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Election Guide 2009

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By Administrator Friday, 17 April 2009

Correction: Candidate information for James Spires was not included in the print edition of the election guide.

John D. Cowman (Incumbent)
- 329-5000
- www.johncowman.com
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- Day job: real estate broker
- Resident for: eight years
- Top priorities:
  - Transportation
  - Quality of life
  - Access to health care
Iris Davis
- 917-7887
- www.irisdavis.net
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- Day job: administrator, law office
- Resident for: six years
- Top priorities:
  - Budget/Taxes: tax base growth — accountability
  - Infrastructure: water supply, mobility, utilities
  - Connected community: town halls, recreation, jobs
Victor H.P. Villarreal
- 528-0696
- http://vicforleander.com
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- Day job: management professor, Austin Community College
- Resident for: eight years
- Top priorities:
  - Higher education: opportunity and education matter
  - Local jobs: working closer to home matters
  - Transportation and land use: planning matters

Kirsten Lynch (Incumbent)
- 259-3545
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- Day job: Edward Jones Investments
- Resident for: 23 years
- Top priorities:
  - Public safety: fire, police, emergencies
  - Lower taxes: keep more money in your pocket
  - Quality of life: recreation, roads, amenities
Carl Wake
- 983-6533
- www.itsyourleander.com
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- Day job: technical service manager, Light Parts, Inc.
- Resident for: three years
- Top priorities:
  - Keep small-town values, grow big-city conveniences
  - Work and plan to increase small- business ownership
  - Ensure planning and full funding for public safety

Michell Cantwell (Incumbent)
- 260-8693
- http://michellcantwell.com
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- Day job: full-time student
- Resident for: nine years
- Top priorities:
  - Continued expansion of Leander’s tax base
  - Continuation of infrastructure improvements
  - Maintain AAA bond rating through council stability
Cathy Broun
- 497-2655
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- Day job: retired
- Resident for: 56 years
  - Top priorities:
  - Lower water bills and manage funds efficiently
  - Financing and concerns with East Crystal Falls
  - Encourage small-business development in Leander
Matt Fish
- 732-9990
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- Day job: IT administrator, Bazaarvoice, Inc.
- Resident for: three years
- Top priorities:
  - Responsible city planning and spending
  - Economic growth
  - Planning green space within future developments

David Siebold (Incumbent)
- 826-0105
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- Day job: owner, It’s a Grind coffee shop
- Resident for: 14 years
- Top priorities:
  - Economic development: create jobs, expand retail
  - Infrastructure: long-term water and transportation
  - Police/fire: continue expansion to support growth
Don Oxman
- 260-1024
- www.donoxman.com
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- Day job: director of network and security operations center, AT&T
- Resident for: one year
- Top priorities:
  - Support responsible growth in Leander
  - Help local businesses grow within the community
  - Continue the Leander ISD excellent reputation
Josh Payne
- 736-2890
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- Day job: partner, Spa and Pool Shoppe
- Resident for: 17 years
- Top priorities:
  - Bad roads, limited services yet high taxes. Why?
  - Water rates are through the roof and rising
  - True conservative ideals in Leander
David Steele
- 417-7801
- www.myspace.com/leanderdave
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- Day job: new home sales
- Resident for: seven years
- Top priorities:
  - Fed up with overspending and boondoggles? So am I.
  - Parking ordinance, light rail, new taxes = bad ideas
  - Cut spending, lower taxes

Mark Kronkosky
- 943-3330
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- Day job: engineering associate II, Williamson County Road and Bridge
- Resident for: 18 years
- Top priorities:
  - Work to reduce water and wastewater rates
  - Ensure 2004 and 2006 bond programs are effective
  - Provide accountability to the citizens for taxes
Rob Lederman
- 968-4444
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- Day job: manufacturing engineer
- Resident for: 15 years
- Top priorities:
  - Work with HOAs and residents on growth and zoning
  - Working with city manager on growth and budget
  - Create a community center for the kids in Leander
Andrea Navarrette
- 563-8202
- www.andreaforleander.com
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- Day job: business and operations, Leander ISD
- Resident for: 10 years
- Top priorities:
  - Maintain the momentum we built in Leander in 2003
  - Create local employment and entertainment options
  - Fiscally responsible infrastructure improvements

Matt Powell (Unopposed)
- 296-7110
- www.votemattpowell.com
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- Day job: director of foundation and community relations, Concordia University
- Resident for: seven years
- Top priorities:
  - Sound budget management
  - Strengthen our position as a family-friendly city
  - Continued commitment to public safety

