Candidate for
Member, City Council; City of Hercules

Dr. Donald Kuehne has lived in Hercules for 14 years. He is married and has three children attending Hercules schools. He has worked in research and development for a major company over 25 years.

Dr. Kuehne is originally from the East Coast. He grew up in New Jersey and received a BS degree in engineering from Cornell University in 1973. He pursued graduate studies at California Institute of Technology and received a PhD degree in 1979.

Kuehne entered the political arena in 1999 when Foxboro Village had a controversial recall election of the Homeowners Association Board of Directors over the exorbitant cost to repair developer construction defects. Kuehne and the new Board managed to trim the costs from $3 million to $1 million so that a special assessment on homeowners was not necessary. He has served as President, Vice President, and Treasurer on the Board and also worked on all of the Association's committees.

As a volunteer in the community, Kuehne has been active in a local church where he served as Treasurer from 1995 to 1999 and Elder from 2002 to present. He is a member of the Hanna Ranch PTA and Friends of the Library. Kuehne joined the Friends of Franklin Canyon two years ago and initiated the campaign to place Measure M on the ballot, which protects this environmentally sensitive area from over development.