▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Pack ard ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mer id ian , ▁Id aho , ▁where ▁he ▁grew ▁up . ▁He ▁attended ▁Mer id ian ▁High ▁School , ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁University , ▁Port land ▁State ▁University , ▁and ▁University ▁of ▁Oregon ▁D ental ▁School ▁( now ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Health ▁& ▁Science ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁D ent istry ), ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁D . M . D . ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Navy ▁D ental ▁Corps ▁during ▁ 1 9 5 7 – 1 9 5 9 , ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁dent ist ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁Navy . ▁ ▁Pack ard ▁first ▁entered ▁politics ▁as ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Car ls bad ▁Un ified ▁School ▁District ▁in ▁California , ▁and ▁served ▁during ▁ 1 9 6 2 – 1 9 7 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Car ls bad ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁then ▁elected ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Car ls bad ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁While ▁mayor , ▁he ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁community ▁and ▁regional ▁affairs , ▁serving ▁on ▁the ▁transport ation ▁policy ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁California ▁C ities , ▁as ▁a ▁Director ▁of ▁North ▁County ▁Trans it ▁District , ▁and ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁May ors ▁for ▁San ▁Diego ▁County . ▁▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁election ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Pack ard ▁lost ▁the ▁Republican ▁primary ▁for ▁the ▁United