Mary Ann Gaido
Mary Gaido was a candidate for mayor of Irvine in California. Gaido was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Gaido previously ran for mayor of Irvine in 2014. She won 43 percent of the vote in that race, placing second of three candidates competing for the seat. Gaido also served on the Irvine City Council from 1976 to 1984.[2][3]
Although the mayoral election in Irvine is officially nonpartisan, Gaido is known to be affiliated with the Democratic Party.[4][5]
Biography
Gaido received an undergraduate degree from Dominican University.[6]
From 1992 until her retirement in 2006, Gaido was vice president of advocacy and government relations for St. Joseph Health System. She has served as president of the Irvine Community Land Trust Board of Directors, chair of the Irvine Planning Commission, and a board member for the Irvine Barclay Theatre, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, and the national Catholic social justice lobby NETWORK.[6][7]
Campaign themes
2016
Gaido's 2016 campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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This election will decide who controls the future of our City — profit-driven big developers or Irvine residents. I ask for your vote to put Irvine residents back in control of our City. I have lived in Irvine since our City was founded, and I have been privileged — as a Planning Commissioner and former two-term City Councilmember — to lead in planning our wonderful villages, parks, schools, community shopping centers, and open space preserves. But now our quality of life is threatened by rapid, uncontrolled growth that has created a traffic mess and is causing our schools to be overcrowded. If I am elected Mayor, I pledge that at the first City Council meeting, I will introduce a Comprehensive Growth and Traffic Control Ordinance — to take a 'time-out' from overdevelopment by strictly limiting the number of new residential building permits issued by the City, and by requiring voter approval before any major new residential project can move forward. We have ample legal authority to enact growth and traffic control policies. What's needed is a Mayor with the courage to stand up to big developers and do what’s right for Irvine residents. I promise to be that kind of Mayor.[8][9] |
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2014
Gaido's 2014 campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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This election will decide who controls the future of our City – profit-driven developers or Irvine residents. The thoughtful planning that made Irvine the best and safest city in America is threatened by our incumbent Mayor and his policies of rapid, uncontrolled growth. The Mayor and his pro-growth City Council majority approved 10,000 new homes and apartments at the Great Park. That means 20,000 more cars clogging our streets and intersections throughout Irvine. As past Chair and current member of the Irvine Planning Commission, I was against the 10,000 new homes, and I have voted against many of the massive apartment complexes and housing tracts now being built in Irvine. Irvine has a well-deserved reputation as the best master-planned community in America. I have lived here since our City was founded, and have participated in the planning of our wonderful villages, parks, schools, open space and community shopping centers. As your Mayor, I make a simple pledge to you: I will implement slow growth policies that reduce traffic congestion throughout Irvine, protect open space and preserve the high planning standards that have made Irvine America’s most livable city.[10][9] |
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Elections
2016
The city of Irvine, California, held elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was in August 2016. Two of the four city council seats were up for election.[11] Don Wagner defeated Mary Ann Gaido, Gang Chen, Katherine Daigle, and David Chey in the Mayor of Irvine general election.[12]
| Mayor of Irvine, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Don Wagner |
37.69% | 30,002 |
| Mary Ann Gaido | 33.01% | 26,278 |
| Gang Chen | 14.84% | 11,816 |
| Katherine Daigle | 10.43% | 8,299 |
| David Chey | 4.03% | 3,206 |
| Total Votes | 79,601 | |
| Source: Orange County Elections, "Official Results for Election," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
2014
The city of Irvine, California held elections for mayor on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was August 8, 2014.[13] Incumbent Steven S. Choi defeated Katherine Daigle and Mary Ann Gaido.[14][15]
| Mayor of Irvine, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Steven S. Choi Incumbent |
45.4% | 18,333 | |
| Mary Ann Gaido | 43% | 17,380 | |
| Katherine Daigle | 11.6% | 4,698 | |
| Total Votes | 40,411 | ||
| Source: Orange County Elections - 2014 General Election Results | |||
Endorsements
2016
Gaido received endorsements from the following in 2016:[16]
- Irvine Community News & Views
- Orange County League of Conservation Voters
2014
Gaido received endorsements from the following in 2014:[17]
- Irvine Community Views and News
- California League of Conservation Voters
- Sierra Club
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Mary Ann Gaido Irvine. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
- Irvine, California
- Municipal elections in Irvine, California (2016)
- United States municipal elections, 2016
External links
- Campaign website
- Social media:
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Irvine, "Qualified Candidates for Mayor / City Council," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "General Election 2014 - November 4, 2014," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ City of Irvine, "Q & A: Mary Ann Gaido," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ Orange Juice Blog, "Mary Ann Gaido Running for Irvine Mayor. Again." May 2, 2016
- ↑ Irvine Community News & Views. "Q & A with Mary Ann Gaido," May 31, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 LinkedIn, "Mary Ann Gaido," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ Irvine Community Land Trust, "President - Chair Mary Ann Gaido," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ Mary Ann Gaido for Mayor of Irvine, "Home," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mary Ann Gaido for Mayor, "A Message from Mary Ann," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Current Election Info," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ City of Irvine, "Qualified Candidates for Mayor / City Council," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ City of Irvine, "General Municipal Election Information," accessed June 17, 2014
- ↑ City of Irvine, "Official Candidate List," accessed August 26, 2014
- ↑ Orange County Elections, "2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Mary Ann Gaido for Mayor of Irvine, "Latest News," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ Mary Ann Gaido for Mayor, "Endorsements," accessed October 4, 2016
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