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Althea Polanski
4,481 votes
20.94%
- Occupation: Councilmember, City of Milpitas
- Senior Administrative Assistant/Office Manager, MetroED Adult Education
- Former Trustee, Milpitas Unified School District
- Former Trustee, MetroED Board of Education
- 2000 Milpitas Relay for Life, Chair
- Milpitas Foundation for Education, Founding Member/Treasurer
- 1994 Milpitas Citizen of the Year
Priorities:
- Balanced Budget
- Hillside Preservation
- Ethics, Open Government
Armando Gomez
4,314 votes
20.16%
- Occupation: Milpitas Councilmember
Heidi Pham
3,623 votes
16.93%
- Occupation: Probation Community Worker
- Naval Reserve for 6 years
- Building Peaceful Families Board Member
- Milpitas Community Advisory Commissioner
- Women and Minorities in Business Commissioner
Priorities:
- Budget
- Education
- Environment
Carmen Montano
3,468 votes
16.2%
Gary Cerezo
2,968 votes
13.87%
- Occupation: Contract Manager
- United States Navy (Ret.) - Commissioned Officer, Pilot 1979-2005
- United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, B.S., 1979
- U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
- Defense Language Institute (Italian), Monterey, California
- Persian Gulf War Veteran
- California Adult Education Teaching Credential
Priorities:
- Control spending/balance the budget
- Restore City Council Cooperation
- Establish ethical conduct standards
Bill Ferguson
2,547 votes
11.9%
- Occupation: Information Technology Manager
- Former president and current board member of Sunnyhills Neighborhood Association
- Commissioner, Consumer Affairs Commission, Santa Clara County
- Former board president of non-profit advocacy group, Jubilee USA Network
- Democratic Central Committee member, Santa Clara County
- Involved in various grassroots community-building efforts
- Seirra Club member, Active in the Sustainable Land Use Committee
Priorities:
- Return ethics code to Milpitas and lead by example to usher in an era of consensus building and responsible leadership in the city
- Protect Milpitas Hillsides and institute environmentally-friendly guidelines for development citywide
- Continue revitalization of Milpitas through the Midtown Plan, and advocate for more affordable housing and residential development near transit hubs
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Official Information
- City of Milpitas
News and Analysis
- San Jose Mercury News
- Nov. 2006 election articles
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