advisory Group
  • Member, Petaluma Parks and Recreation Commission
  • Member, Central Petaluma Specific Plan Advisory Committee
  • Former member, Petaluma Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee
  • Past President of the Petaluma Democratic Club
Priorities:
  • Pursue a comprehensive solution for the 101 corridor including widening 101 to Novato and implementing passenger rail
  • Implement a strategy to fix our streets up to the condition our citizens deserve and expect
  • Attract needed shopping opportunities--and a movie theater--for the convenience of local residents and to keep our sales tax dollars here
Mike Harris 8,604 votes 18.1%
  • Occupation: Financial Services Executive
  • BA Management (Accounting) & Minor in Economics
  • Served on the Board of Directors for the Sonoma State Alumni Association (including 1 yr. as Vice President).
  • Appointed to the Alcohol & Drug Advisory Board of Sonoma County by Supervisor Mike Kerns
  • Representative on the Large Employer Advisory Board of Sonoma County, a board that concentrates on regional transportation and housing issues.
  • Served on the Executive Committee of the Petaluma Chapter of Ducks Unlimited where he helped raise $50,000.
  • Ducks Unlimited focuses on the preservation of wetlands habitat.
Priorities:
  • Fix our roads and fill our potholes!!!
  • Improve our streets and general traffic circulation
  • Fiscal Responsibility
Keith Canevaro 7,529 votes 15.8%
  • Occupation: Program Manager, Cisco Systems Inc
  • Major, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
  • Graduate: The Citadel, Charleston SC
  • Youth Soccer Coach
  • Toys for Tots Coordinator
Priorities:
  • Public Safety
  • Roads and Infrastructure
  • Programs for Seniors and Youth
Janice Cader-Thompson 7,462 votes 15.7%
  • Occupation: Councilwoman City of Petaluma
  • Occupation: Dental Hygienist
  • 1998: Elected to the Petaluma City Council
  • 2001: Vice Mayor City of Petaluma
  • Appointments: Planning Commission, Airport Commission, Music, Park and Recreation Commission
  • 2002: ABAG, Regional Planning Committee
Priorities:
  • Basic services: street repairs, improving public safety, and making sure our new wastewater facility incorporates Petaluma's new Wetland Park
  • Completing Petaluma's new General Plan based on Sustainability
  • Protecting our natural resources: water and our environment
Cindy Thomas 7,453 votes 15.7%
  • Occupation: Health Care Worker
  • Executive Vice President, Health Care Workers Union, S.E.I.U., Local 250
  • Executive Board Member, North Bay Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
  • Member, City of Petaluma Animal Services Advisory Committee
  • Member, Sonoma County Living Wage Coalition
  • Member, Petaluma Tomorrow
  • Fellow, Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy
Priorities:
  • Health Care & Emergency Services
  • Affordable Housing & Living Wage
  • Responsible Development
Matt Maguire 7,066 votes 14.9%
  • Occupation: Telecommunications Sales; Councilmember
  • Senior member of the Petaluma City Council
  • Elected Nov. 1994; re-elected Nov. 1998
  • Vice Mayor, 1998
  • Since 1999, Council Liaison to Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transportation (SMART) Commission
  • Since 2001, Council Liaison to Petaluma Animal Services Advisory Committee
Priorities:
  • Basic services: road repairs, improving public safety, and getting our new sewer treatment plant built
  • Completing the new General Plan based on sustainability
  • Protecting our water resources and the environment

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  Events

Candidate Night

  • Thursday, October 10, Petaluma City Council Chambers, 11 English Street, Petaluma, 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. -- Meet the Candidates Mixer, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. -- Candidate Forum (broadcast live on Petaluma Community Access Channel) Taped rebroadcast of forum, KRCB, Sunday, October 20, 11:00 a.m., and every night until the election on Petaluma Community Access
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