Candidates
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Anna E. Song
15,562 votes
14.29%
- Occupation: Trustee, Santa Clara County Board of Education
- B.A., Franciscan University
- In second term on Democratic County Committee
- JFK, Jr. Award from State Party, 2001
- Sixth year on County School Board. Served as President and Vice-President
- Mother to Nicholas, age 4
- President, Mission City Democratic Club, serving City of Santa Clara
Priorities:
- Outreach to wide range of voters, including mothers of school-age and preschool children
- Increase Democratic dialogue about educational opportunities and accountability
- Support year-round precinct outreach and community involvement by all levels of Party strucuture
Alyson L. Abramowitz
14,241 votes
13.07%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Management Consultant
- B.S. Carnegie Mellon University
- Vice Chair, California Democratic Party Business & Professional Caucus
- Member, Democratic State Central Committee
- Member Platform Committee, California Democratic Party
Priorities:
- Education - We must strengthen CA's public education system to achieve success for ourselves, California, and the USA.
- Every Vote Counts and is Counted - Your vote must count and be counted. We must ensure that our voting systems are verifiable
- Jobs - We must continue to have and grow jobs and companies in Silicon Valley
Pearl Cheng
14,237 votes
13.07%
- Occupation: Cupertino Union School District Board Trustee
Herb Engstrom
13,812 votes
12.68%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- AB Physics, UC Berkeley 1964, Phi Beta Kappa
- Peace Corps, Malaysia 1964-67
- Ph.D. Physics, UC Berkeley
- Post Doc. Univ. of Paris, Orsay, France, 1972-74
Priorities:
- Improving precinct organization
- Establishing and expanding Democratic clubs
- Recruiting new activists to the Party
Vince Cortese
12,850 votes
11.80%
- Occupation: Retired Teacher
Aldyth Parle
11,201 votes
10.28%
Jon Kessler
10,866 votes
9.98%
- Occupation: Assembly District Director
Frederik M. "Fred" Fowler
7,381 votes
6.78%
- Occupation: Computer Consultant
- Former Mayor of Sunnyvale
- Board Secretary, Democratic Activists for Women Now
- Former President, Sunnyvale Democratic Club
- Member, Democratic State Central Committee
- Member, 22nd AD Democratic Club
- Former President, Lakewood Village Neighborhood Association
Priorities:
- To serve the public good, we need a government that works.
- To have a government that works, we need to be willing to pay for it.
- For too long, we have been held hostage by the 'something for nothing crowd'.
Brandon Sulser
6,503 votes
5.97%
- Occupation: Quality Analyst
- Sunnyvale Planning Commissioner
- Alternate, Democratic County Central Committee
- Member, Democratic State Central Committee
- Executive Committee, Loma Prieta Chapter of Sierra Club
- Secretary, 22nd Assembly District Committee
- B.A. International Relations - George Washington University
Priorities:
- Help demystify the Central Committee to rank and file party members
- Help recruit good candidates to run for local office
- Support the party's ideals
Andrew Pontious
2,269 votes
2.08%
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