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Tuesday November 3, 2020 — California General Election
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City of AtascaderoCandidate for Mayor

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Jerry Tanimoto

Small Business Owner
5,555 votes (32.98%)
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My Top 3 Priorities

  • Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Balancing Atascadero deficit budget. Help our Homeless. Increase Fire and Police personnel. Help Small businesses and fill Vacant Bldings.
  • Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Balancing Atascaderos' deficit budget in my first year in office.
  • Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Balancing Atascaderos' deficit budget in my first year in office.

Experience

Experience

Profession:Teacher/Small Business Owner/Community Volunteer
CEO, Tanjerine Ent. Laundromat (2014–current)
Charter Member for Atascadero Optimist Club, Optimist Club — Appointed position (2000–current)

Education

California State University Fresno Bachelor Degree in the Social Sciences, Govertment and Leadership (1970)

Community Activities

President, Atascadero Optimist Club (2000–current)

Who supports this candidate?

Elected Officials (2)

  • George Shoemaker Atascadero Unified School Board Member. Dr. Pat Schecther. Central Coast Labor Council
  • Atascadero Unified School Board

Questions & Answers

Questions from League of Women Voters of California and Elect Justice CA (2)

Does your office have any plans to include currently or formerly incarcerated people in your decision-making process as it relates to criminal justice issues? What would that look like?
Answer from Jerry Tanimoto:

My office would follow the State and Federal guidelines regarding currently or formerly incarcerated people in the decision making process as it relates to criminal justice issue. 

With 8,000 people eligible for release from CA prisons to help stem the transmission of COVID-19, how, if at all, would your office aid these Californians and their families in navigating reentry?
Answer from Jerry Tanimoto:

My office would aid these Californians and their families with all resources available to my office from State and Federal agencies regarding a healthy and safe reentry.

Political Beliefs

Position Papers

Fiscal Accountability and Transparency

Summary

Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in balancing Atascaderos' deficit budget.

In the last four years, there has been zero accountability and transparency to our citizens regarding our deficit budget and countless other issues that are not put on the city's' agenda to be voted on by the citizens due to partisan favoritism that has plagued our current city council in the last four years. As Mayor, if measure D-20 is passed by citizens of Atascadero I will be held accountable for all taxes raised to go directly to police and fire for hiring personnel and other resources that they are in dire need of.

Videos (1)

New Direction , A New Perspective! — October 28, 2020 JerryTanimoto4mayor2020

Highlights Jerrys' commitment to supporting the police and fire personnel in all capacities available to him as mayor, and addresses his concerns for improving the plight of the homeless and helping small businesses fill vacant buildings in our city's precovid19 and now during covid19.

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