Barbara Leary (Folsom City Council District 4, California, candidate 2024)
Barbara Leary ran for election to the Folsom City Council District 4 in California. She was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source]
Leary completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
Barbara Leary provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on October 16, 2024:
- Birth date: November 28, 1948
- Birth place: Patuxent River, Maryland
- High school: Sunnyvale High School
- Associate: University of Hawaii, Manoa, 1972
- Graduate: University of California, Davis, 1983
- Gender: Female
- Religion: Catholic
- Profession: Nurse Practitioner
- Incumbent officeholder: No
- Campaign slogan: Together We Can Do It!
- Campaign website
- Campaign endorsements
- Campaign Facebook
- Campaign Instagram
Elections
General election
General election for Folsom City Council District 4
Gul Khan, Barbara Leary, and Jim Ortega ran in the general election for Folsom City Council District 4 on November 5, 2024.
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Barbara Leary (Nonpartisan)  | ||
| Jim Ortega (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Election results
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Barbara Leary completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Leary's responses.
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I have an unmatched, broad range of experiences to bring to the City Council as a result of working with residents, City staff, and many elected officials throughout my time in Folsom.
I have served on our Parks & Recreation Commission, the Arts & Cultural Commission, and the Planning Commission allowing me to understand how the divisions of City government work together, are staffed and funded. I have clear goals in mind for keeping Folsom a viable and sustainable place to live,
I know how our plans and guidelines are established and updated, the processes that are in place, and can identify future needs and goals based our changing population and my knowledge of what has worked and what has not in the past. I have continued to engage in conferences and educational sessions hosted by our City staff and other regional planning and governmental organizations and understand the constraints that exist in maintaining our standard of living and options for growth. I know what it takes and want to continue to work to keep our community viable and sustainable.- I'm committed to working with the residents of Folsom and want to see more community involvement in local decision making. I'm looking forward to enhancing the inclusion of residents appointed to our City Commissions who are interested in providing innovative and effective strategies to address our complex issues.
- I have unequaled experience in local governance. My experience on the Folsom Planning Commission for 4 years, the Folsom Arts & Cultural Commission for 8 years, the Folsom Parks & Recreation Commission for 4 years. I co-founded my local community organization to enhance our residents influence on local decision making. I understand how our City departments work, the planning and park development processes, and the importance of public participation in our decision-making processes. My established relationships enhance my ability to do the work that must be done.
- I have the capacity, experience, and willingness to work with all stakeholders to ensure that the City and residents needs are met. I am committed to a balanced approach to accomplish the goals I have outlined.
2) Ensuring that our financial policies are in place to support public resources such as the zoo, pool, parks, recreational programs, and that public safety, infrastructure repairs.
I believe that elected officials should not be indebted to “special interest groups” by receiving large amounts of campaign funding from them to be elected. Public officials must always vote their own conscience, and be clear on what “the right thing” to do is, after taking in input from all stakeholders. They must continue to meet with the public while in office, not focusing on lobbyists and business only interests. They must be flexible in their positions when faced with new information that warrants a change in a position.
They must continue to educate themselves on the issues at hand, seeking input from a variety of sources including from up to date unbiased research institutions in addition to industry and public expert input. They should look into past practices and have an understanding of what worked and what did not work.
Employing a staff with the capacity to assist in all of that is key as well.
They must also continue to meet with all stakeholders upon request and communicate by some means with all constituents.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
