Vice Mayor Bern Beecham Vice Mayor Bern Beecham (September 10, 2003)

Married, no children Age: 54 Occupation: Management consultant Sample supporters: Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, State Sen. Byron Sher, State Assemblyman Joe Simitian, County Supervisor Liz Kniss, Former Mayors Gary Fazzino and Lanie Wheeler Years in Palo Alto: 25 Cars: 2001 Volkswagen GTI. "I chose it because it has excellent value, inexpensive but it gave me the features I needed." Last book read: "Founding Brothers" by Joseph J. Ellis. "Part of the reason I read it was to get a perspective on politics. People who care have strong emotions about what they do. Reading about how our founding brothers/ founding fathers went about founding the country, they had huge divisions and fierce loyalties to their ideas and strong attachments to what each believed had to be done."