In my more than thirty years as a resident of Mountain View, I have been a renter, a homeowner, a landlord, a senior manager in large aerospace companies, including GTE Goverment Systems, TRW, Loral, and Lockheed, where I was responsible for revenue and budgets in the hundreds of millions of dollars,and managed upwards of a thousand employees at a time. I have also been a small business owner. My wife Sharon and I raised our two children here, and they attended Mountain View public schools. I have participated in numerous community groups and organizations, including the Environmental Planning Commission (serving as as Chairperson of EPC in 2005), and I was co-Chair of the city's Mediation Services. I am currently a councilmember, and I presently serve as Vice Mayor.

As chair of the council finance committee, I have brought my financial managment experience to bear upon the challenge of balancing budgets and keeping the city financially strong, the foundation for being able to deliver on all our other priorities. I am proud that the city has continued to do well, despite the state-wide effects of the national economic downturn. Over the next term, I want to protect and improve the quality of life for all residents of Mountain View.

--Jac Siegel