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Donald C. "Don" Peterson
5,479 votes
21.0%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Retired Engineer
 - Degrees: Stanford University B.S.I.E. 1950
 - Graduate:  California Maritime Academy, 1942
 - Veteran- U.S.Navy, WW2
 - Married, 3 children
 - Central Comm. precinct committee Sunnyvale city chair
  
Priorities:
- To get Republicans elected at all levels.
 - To emphasize Republican similarities, and differences with Democrats
 - To rebuild a strong, active Republican Party in Santa Clara county.
  
Paul R. Hay
4,588 votes
17.6%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Fiscal Services Director-Public School District
 - Married, father of 3 children
 - MBA Degree - Santa Clara University (1975), BBA Degree - University of Oregon (1969)
 - Veteran - U.S. Army, California National Guard
 - Milpitas Planning Commission - 6 years, 3 years chairperson
 - Milpitas Community Advisory Commission - 4 years, 2 years chairperson
 - Santa Clara County Sheriff's Avisory Board - 10 years
  
Priorities:
- To support the election of Republicans to local offices in Santa Clara County
 - To bring young people into the Republican Party
 - To promote a broad-based, people-oriented party
  
William P. "Bill" Hughes
4,280 votes
16.4%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Business Owner (Telecommunications)/Ret. Business Teacher
 - Current 4-year Alternate on the County Central Committee
 - A.B. in Economics & M.B.A. from Stanford
 - Founder & 5-year President of the North Santa Clara Valley Republican Assembly
 - Co-founder/15-year President of Berryessa Citizens Advisory Council
 - 1995 Berryessa Citizen of the Year
 - Treasurer of the Berryessa Community Center Advisory Council
  
Priorities:
- Recruit qualified, honest, moral Republicans with backbone to run for office
 - Get  Republicans elected to office
 - Get Republicans to work better together by emphasizing similarities rather than differences.
  
Alan S. Denney
3,984 votes
15.3%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Software Engineer
 - Degrees: B.S. in Computer Science / Bus Admin
 - Graduated Summa cum Laude, California State University, Hayward, 1986
 - A.A. in Business Data Processing, De Anza College, 1984, 4.0GPA
  
Priorities:
- Working to rebuild an active, energetic  Republican base in Santa Clara County
 - Help to develop and support Republican candidates for local office (incl. non-partisan offices)
 - Accountability of elected officials to voters (via full financing disclosures, term limits, etc.)
  
David Ho
3,972 votes
15.2%
 (This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Insurance Agent
  
Linda Rae Hermann
3,800 votes
14.6%
 (This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: School Trustee/Author
  
  
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