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Fresno County, CA March 7, 2000 Election
Supervisor; County of Fresno; District 5


Results as of Mar 8 1:40am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (113/113)
50.1% Voter Turnout (35221/70360)

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Bob Waterston 20168 votes 52.52%

  • Occupation: Clovis Councilmember/Firefighter
  • Board of Director for "Make-A-Wish" Foundation
  • Board of Director for American Heart Assoc.
  • Fresno County Airport Land Use Commission
  • Vice Chair Clovis Community Development Ag.
  • "Peace Officer of the Year" Award for 1996
  • Community Advisor for the Junior League 2000
Priorities:
  • Promote early prevention, intervention followed with boot camps for kids
  • Slow down urban sprawl
  • Jobs that will pay a living wage.
Mike Reynolds 15662 votes 40.79%
  • Occupation: Anti-Crime Advocate/Businessman
  • Father of "3 Strikes" & "Use a gun and you're done"
  • Wedding Photographer
Priorities:
  • Continue fight against Crime
  • Bring more good jobs to Fresno County
  • Contain development near cities, towns and infrastructure
Philip M. "Phil" Erdman 1619 votes 4.22%
  • Occupation: Deputy Probation Officer, 29 years
  • President of the State Coalition of Probation Organizations
  • Served 8 years and was Chairman on the Fresno County Delinquency Prevention Commission.
  • Served on California's Little Hoover Commission.
  • Served as Director on the Sierra Resource Conservation district
  • Held leadership positions on the Fresno County Adult Detention Inspection Committee.
  • Recognized as California's "Probation Officer of the Year"
Priorities:
  • Address the inconsistent competence of County Government and hold to the accountability and effective use of tax dollars.
  • Commit to a diverse economy of business, agricuture, and non-poluting industry that will attract and retain meaningful and technical jobs.
  • Promote RESPONSIBLE land-use development that always considers natural resources, sewer, transportation issues, and the Williamson Act.
Pasquale F. Carbone 869 votes 2.26%
  • Occupation: Computer Programmer Analyst
  • Master & Bachelor degrees from University of Illinois
  • Married 10 years to Lauralee, 2 children
  • Resident of Fresno county for 9 years
Priorities:
  • Stopping sprawl
  • Passing a Living Wage ordinance
  • Investing in our youth and our community

Basic candidate data supplied by the County elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
  Events

Candidate Forum sponsored by LWV-Fresno and CFIG taped at MediaOne reshown on Channel 14:
Feb 9-5:15PM, Feb 15-7:15PM, Feb 21-5:15PM, Feb 22-8:30PM, March 1-9:15PM, March 2-4:45PM

Candidate Forum on Channel 30, Sunday, Feb 13, 11:30AM
News and Analysis

The Fresno Bee

3/5/00 - Supervisors: New board must repair roads, improve morale and find jobs

2/26/00 - Incumbent No. 1 fund-raiser Arambula collects most money in supervisor races.
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