Eight residents vie for six seats

After working as a systems analyst for IBM Insurance in Chicago, Erickson worked as customer record developer for Centel, in Las Vegas, and later as a systems analyst/programmer for JPL.

While on the Town Council, Erickson has been responsible for myriad council projects, and is most recently known for her work on the Hometown Heroes Banners flying along Foothill Boulevard, which honor military service personnel who are serving overseas.

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Steve Goldsworthy

Steve Goldsworthy, 49, is vice president of Davis Wholesale Electric, a sales and marketing wholesale company in North Hollywood. He is the husband of Crescenta Valley Sun City Editor Robin Goldsworthy. The couple has been married for 27 years and has four sons: Patrick, 26; Matthew, 19; Andrew, 17; and Daniel, 15. Steve Goldsworthy and sons Patrick and Matthew are C.V. High School graduates. Andrew is currently a senior at the high school and Daniel is a sophomore.

Goldsworthy said he decided to run for council, not because he sees any specific problems there that he can solve, but because, “I think I have a lot to offer the council; I feel I’m in touch with the community.”

He cites his involvement in the community, as a more than 20-year volunteer with the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station, longtime business owner, and through helping out with C.V. High’s Prom Plus. “We work all year for one night,” he said, of the event that offers an alternative after prom event for high school seniors and their guests.

Goldsworthy previously served on the board of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce and helped found the Sheriff Support Group, a fundraising arm of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station, which meets some of the financial needs of the station not otherwise met within the county’s budget, Goldsworthy explained.

Goldsworthy also is a helicopter pilot and can often be seen flying over the community in his private helicopter, affectionately known as Valley Sun/VS1.

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Robert Thomas

Incumbent Councilman Robert Thomas was born and raised in Glendale. He earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration with an emphasis in real estate from San Diego State University. He has worked as a real estate broker with Time Realtors since 1980. He and his wife Lynne have four children, Tracey, Rebecca, Philip and Carter.

A devoted family man, Thomas enjoys involvements in the family’s church, schools, theater and sports activities.