League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Alameda, Contra Costa County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
	State Senator; District 9 Voter Information

Results as of Nov 26 1:08pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (626/626)

Candidates (Vote for 1) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Loni Hancock 271,361 votes 77.3% Party: Democratic Occupation: California Assemblywoman (2002-2008) Chair, Assembly Natural Resources Committee Chair, Select Committee to Bridge the Achievement Gap Chair, Legislative Environmental Caucus Director, Western Regional Office of the U.S. Department Education under President Clinton (1993-2002) Berkeley's First Woman Mayor (1986-1993) Western Regional director of ACTION under President Jimmy Carter Priorities: Health Care Reform: Fighting for affordable, quality universal healthcare for every Californian. Environment: Making California a leader in combating climate change and developing alternative sources of clean energy. Education: Working to ensure that all our children have a safe and well funded education. Claudia Bermudez 53,197 votes 15.1% Party: Republican Occupation: Business Owner Marsha Feinland 26,887 votes 7.6% Party: Peace and Freedom Occupation: Retired Teacher Retired after 25 years of teaching in California public schools Served as elected commissioner on Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, 1994-1998 Received teachers' union WHO award for organizing work in the Alameda Education Association, 2002 Priorities: Stop the standardized testing mandate in the schools Universal health care through a national "single payer" system without insurance company profits Clean up the environment with strict controls on pollution and restoration of ecosystems Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Candidates Answer Questions The League of Women Voters of California has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 4 questions on Budget Crisis, Education, Water, and Health Insurance. Official Information State Senate District 9 map and statistics - defines district boundaries for this election State Senate Web site Calif. State Legislative Counsel (Leginfo) Bills Introduced - Check "Author(s)" and then type in the name of your current representative to see the bills introduced in the current Senate session. Enter a Bill Number to see the history of a bill including voting records. Campaign Finance Data Secretary of State Campaign Finance Data for Candidates in District 9 - look for State Senate 09 on the linked page List of Candidates Accepting/Rejecting Voluntary Campaign Spending Limits - (PDF) Candidates who have voluntarily chosen to limit their spending in campaigns for State Senate may spend no more than $1,086,000 in a general election. Established by Proposition 34. Around the Capitol Campaign finances, news articles, district information Nonpartisan Information Project Vote Smart Profiles of Candidates - Browse for District 9, candidate name General Links Election Archives See the candidates, issues, and results from previous elections: 11/2/04, 3/2/04, 11/7/00, 3/7/00 This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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