- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Educator
 - Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz
 - State Assemblymember, 27th District
 - Cabrillo College Board of Trustees
 - Mayor and Council Member, City of Santa Cruz
 - Executive Director, Santa Cruz AIDS Project
 - Analyst, Santa Cruz County Administrative Office
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Protecting vital local services such as schools and public safety
 - Improving the economy, so we can put people and businesses back to work
 - Promoting bipartisan solutions and working to end partisanship in Sacramento
  
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- California Teachers Association
 - California Nurses Association
 - CDF Firefighters
  
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- John Laird on the Issues
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John Laird on the Issues: Budget, Education, Reforming Sacramento, Environment, Economy and Jobs, State Parks and Coastal Issues
 - John Laird's Record of Opposing Offshore Drilling
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John Laird's Long History of Protecting the California Coast Against Offshore Oil Drilling Proposals
 - John Laird: Champion of Public Education
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