League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Santa Clara County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
	State Senator; District 13 Voter Information

Results as of Nov 26 1:08pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (477/477)

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. Elaine (Kontominas) Alquist 179,186 votes 71.0% Party: Democratic Occupation: State Senator, District 13 Chair, Senate Budget Subcommittee on Health, Human Services, Labor, and Veterans Affairs Chair, Senate Select Committe on Aging & Long Term Care Assemblymember State of California 1996-2002 Trustee, Cupertino Union School Board 1983-1991 Financial Analyst, Stanford University M.A. Guidance & Counseling/Education Priorities: Education Health Care Public Safety Shane Patrick Connolly 56,874 votes 22.5% Party: Republican Occupation: Controller (Northwest U.S.) MBA - Accounting, BS-Business Administration President, San Jose-Dublin (Ireland) Sister City Program Vestry Member, Trinity Cathedral (Episcopal) Board Member, Music at Trinity (non-profit) Ex-Officio Member, Santa Clara County Republican Party Board Member, Log Cabin Republicans of California Priorities: Balance the Budget via Government Reform, Modernization, Prioritization, Combatting Waste Restore Excellence to California Schools Create an Environment for Economic Growth and Prosperity John H. Webster 16,570 votes 6.5% Party: Libertarian Occupation: Software Engineer Masters in Computer Science Vietnam Veteran, with time spent in Vietnam and off its coast. Victim of Bad Cops altering evidence to enforce Bad Laws. Parent of two children now grown. Priorities: Restoring and protecting our Property and Civil Rights against the Tyranny of the Majority. Stopping Government from making laws over things not even in the Public Domain. Changing the Gov./Citizen relationship to be more Service Provider/Customer . 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 13 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 13 - look for State Senate 13 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 13, 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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