League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Orange County, CA June 3, 2014 Election
	Auditor-Controller; County of Orange Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Jul 9 6:43pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (1856/1856) 7.0% Voter Turnout (340,187/1,411,232)

Candidates (Vote for 1) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Eric Woolery, CPA 155,240 votes 57.1% Occupation: Orange Treasurer/CPA Ten-year member of the Orange Audit Oversight Committee Decade-long owner of a CPA firm with two locations Budget director for Southern California District Attorney overseeing $100,000,000 budget and nearly 750-member staff Served as Member of the Orange County Board of Education Graduate of Orange County schools, including Cal State Fullerton Married to high school sweetheart Lisa, with two children and Twix the family dog Priorities: Establish transparent budgets free of accounting gimmicks. Work independently of politicians, ensuring decisions are sound, not simply easy or popular Expose and fight Sacramento's raids on local coffers. (Proven record of successfully reclaiming $18,000,000 for County department.) Enhance productivity & performance through new processes & accountabilities. (Proven record of cutting costs by 25% while maintaining effectiveness.) Frank Davies 45,852 votes 16.9% Occupation: Property Tax Director 29+ years experience with Orange County Auditor-Controller Currently the Chief Deputy Auditor-Controller Property Tax, CPA, BA, MBA Experience dealing with current County and Auditor-Controller issues Proven track record of being independent, objective, knowledgeable Established working relationships with County and state officials, municipal finance officers, financial community Developed statewide guidance for accounting standards for property tax Priorities: Keep within budget, increase efficiency, effectiveness of current staff Increase understandable financial information for public, increase transparency Decrease county administrative costs by leveraging financial system Mike Dalati 30,996 votes 11.4% Occupation: Accountant/Tax Instructor John Wayne Willard 20,196 votes 7.4% Occupation: Assistant Director CEO/HR - CPA 33 years of County accounting and auditing experience Board certified in all areas of the Auditor-Controller including accounting, finance, internal auditing, fraud investigations, and forensics Bachelor's degree in accounting and a CPA, MBA, CGFM, CFE, GBA, RPA, DABFA, CFS, and CIA Proven track record of rooting out waste and fraud. Discovered the largest embezzlement in County history exceeding $1 million First Auditor to conduct audits of elected officials Saved the County over $100 million in pension costs Priorities: Pay the County's bills timely. 31% of vendors said they are paid late by the County. Expand Customer Service hours. We work for the taxpayers. If we are open 8:00 to 5:00 then we should answer taxpayer's questions from 8:00 to 5:00 Replace the Auditor-Controller's property tax system. The County is suing its Vendor over cost overruns and deliverables James T. Benuzzi 19,646 votes 7.2% Occupation: Audit/Business Advisor MBA - Chapman University Undergraduate Accounting Degree - Western Illinois University City of Orange - Internal Audit Manager City of Placentia - Chairman and Member Financial Audit Oversight Committee Priorities: Fiscal Accountability Transparency Integrity Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

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