Sorry about the delay, I did not get results until several hours ago and have been having severe technical difficulties since then. I got some sleep, woke back up and spent the past couple of hours getting everything to work.
We have lost the race, though the Contra Costa Times numbers are a bit low. We did quite a bit better with day-of voting than absentee. Overall, we had approximately 3,600 votes.
I would like to congratulate Councilmembers Federighi and Anduri and Mayor Anderson. I look forward to being active in Lafayette’s civic life under their responsible and solid leadership.
I would also like to thank all of my supporters and volunteers. About six months ago, I and some colleagues tried to find someone to run for Lafayette City Council that would bring even more fiscal responsibility to the Council, eschew pushing for new taxes and fight harder than ever to preserve Lafayette’s character. We did not find anyone who was able to do this and I decided to run, with the intention of getting the message out.
At that time, there were probably only a dozen people in Lafayette who knew who I was. I had no idea how to campaign for public office and raised a fraction of the money that the two incumbents who I had the best shot of beating for a seat did. Yet we were able to get the message out. By word-of-mouth, over the internet and through phone calls, we let people know about the campaign. Different people supported the campaign for a few different reasons, but everyone felt that this race was healthy and helped to promote accountability for the Lafayette City Council. I have had a wonderful time meeting so many people, learning such a great deal about Lafayette’s civic matters and hearing from so many people who love Lafayette about why they love it and what direction they would like to see Lafayette go.
Thank you to everyone who made this possible.
So, what now?
I do plan to stay very involved locally. I will be transforming this site into an informational site to help everyone stay in touch with what is going on and I hope that everyone will stay involved and informed.
I will continue to sit in on Council meetings and some committee and commission meetings, including tomorrow’s planning commission meeting. Feel free to e-mail me or call me about local issues. I also plan to advocate for some of the issues that were central to this campaign. On November 10th, an important Council meeting is scheduled to discuss a solicitor regulation law that would do a great deal to make Lafayette safer. If you can’t come, write to cityhall@lovelafayette.org and ask you Councilmembers to do whatever it takes to make Lafayette a safer place. E-mail me for more information about this long overdue law.
I would like to assume a leadership role in the Lafayette Taxpayer’s Association, a fiscal responsibility watchdog in Lafayette. For those of you, who were interested in this campaign and were drawn to the message of fiscal responsibility and not raising taxes, I encourage you to e-mail me and get in touch, so we can work together through the LTA.
But before I do most of this, I must catch up on work that I have missed, buy a new home and apply to local MBA programs.
Again, thank you to all, and congratulations to our great City Councilmembers.
Sincerely Yours,
Gabriel Froymovich
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