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Rod Diridon, Sr.
Rod Diridon, Sr. is a former member of the Saratoga City Council, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, and the California High-Speed Rail Authority.
Diridon is an Italian-American who was first elected as the youngest-ever member of the Saratoga City Council in 1972.〔(Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors ), "''Congratulatory Proclamation''" (June 1st, 2002 - retrieved on September 12th, 2011).〕 He was elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in 1974, and served as a member of the Board from 1975-1995.〔(Santa Cruz Sentinel ), "''High-speed rail holds economic, environmental promise''," by Rod Diridon, Sr. (October 12th, 2008 - retrieved on September 12th, 2011).〕〔(Join California ), "''Rod Diridon''" (retrieved on September 12th, 2011).〕 In 2000, Diridon was appointed to the California High Speed Rail Authority by Governor Gray Davis, and was then re-appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. After serving for ten years, he was not re-appointed in 2010.〔(San Jose Mercury News ), "''Longtime San Jose transportation leader Rod Diridon Sr. leaves high speed rail authority board''," by Tracy Seipel (December 31st, 2010 - retrieved on September 12th, 2011).〕 In 1976, he chaired the campaign for the first successful half-cent sales tax for a transit district in California, has subsequently come to be known as "the father of VTA light rail," and is now the executive director of the Mineta Transportation Institute.〔(Mineta Transportation Institute ), "''Faculty''" (retrieved on September 12th, 2011).〕
San Jose's Diridon Station was renamed for Rod Diridon at the time of its 1994 restoration.〔(San Jose Mercury News ), "''BART backers pop open champagne, celebrate vision for San Jose's Grand Central Station''," by Gary Richards (November 21st, 2008 - retrieved on September 12th, 2011).〕
In 1980, he was the Democratic candidate for California's 12th State Senate district.
==Electoral history==
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