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Los Angeles County, CA November 3, 2009 Election
Council Member; City of West Covina Voter Information

Results as of Nov 20 4:27pm, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (34/34)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Sherri Lane Click here for more information about this candidate 5,152 votes 21.47%

  • Occupation: Councilmember/Businesswoman
  • Life Long West Covina Resident
  • Active Community Volunteer
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, Cal Poly Pomona
  • Mayor of West Covina 2008
  • Planning Commissioner 2000-2005
  • Personnel Commissioner 1995-2000
Priorities:
  • Public Safety-Add Officers, Eliminate Gangs & Increase School Safety
  • Fiscal Conservative-Maintain Balanced City Budget With No Tax Increases
  • Maintain Our Parks, Senior and Recreational Facilities
Michael Touhey Click here for more information about this candidate 4,788 votes 19.95%
  • Occupation: Councilmember/Business Owner
  • 30 YEAR HOME OWNER
  • 32 YEAR SMALL BUSINESS OWNER
  • WEST COVINA COMMUNITY HOMETOWN HERO
  • WEST COVINA COUNCIL PTA VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
  • WEST COVINA CITIZEN OF THE YEAR NOMINEE
  • 2-TIME WEST COVINA SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR NOMINEE
Priorities:
  • PUBLIC SAFETY & GRAFFITI WILL BE MY #1 PRIORITY
  • BUDGET: LOWER TAXES I OPPOSE ANY NEW TAXES
  • I CUT MY OWN PAY AND TRAVEL $12,000. 2008-09 & 2009-10
Shelley Sanderson Click here for more information about this candidate 4,645 votes 19.36%
  • Occupation: Councilmember/Business Owner
  • Mayor of West Covina 2005-06
  • West Covina Police Mounted Enforcement Volunteer
  • Mesa Elementary PTA Treasurer 04-05/Membership 06-07/Secretary 08-09
  • Sanitation District Board Member 06
Priorities:
  • Public Safety = Prompt 911 response time
  • Good neighborhoods = Safe, clean parks and streets. Efficient City services
  • Sound fiscal common sense = As a long time business owner, I know the imporance of keeping within a budget. No new taxes
Fredrick Sykes Click here for more information about this candidate 4,032 votes 16.80%
  • Occupation: City of West Covina Planning Commissioner
  • Honorably Retired Deputy Sheriff for Los Angeles County, 33 Years Served
  • 31 year Resident/Home Owner City of West Covina
  • Served Community As Human Resourses Commissioner 2008
  • Worked with residents to prevent the sale of Shadow Oak Park
  • Helped to prevent the sale of Alcohol in Gas Stations
  • Community Activist
Priorities:
  • Advocate zero tolerance of Street Crime to Conflict-of-Interest by City Councilmembers
  • Pursue a true balanced budget that protects our Public Safety and City Services
  • Restore City Council Meeting Broadcasts to promote transparency
Colleen B. Rozatti Click here for more information about this candidate 3,291 votes 13.71%
  • Occupation: Educator/Commissioner/Realtor
  • Attended & Degrees from Mt. Sac
  • Cal Poly Pomona & Fullerton College
  • Planning Commissioner, Environmental
  • Commissioner & Community Servcie Commissioner
  • Voted Business Woman of The Year
  • HSA recipient
Priorities:
  • Bring transparency back to the City with Public Broadcasting
  • Balance Budget by revisiting the Cities current spending habits
  • Help protect residents from the HINI virus, by utilizing City buildings
Steve Gomez-Pedroza Click here for more information about this candidate 2,090 votes 8.71%
  • Occupation: Legal Studies Student
  • B.S. Legal Studies
  • Paralegal Certificate
  • Dean's List, ULV
  • Strategy and Innovation Analyst
Priorities:
  • Maintain an open-door policy with constituents throughout.
  • Ensure a balanced and efficient budget.
  • Increase community safety and quality of life overall.

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