- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Emergency Physician
 - Decorated Marine Combat Veteran of the Vietnam War
 - Past President, Sacramento Chapter, Physicians for Social Responsibility
 - Past Board Member and Injury Prevention Chair, Ca Chapter American College of Emergency Physicians
 - Past Emergency Department Chief, Emergency Medicine Residency Associate Director
 - Robert Matsui Community Service Award 2007
 - Best Researcher, The Permanente Medical Group, 2002
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Bring our troops home promptly, safely, and honorably from Iraq
 - Provide universal access to high quality, affordable health care for all Americans
 - Replace government controlled by special interests with government of, by, and for the people
  
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The League of Women Voters of California asked questions on the issues of all candidates for this office.
 Read the answers from Bill Durston, MD
 
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- California Labor Federation AFL-CIO
 - California Lt. Governor John Garamendi
 - Progressive Democrats of America
  
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