ADAMS CLINCHES CAL CITY MAYORAL BID.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer Write-in candidate Noun 1. write-in candidate - a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters write-in campaigner, candidate, nominee - a politician who is running for public office Larry Adams will become California City's new mayor, Kern County election officials said Wednesday. Adams, who couldn't be reached Wednesday for comment, finished with 1,114 votes to 999 for Councilman Paul Ingram Paul Ingram was the county Republican Party Chairman of Thurston County, Washington and the Chief Civil Deputy of the Sheriff's department, accused by his daughters of satanic ritual abuse in 1988. and 686 for incumbent Richard Hall. Adams was leading the two other candidates in the vote count after the Nov. 5 election, but it wasn't until Wednesday election officials finished tallying provisional and absentee One who has left, either temporarily or permanently, his or her domicile or usual place of residence or business. A person beyond the geographical borders of a state who has not authorized an agent to represent him or her in legal proceedings that may be commenced against him or her ballots. Adams, 54, has been a school administrator in California City for 10 years, first as principal of Robert P. Ulrich School and now with California City Middle School, a post he's held since the school opened four years ago. Adams has been an educator for 35 years, of which 27 has been spent in administration. His only prior political experience was during the late 1970s and early 1980s when he served two terms as a board member of a high school district in Tranquility, a small town near Fresno. Adams has a bachelor's degree in general education and a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in school administration from Fresno State University. Adams' doctorate degree is in counseling from the University of California, Santa Barbara History The predecessor to UCSB, Santa Barbara State College, focused on teacher training, industrial arts, home economics, and foreign languages. Intense lobbying by an interest group in the City of Santa Barbara led by Thomas Storke and Pearl Chase persuaded the State . Adams and his wife, Oleta, have been married for 34 years and have three grown children. |
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