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Contra Costa County, CA November 6, 2012 Election
Council Member; City of Antioch Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 3 1:05pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (68/68)
(147 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.31%)
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Mary Helen Rocha 11795 votes 24.75%

    Official Ballot Statement

  • Occupation: Councilmember/Community Liaison
Monica Wilson Click here for more information about this candidate 11190 votes 23.48%

    Official Ballot Statement

  • Occupation: College Dean Assistant
  • Economic Development Commissioner
  • Shop Antioch/Anti-Blight Sub Committee
  • MBA University of Phoenix
  • Bachelor of Science, Howard University
Priorities:
  • Move Antioch Forward
  • Promote business and job growth
  • Battle crime with economic development and support for police
James D. "Jim" Davis Click here for more information about this candidate 10524 votes 22.08%

    Official Ballot Statement

  • Occupation: Mayor/Banking Supervisor
  • Council Member/ Mayor ProTem/ Mayor
  • Graduate of California League of Cities Mayor's & Councilmembers Academy and member of the League Public Safety Policy Committee
  • Antioch Police Commissioner, Founding Team Member Grafiti Abatement Program, Advocate for creation of Volunteers In Police Services program
  • Board President Positions: Mello-Roos, Tri-Delta Transit, Delta Diablo Sanitation District, Sister City Org.,An Elderly Wish Foundation
  • Rep to the Contra Costa Mayor's Conference
  • Co-ordinator of Veterans Day & Memorial Day Events and the War Dog Memorial. Former Boyscout District Chair & Scoutmaster
Priorities:
  • 1. Public Safety through increasing Police staffing
  • 2. Economic Development by attracting small and large bussinesses and Job Creation Centers
  • 3. Keeping Antioch Solvent, setting realistic guidelines with Tax Payer's Monies
Walter Kenneth Ruehlig Click here for more information about this candidate 8465 votes 17.76%

    Official Ballot Statement

  • Occupation: Employment Training Director
  • B.A. English, State University of New York, Albany
  • 8 years on Antioch School Board (twice President)
  • Past President, Citizens Mello Roos Board
  • Co-chair, 4th of July Parade/Fireworks committee
  • Antioch Citizen of Year, 2012
  • Former Chair, both County Library and County Human Relations Commissions
Priorities:
  • Attack runaway crime the New York 'broken window' way; start with doables: graffiti, community policing, gang sweeps, cameras, daytime student curfew
  • Get no-nonsense on blight; more code enforcement, registered landlords, rentals as a fee business, fines and liens when abuse requires
  • Insist all staff and commissions don't over-regulate and foster an anti-business climate; do customer service surveys and get Chamber Ambassadors
Victor Noel "Noel" Pinto Correia Click here for more information about this candidate 5538 votes 11.62%

    Official Ballot Statement

  • Occupation: Manager
  • 31 years of municipal government experience in management positions in various Bay Area Cities & UC Berkeley.
  • Manage multi-million dollar projects, financial administration, fiscal discipline, lean processes, contract negotiations and labor relations.
  • Managed departments with over 120 employees respectively.
  • Served as Board Member (4 years) and President (2 years) for the Lone Tree Estates Home Owners Association.
  • Resident of Antioch since 2004.
  • Have a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and a Diploma in Civil Engineering .
Priorities:
  • Public Safety
  • Fiscal Responsibility
  • Quality of Life

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Live Forums

  • Candidates Forum, sponsored by Neighborhood Watch Groups, Thursday 10/18, 7-9 pm, Solar Swim and Gym, 111 W. 15th St.
  • Meet the Candidates Forum sponsored by Take Back Antioch, Saturday October 20, 9 am to 11:30 am, El Campanil Theatre, 602 W. Second St.
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