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Santa Clara County, CA November 3, 2009 Election
Council Member; City of Cupertino Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Nov 9 3:01pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (33/33)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Orrin Mahoney Click here for more information about this candidate 4,822 votes 18.12%

  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Cupertino City Council, currently Mayor
  • Cupertino resident for 40 years
  • 2005 Cupertino Citizen of the Year
  • 10 years Cupertino Rotary Member, former president
  • Cupertino Planning Commission, eight years of service
  • 35 year Hewlett Packard employee
Priorities:
  • Maintain a strong financial position to deliver key City services
  • Continue to enhance areas for our residents to live, work, and play
  • Improve communication and continue to work together
Barry Chang Click here for more information about this candidate 4,212 votes 15.83%
  • Occupation: Small Business Owner
  • Board of Trustees, Cupertino Union School District for 8 years
  • Public Safety Commission, City of Cupertino for four years
  • Member of U.S.- China Green Energy Council Board of Directors
  • Founder and past Chairperson, Vision New America Board
  • Lincoln Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) Board
  • Master's Degree in Civil Engineering
Priorities:
  • Health & Safety
  • Fiscal Responsibility
  • Green and Clean Environment
Mark R. Santoro Click here for more information about this candidate 4,142 votes 15.57%
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Ph.D. Electrical Engineering from Stanford
  • Founder and CEO of a successful startup company that was aquired
  • Born 1957 Miami Florida
  • Lived in Bay Area for 25 years
Priorities:
  • Government should be "For the People"
  • Open government - government should be transparent and fair for all
  • Traffic congestion needs to be reduced around our schools
Marty Miller Click here for more information about this candidate 3,804 votes 14.30%
  • Occupation: Businessman/Planning Commissioner
  • Cupertino resident for 30 years
  • Chair & Member, Planning Commission
  • Chair, General Plan Taskforce
  • 30 years in technology leadership positions
  • Coach, soccer & Little League, Member, School Site Council
  • MBA Stanford University; MS Computer Science; BS, Electrical Engineering
Priorities:
  • Protect our schools, neighborhoods, and quality of life
  • Revitalize our commercial districts to grow sales tax revenues
  • Eliminate unnecessary spending
Mahesh Nihalani Click here for more information about this candidate 3,348 votes 12.58%
  • Occupation: Small Business Owner
  • Board Member, Cupertino Chamber of Commerce
  • Former Chair, Cupertino Housing Commission
  • Former Chair, Cupertino Asian American Business Council
  • Member, Cupertino General Plan Task Force
  • Former Vice President, Advisory council Cupertino Senior Center
  • Member, Rotary Club of Cupertino
Priorities:
  • 1. Keep jobs in Cupertino with our major employers that will preserve and enhance the quality of life in Cupertino.
  • 2. Introduce a healthy partnership between the City and our Small Businesses Community to foster a constructive economic climate.
  • 3. Manage the city's resources with a sound fiscal leadership that ensures Cupertino's future is economically strong.
Daniel Nguyen Click here for more information about this candidate 3,309 votes 12.44%
  • Occupation: Statistical Research Analyst, Veterans Hospital
  • Vice Chair, Cupertino Public Safety Commission
  • M.S. Biostatistics UCLA, B.S. Statistics UCLA
  • Lifelong resident and native of Cupertino; educated at Cupertino schools - Garden Gate, Kennedy, and Monta Vista
  • Community Emergency Response Team Instructor, CARES Ham Radio (KI6WEI)
  • Private math and science tutor
  • Member of Cupertino Rotary, American Contract Bridge League
Priorities:
  • Fiscal Responsibility - Protect funding for municipal services by attracting more businesses and revitalizing Cupertino Square
  • Public Safety - Ensure funding for our emergency services to make sure the safety we enjoy is never taken for granted
  • Small-Town Character - Protect our schools, property values, and quality of life through balanced growth; we are NOT Condotino, we are Cupertino
Darcy Paul Click here for more information about this candidate 2,968 votes 11.16%
  • Occupation: Attorney
  • Current Parks and Recreation Commissioner
  • Harvard Law School, Class of 2003, JD
  • Harvard College, Class of 1999, AB Biology
  • Editor-in-Chief, Harvard Journal of Law & Techology, 2002-2003
  • Legal Practice - Patent Litigation to Resolve Infringement Disputes
  • Pro Bono Legal Advocacy on Behalf of Victims of Domestic Violence
Priorities:
  • Promote a Collaborate Environment with a City Government that Listens and Acts Upon Concerns of Residents
  • Promote Sustainable Development By Ensuring the Growth of Green Technology in Cupertino
  • Continued Fiscal Responsibility and Thoughtful Decisionmaking on the Budget

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