Sherri S. Lightner
Sherri Lightner's 2008 Ballot Photo
San Diego City Council (District 1)
Incumbent
Assumed office  December 2008
Born	1950 (age 58–59) Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Bruce D. Lightner (1949-present)
Residence	La Jolla, California
Alma mater	University of California, San Diego
Profession	Mechanical Engineer, Businessperson

Sherri Schuler Lightner (born 1950) is a San Diego, California politician and long-time community activist. She is the councilmember for San Diego City Council District 1 ^[1]. According to the San Diego Association of Governments ^[2], Council District 1 has a population of 188,625 people. Council District 1 includes the communities of Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights, the North City Future Urbanizing Area (Black Mountain Ranch, Del Mar Mesa, Pacific Highlands Ranch, Torrey Highlands), most of La Jolla and Bird Rock, Rancho Peñasquitos, Rose Canyon, lower San Dieguito River Valley, Sorrento Hills, Sorrento Valley, Torrey Hills, Torrey Pines, University City, and University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Lightner was elected for a four-year San Diego City Council term in November 2008.

Sherri Lightner was born in western Pennsylvania in 1950 as Sherri Ann Schuler. She moved to San Diego during elementary school and graduated from Crawford High School in San Diego. Lightner then went on to the UCSD where she received her B.A. in Mathematics and Sociology and her M.S. in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. She is licensed by the State of California as a Professional Mechanical Engineer (License No. M20020)^[3].

Contents 1 Background 2 June 2008 Primary Election 3 November 2008 General Election 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Background

Sherri Lightner is co-owner of Lightner Engineering, a small technology hardware and software consulting firm in San Diego.

Lightner started her professional career as an Engineering Aide at General Atomics (GA), hired by the High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor Division after graduation from the UCSD. While working full-time at GA, Sherri was certified as an Engineer in Training and took engineering course work at San Diego State University (SDSU) and UCSD. She was quickly promoted to engineer and then earned an M.S.degree from UCSD. Sherri worked as an engineer in the Structural Engineering Department at GA for eight years and GA's Fusion Division for another five.

Lightner then accepted a senior engineering position with the Structural Dynamics group at Rohr Industries to work on high velocity (ballistic) impact analysis. After five years at Rohr, she returned to GA to work on the New Production Reactor (NPR). After another five years at GA working on the NPR and other projects, Lightner retired from the engineering profession to take up new challenges.

Over the last 10 years Lighter has served as a volunteer for different San Diego non-profit organizations. She was the president of the La Jolla Town Council and La Jolla Shores Association and secretary for the La Jolla Community Planning Association.

[edit] June 2008 Primary Election

Sherri Lightner was the 2008 Democratic candidate for San Diego City Council District 1. Lightner won the primaries in June, gaining 36.5 per cent of the vote compared to her Republican opponents Phil Thalheimer's 33.8 percent and Marshall Merrifield's 29.5 per cent ^[4]. During the primaries, the three candidates spent just over $1 million, a record for City Council elections. During the primaries (i.e., between December 31, 2007 and June30, 2008) the candidates' Form 460 filings ^[5] show that Lightner spent $115,298 compared to Thalheimer's $359,678 and Merrifield's $653,628. These amounts do not include any independent expenditure or "member communication" money from the Republican and Democratic parties.

[edit] November 2008 General Election

Lightner won the San Diego City Council general election in November, with 51.9 per cent of the vote, compared to her Republican] opponent Phil Thalheimer's 48.1 percent, making Lightner the councilmember-elect for San Diego City Council District 1^[6]. Lightner replaced termed-out San Diego City councilmember Scott Peters on December 8, 2008^[7]. Lightner was elected for a four-year term.

[edit] References

1. ^ City of San Diego Council District 1 Official Website
2. ^ San Diego Association of Governments Website
3. ^ Licensee Information - California Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
4. ^ San Diego County Official Election Results, June 2008 Primary Election
5. ^ San Diego City Clerk's Campaign and Lobbyist Disclosure Web pages
6. ^ San Diego County Official Election Results, November 2008 General Election
7. ^ San Diego Union-Tribune - Emerald, "Lightner, Gloria sweep onto San Diego council"

[edit] External links

• http://www.sandiego.gov/ (City of San Diego Website)
• http://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd1/ (City of San Diego Council District 1 Website)
• http://www.SherriLightner.Org/ (Friends of Sherri Lightner Campaign Website)
• http://voiceofsandiego.com/articles/2008/09/30/news/district1093008.txt ("Courting Coastal Republicans in District 1", Voice of San Diego)
• http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2008/05/23/election/874distone052208.txt ("It's Raining Money in District 1", Voice of San Diego)

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