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San Diego County, CA November 5, 2002 Election
Mayor; City of Vista Voter Information

Results as of Nov 27 12:02pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (44/44)
Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Morris Vance 5497 votes 34.1%

  • Occupation: Retired City Manager
Ed Estes, Jr. 4956 votes 30.7%
  • Occupation: Appointed Mayor
  • B.A. University of Southern California, J.D. Pepperdine University School of Law;
  • Elected to the Vista City Council in 1994, re-elected in 1998, appointed Mayor in 2002.
  • Former President of the Vista Chamber of Commerce, Vista Economic Development Association and the Vista Boys and Girls Club
  • Private Practice is limited to real estate brokerage law.
Priorities:
  • Public Safety: Improving law enforcement, fire and paramedic services
  • Education: Assisting the school disrict to improve schools in Vista
  • Traffic: Improving our streets and signalized intersections.
Paul Eckert 3886 votes 24.1%
  • Occupation: Businessman
  • 50 years community involvement in Vista
  • County Supervisor 1978-1986
  • Successful local business owner for 49 years
  • Member-Vista Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, Garden Club, Moonlight Foundation, Historical Society, Boys & Girls Club, YMCA, & Vista Library
Priorities:
  • Redevelopment
  • Communication with the community
  • Funding for community services
Elvin Vega 797 votes 4.9%
  • Occupation: Tow Truck Driver
Craig Allan Heiller 496 votes 3.0%
  • Occupation: Environmental Design/Rehabilitation
  • Established Hillscape (1987) - Sole owner of hillside landscape company, specialized in erosion control and fire suppression
  • Founded Bruin Nature Conservancy (1995) - a thirty-three acre nature reserve in southern Oregon (498 Pine Cone Drive, Cave Junction, OR 97523)
  • Drafted Redevelopment Trade Center Plan
  • 10 Year Graffitti Removal Volunteer in Vista, CA
  • Rated #1 in Women's Issues Oregon 1996
Priorities:
  • Vista Village International Trade Center
  • Affordable Housing
  • Beautification and Safety Upgrades
Joseph Vargas 461 votes 2.8%
  • Occupation: Retired Contractor

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