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Sue Horgan
Ojai City Council Candidate - 2008

Candidate Statement

NAME: Mary Sue Horgan
AGE: 53
Incumbent

GUIDING PRINCIPLES:

1. Council Members serve as “Trustees” of our community. Our job is to maintain and enhance the quality of life for everyone in Ojai.
2. We must ensure a safe and healthy community for all.
3. Ojai’s natural setting and magnificent environment must be protected.
4. Ojai’s small town character and sense of community must be preserved.
5. Our local economic base must be supported.

I am committed to serving the citizens of Ojai, studying each issue carefully and employing my considered judgment. I bring to the office a strong financial background, solid government experience, an open mind and a balanced approach to solving the issues facing Ojai.

CIVIC EXPERIENCE:

1. City Council Member since 1999 (Mayor, 2004, 2008)
2. Planning Commissioner
3. City of Ojai Audit and Finance Committee Member
4. Ventura County Library Commission Member (Chair, 2004)
5. Ojai Basin Groundwater Management Agency Board Member

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

1. Ojai Valley Community Hospital Foundation Director
2. Director/Treasurer, Ojai Art Center, 1995 - 2001
3. Director/Treasurer, Four Winds School, 1994 - 2002

PERSONAL:

1. Married; Two daughters
2. Commercial Banker (15 years)
3. B.S., Finance, University of Colorado