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Los Angeles County, CA March 8, 2005 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for James A "Jim" Light

Candidate for
Council Member, Council; City of Redondo Beach; District 1

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Why I'm Running

After participating in two referendums and a failed concensus process for the Heart of the City, I grew tired of a City Hall that ignored residents and lined the pockets of developers with money while impacting our quality of life. The best way for me to change City Hall is to become part of City Hall.

What I'm For

- Slow Growth
- Heart Park for the Heart of the City area
- Improving resident quality of life
- Making City Hall responsive to residents not developers

History of Community Service

- 6 years on Surfrider chapter executive committee
- Board of Directors South Bay Parkland Conservancy
- Participated in both referendum drives for HOC
- Board of Directors Redondo's 2004Memorial Day Parade.

Experienced and qualified

13 Years USAF Officer
- Lead Project Engineer on Space Shuttle
- Commander Communications Detachment
- Manager launch operations at Cape Canaveral
-- Managed budget 3x the size of Redondo's annual budget
-- Project Manager on world's biggest moving structure
-- Led over 300 people
-- Managed a small city supporting launch operations

10 Years in Aerospace Industry
- VP, Space Systems and Operations
- Director Business Development
- Senior Strategic Planner
-- Developed and executed strategy for 3000 person operation
-- Led operations groups and managed contracts and budgets

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