Elect Steven Grenbeaux Mayor of Modesto

I am proud to live in Modesto. I am proud of what Modesto has been, and what it will be. I was born and raised in Modesto. I attended Burbank Elementary, Mark Twain Junior High, and graduated from Modesto High School in 1963. I earned a B.A. from California State University, San Francisco and an Elementary Teaching Credential from California State University, Stanislaus. I earned the Eagle Scout Award at age fourteen. After college I served four years as an Airborne Infantry Officer. I attained the rank of Captain and was wounded in action in Viet Nam.

I have a long history of community service. I have served as Director of the Modesto Jaycees, on the Steering Committees of the Underprivileged Children's Christmas Shopping Tour, the California Relays, and the Modesto High School Centennial. I was Vice Chairman of the Chief Tenaya District, and Vice President of the Yosemite Council, Boy Scouts of America. I have served on the Board of Directors of the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association. I have been President of the Empire Teacher's Association, and am serving as the President of the Modesto High School Hall of Fame Committee. In 1979 I was elected to the first of three terms on the Modesto City Schools Board of Education. I served two terms as President of the Board of Education. I have taught at Empire Elementary School for the last twenty-eight years. In 1998 in was included in Who's Who in American Teachers. I am the 2002 Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year for the Modesto-Ceres area. I have been married to Karen Wallers Grenbeaux for the last 25 years. We have a daughter, Elizabeth, who is a sophomore at Modesto High.

Modesto means a lot to my family and me. I would like to continue my service to Modesto as mayor. With my leadership Modesto can be an even better place to live.