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Orange County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
Council Member; City of Costa Mesa Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Jan 24 10:36am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (74/74)
72.6% Voter Turnout (1,167,657/1,607,989)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Gary Monahan Click here for more information about this candidate 17,836 votes 21.0%

  • Occupation: Father/Restaurant Owner
Priorities:
  • Fight Gangs & Deport Illegal Immigrant Criminals
  • Expand our Parks and create a new Youth Sports Complex
  • Fight Road Gridlock and improve our Infrastructure
Katrina Foley Click here for more information about this candidate 15,912 votes 18.8%
  • Occupation: City of Costa Mesa Councilmember/Attorney
  • BA English UCLA
  • JD Seattle University School of Law
  • 10 Years as Business Owner & Managing Partner of Lents & Foley, LLP http://www.lentsfoley.com
  • 2004 NAWBO Award Recipient
  • Superstar Award from Health Funders for Advocating for Healthy Families
  • Child's Pace John Upton Award for Enriching the Lives of Costa Mesa Families
Priorities:
  • Public Safety: Elimination of Gangs
  • Oppose Expansion of John Wayne Airport & Traffic Encroaching on our Residential Neighborhoods
  • Maintain a Balanced Budget so that we can create more parks, playing fields, bike trails, build senior housing, and safe roads.
Eric Bever Click here for more information about this candidate 14,857 votes 17.5%
  • Occupation: Costa Mesa Mayor / Businessman
  • Elected to city council 2004
  • Served on CM Planning Commission 2003-2004
  • Co-Chair, founding member; Westside Improvement Association, 1999
  • President, Westbluff Village HOA, '93-'98
  • B.A. Design '85 CSUF
Priorities:
  • Continued Improvement Citywide: Infrastructure, Traffic, Commercial & Residential Revitalization, new and upgraded sports facilities
  • Continue working with OCTA to facilitate tunneling SR55 past our downtown to reduce "cut thorough" traffic on the Eastside, and move regional traffic
  • Continue partnership with ICE to Deport Illegal Aliens who have committed crimes in our community. (nearly 800 flagged in '07-'08)
Jim Righeimer 13,000 votes 15.3%
  • Occupation: Planning Commissioner/Businessman
Lisa Reedy 7,306 votes 8.6%
  • Occupation: Businesswoman
Chris McEvoy 6,828 votes 8.0%
  • Occupation: Educator
William Sneen Click here for more information about this candidate 4,088 votes 4.8%
  • Occupation: Businessman
  • Served on Citizens Oversight Committee
  • Served on Measure A Committee
  • BSA Troop Committee Chair
  • Commissioner Of OC Jr. Tennis
  • Funding Board Member of CM High School Foundation
Priorities:
  • Fiscally Responsible
  • Tough on Crime
  • No Hidden Agendas "COSTA MESA FIRST"
Christopher S. Bunyan Click here for more information about this candidate 3,037 votes 3.6%
  • Occupation: Businessman/Author
  • Costa Mesa Cultural Arts Committee
  • Costa Mesa Historical Presevation Committee
  • Save Banning Ranch Task Force
  • Leadership Tomorrow's Oustanding Community Leader of the Year 2007
  • Costa Mesa Citizens Police Academy
  • Costa Mesa Citizens Fire Academy
Priorities:
  • Save Banning Ranch from development and designate area a state park
  • Solve the traffic crisis on the 55 Freeway. We have to lobby Sacramento to move faster.
  • Find an alternative to the John Wayne Airport. We cannot allow the current expansion to continue.
Nick Moss 1,967 votes 2.3%
  • Occupation: Security Systems Programmer

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