League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Contra Costa County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
	Council Member; City of Richmond Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 2 8:18pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (59/59) (157 Total Write-In Votes 0.21%)

Candidates (Vote for 3) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Jeff Ritterman 12180 votes 16.20% Occupation: Medical Doctor/Cardiologist Chief of Cardiology, Kaiser Richmond Vice President, SF Bay Area chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility Member, Contra Costa County Public and Environmental Health Advisory Board Member, Mayor Gayle McLaughlin's Task Force on Environmental Justice and Environmental Health Task Force Chair, Richmond Progressive Alliance Contra Costa County Man of Merit Award, 2007 Priorities: Job creation Violence prevention Smart growth Nathaniel R. "Nat" Bates 11555 votes 15.37% Occupation: Councilmember BA Degree, San Francisco State University Teacher's Credential, California State University, East Bay Priorities: Economic Development Crime Prevention Quality of life for residents Tom Butt 11548 votes 15.36% Occupation: Architect/Urban Planner Three-term Richmond City Councilman Owner-founder of Richmond design-planning firm Bachelor and Master of Architecture degrees Licensed contractor - formerly licensed real state broker Fellow of the American Institute of Architects Vietnam veteran - former combat engineer officer Priorities: City Council responsive to the people ˇImproved city services and infrastructure -- public safety, code enforcement, streets, parks and public buildings ˇA healthy and safe environment with smart growth and jobs Jovanka D. Beckles 11090 votes 14.75% Occupation: Educator, Business Owner Educator, Counselor at West County Children and Adolescent Services Small Business Owner in Event Planning field; San Pablo Ave Business Association Initiator Economic Development Commissioner, City of Richmond General Plan Development Advisor, City of Richmond Masters Degree in Business Administration, University of Phoenix Author "The Gary Family", at http://www.RichmondBlackHistory.org Priorities: Preventing crime and violence with jobs, youth programs, public safety Developing and diversifying our economy with new green technologies and more support for small business Better utilization of City funds, expanding services, and fixing the streets. John E. Marquez 9627 votes 12.80% Occupation: Retired Peace Officer Courtland "Corky" Booze 7372 votes 9.80% Occupation: Teacher/Businessman Two (2) lifetime teaching credentials from the University of California Extension at Berkeley in adult education and grades K-12. Two (2) years of Administrative studies in education at S.F. State University Dr. Martin L. King / Tent City Peace Movement Award Self employed owner / operatior of Boozé Automotive in Berkeley for ten years. Later relocating to Richmond. Community Activist for 28 years. NAACP Man of the Year Award Priorities: Crime Infrastructure Attracting new businesses (which will create more jobs) Harpreet S. Sandhu 5735 votes 7.63% Occupation: Appointed Incumbent Rock Brown 2661 votes 3.54% Occupation: Wholesale Supervisor Chris Tallerico 1781 votes 2.37% Occupation: Marketing Manager Police Commissioner Priorities: Crime reduction Job creation Youth programs Navdeep K. Garcha 1495 votes 1.99% Occupation: Residential Developer MBA BA in Legal Studies Priorities: Revelopment Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information City of Richmond Web Site Events League of Women Voters Candidate Forums Channel: Comcast West Date: Monday, October 27 Time: 5:00 p.m. Date: Tuesday, November 3 Time: 5:00 p.m. Channel: KCRT Date: Wednesday, October 29 Time: 9:30 p.m. Date: Thursday,October 30 Time: 8:00 p.m. Date: Monday, November 3 Time: 12:00 p.m. Date: Tuesday, November 4 Time: 11:30 a.m. This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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