Candidates
(Vote for 2)
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Mark Peterson
23,244 votes
36.3%
- Occupation: Councilmember/Deputy DA
- Concord City Councilmember since 1995
- Deputy District Attorney
- Board Member, Concord Youth Center
- Board Member, Police Activites League
- Volunteer, Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Coach, Mt. Diablo Soccer Association
Priorities:
- Keeping the city financially secure. ( We have passed a balanced budget and ten-year financial plan for the city in each of the last five years).
- Expanding youth programs, increasing senior services, improving traffic. I will strive to meet the needs of every segment of the community.
- Keeping Concord safe. (Crime has been reduced 40% in Concord in last 5 years)
Bill McManigal
21,303 votes
33.2%
- Occupation: Councilmember/Taxpayer Consultant
- Taxpayer Consultant
- Concord City Council Member since 1994
- Concord Mayor 1996-1997
- Board Member Gallery Concord
- Past President Concord Crime Prevention Comm
- Past President Clayton Valley/Concord Rotary
Priorities:
- Work to relieve traffic congestion throughout Concord
- Bring new and better paying jobs into Concord
- Develop more housing affordable for Concord residents
Marcus O'Connell
13,059 votes
20.4%
- Occupation: Retired Business Analyst
- Four-year participant in City Council, Planning Commission, County, and State meetings
- Concord Neighborhood Alliance, founding member and president
- Concord Naval Weapons Station Joint Use Committee, appointed public member
- Contra Costa Watershed Forum, founding member
- Greenbelt Alliance, board member
- League of Women Voters, active member
Priorities:
- Create avenues for effective public participation in city government such as an annual Community Congress and Forum,
- Protect and enhance the livability of our neighborhoods and surrounding environment.
- Revitalize the downtown. Link a BART transit village it to Todos Santos Plaza with a lively pedestrian corridor.
J. T. "Jack" Novak
6,506 votes
10.1%
- Occupation: Oil Tycoon
- Printer
- Delivery Driver
- Urban Swashbuckler
- Errand Boy
- Whipping Post
- Doormat
Priorities:
- Halt rent increases in Concord
- Tear Tosco down and use the pieces for playgrounds
- Paper hats for city officials
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