Scott Mitchell (Incumbent)
- 633-4142
- www.scottwmitchell.com
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- Day job: IT specialist
- Resident for: 19 years
- Top priorities:
  - Use conservative principles in city budgeting
  - Continue to attract retail and commercial business
  - Support for funding our police and fire departments
Joe Y. Rogers
- 809-4479
- Day job: salesman
- Resident for: 19 years
- Top priorities:
  - Restore the rule of law
  - Respect individual liberty and property rights
  - Promote community solutions to local problems

Stephen Thomas (Unopposed)
- 963-3624
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- Day job: deputy executive director, Texas Facilities Commission
- Resident for: 10 years
- Top priorities:
  - Promote economic development and job creation
  - Improve transportation and intra-city mobility
  - Continue realization of planned and managed growth

Place 1 is currently held by Don McCall, who is not seeking re-election

Lisa Mallory
- 804-9339
- www.lisa4lisd.com
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- Day job: project management consultant
- Resident for: three years
- Top priorities:
  - Prudently manage district spending and new bonds
  - More parent and taxpayer influence on board decisions
  - Apply best practices to raise LISD academic ratings
James Spires
- 350-3791
- www.vote4spires.org
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- Day job: software developer
- Resident for: nine years
- Top priorities:
  - Expand the advanced programs and look at using techniques from these programs at all levels of classes. We must do everything we can to raise the level of education for all students.
  - Students are surrounded by and comfortable with today’s advanced technology. We need to research ways to incorporate that technology to help our children learn more.
  - We need to expand the very successful AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program and look for ways to incorporate AVID techniques in other classes.
Dustin J. Weibel
- 276-2769
- www.electdustin.org
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- Day job: small-business owner
- Resident for: three years
- Top priorities:
  - Prep students for wide range of post- grad options
  - Grow commercial tax base, lowerresidential burden
  - Fair school zoning — stop splitting neighborhoods

Don Hisle (Incumbent)
- 784-8945
- www.donhisle.com
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- Day job: real estate
- Resident for: 36 years
- Top priorities:
  - Focus on what is important to all — academics
  - Focus on the budget in a tight economic year
  - Focus on growth with managing building projects
Nathan Deckinga
- 775-4237
- www.nathan4lisd.com
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- Day job: senior database administrator, homeaway.com
- Resident for: 11 years
- Top priorities:
  - Academic excellence individualized for each child
  - Fiscal responsibility to benefit future generations
  - Open, ethical, honest and fair decision-making
Nacole McDonald Thompson
- 689-6296
- www.electnacole.com
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- Day job: manager, Wells Fargo Bank
- Resident for: five years
- Top priorities:
  - Providing superior educational opportunities
  - Encouraging academic accountability
  - Maintaining fiscal integrity

Voting Information

Early voting locations

Cedar Park:
- Cedar Park Public Library, 550 Discovery Blvd.
- Randalls, 1400 Cypress Creek Road
Leander:
- Pat Bryson Municipal Hall, 201 N. Brushy St.
Mobile early voting — Travis County
- May 2 - Deer Creek Elementary School, 2420 Zeppelin Drive • 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
- May 3 - Crystal Falls Golf Club, 3400 Crystal Falls Parkway, Noon-6 p.m.

Election day Voting locations Cedar Park:

Williamson County precincts
- Giddens Elementary, 1500 Timberwood Drive (Precincts 265, 283, 287)
- Cedar Park Public Library, 550 Discovery Blvd. (Precincts 204, 254, 278)
- Faubion Elementary, 1209 Cypress Creek Road (Precincts 216, 266, 273, 293)
- Cedar Park High School, 2150 Cypress Creek Road (Precinct 277)
- Brushy Creek Community Center, 16318 Great Oaks Drive, Round Rock (Precinct 340)
Travis County precincts
- Northwest Rural Community Center, 18649 FM 1431, Ste. 6A, Jonestown (Precinct 372)
- Deer Creek Elementary School, 2420 Zeppelin Drive, Cedar Park (Precinct 374)

Early voting hours

April 27-May 2 — 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
No Sunday voting
May 4-5 — 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Election day — 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

Election day Locations Leander:

Williamson County precincts
- Pat Bryson Municipal Hall, 201 N. Brushy (Precincts 203, 253, 259, 264, 276)
- Giddens Elementary, 1500 Timberwood Drive (Precinct 265)
- First Baptist Church, Georgetown, 1333 W. University Ave. (Precinct 343)
Travis County Precincts
- Round Mountain Community Center, 14340 Round Mountain Road (Precinct 370)
- Northwest Rural Community Center, 18649 FM 1431, Ste. 6A, Jonestown (Precinct 372)

For more information on Travis County elections, call 238-8683 or visit www.traviscountyelections.org; for Williamson County elections, call 943-1630 or go to www.wilco.org.