League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	California State Government November 2, 2010 Election
	Governor Voter Information

Results as of Nov 30 4:33pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (24845/24845)

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. Jerry Brown 5,417,731 votes 53.8% Party: Democratic Occupation: Attorney General of California Former Mayor of Oakland Former Governor of California info@jerrybrown.org Priorities: We must get California working again--both its government and its people We need an honest budget, a government closer to the people leadership that can attract investment and new jobs, promote quality education and protect public safety Meg Whitman 4,120,020 votes 40.9% Party: Republican Occupation: Former President and Chief Executive Officer, eBay B.A. in Economics, Princeton University M.B.A., Harvard Business School support@megwhitman.com Priorities: Create jobs Cut wasteful government spending Fix California's K-12 education system Chelene Nightingale 165,928 votes 1.7% Party: American Independent Occupation: Business Owner Homeschooling Teacher Constitutional Activist 2006 Gubernatorial Campaign Manager Freedom Force's Hall of Honor Marquis Who's Who in America National Veteran's America's First Award chelene@nightingaleforgovernor.com Priorities: Support Prop 23 (Jobs) Secure the Border Turn On the Delta Pumps Dale F. Ogden 150,547 votes 1.5% Party: Libertarian Occupation: Business Consultant/Actuary Associate Casualty Actuarial Society Member American Academy of Actuaries Libertarian Candidate for Insurance Commissioner 1998, 2002, & 2006 Libertarian Candidate for Assembly 2000 Libertarian Candidate for State Senate 2004 dfo@dalefogden.org Priorities: Reduce spending by California state government at least to 1998 levels Reduce state employees' salaries and pensions to private sector levels Reduce or abolish state income taxes & reduce sales taxes Laura Wells 128,419 votes 1.2% Party: Green Occupation: Financial Systems Consultant Over 20 years experience in pension fund accounting, stock & bond investments, union dues accounting, and real estate mortgage loans. Active in global economic justice, environment, military-to-civilian economy, and community-based economic issues. B.A. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, Phi Beta Kappa M.Ed. Antioch University, Cambridge, MA info@laurawells.org Priorities: Work to change the political system so the budget will follow California's values, not campaign contributors' values. Ensure that taxes have the right balance between corporate & individual, wealthy & regular citizens, and pay-as-we-go vs. children-pay-off-bonds. Keep the good parts of Prop 13-era changes, making sure taxes don't make us lose our homes, AND correct the devastating betrayals. Carlos Alvarez 92,637 votes 0.9% Party: Peace and Freedom Occupation: Retail Worker Former candidate for mayor of Los Angeles in 2009 LGBT rights activist and leader carlos4gov@votepsl.org Priorities: Jobs for all at union wages Housing is a right. End all evictions and foreclosures. Make education free from pre-school through university level. Hugh Bagley (Write-in) (This candidate has not provided any information to Smart Voter) Cassandra A. Lieurance (Write-in) Occupation: Ebay Powerseller Mother School Volunteer Creator of her own job Angry Voter hoola77@hotmail.com Priorities: Getting the special interest money out of California politics Balancing the budget without laying off any more teachers Jobs for California Jacob Vangelisti (Write-in) (This candidate has not provided any information to Smart Voter) jacobvangelisti@providenttitle.com Rowan Millar (Write-in) (This candidate has not provided any information to Smart Voter) Rakesh Kumar Christian (Write-in) (This candidate has not provided any information to Smart Voter) rakeshchristian@comcast.net Lea Sherman (Write-in) (This candidate has not provided any information to Smart Voter) leasherman@sbcglobal.net Nadia B. Smalley (Write-in) (This candidate has not provided any information to Smart Voter) nadiasmalley1@yahoo.com Anselmo A. Chavez (Write-in) (This candidate has not provided any information to Smart Voter) anselmoachavez@yahoo.com Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information Job Description As the state's chief executive officer, oversees most state departments and agencies and appoints judges. Proposes new laws and approves or vetoes legislation. Prepares and submits the annual state budget. Mobilizes and directs state resources during emergencies. Candidate Statements in the Official Voter Information Guide Statements Submitted by Individual Candidates for this Office - Under California law, candidates that accept voluntary spending limits may purchase space for these candidate statements of up to 250 words in length Nonpartisan Information Candidate Profiles Easy Voter Guide - League of Women Voters of California Education Fund EdSource - Compare the education platforms, side-by-side, of Brown and Whitman Candidate Interviews One-on-One Interviews with Individual Candidates - produced by Cable's Free Airtime Project: a collaboration of League of Women Voters of California, The California Channel and local cable providers Campaign Finance Data Secretary of State Cal-Access Campaign Finance Activity of candidates - Look for Office, Candidate name Daily/Late Contribution Filing List of Candidates Accepting/Rejecting Voluntary Campaign Spending Limits - Candidates for Governor who have voluntarily chosen to limit their spending in campaigns may spend no more than $12,946,000 in this general election. Established by Proposition 34. News and Analysis Candidate Debates September 28, 2010 Televised Debate between Brown and Whitman at UC Davis - Sponsored by KCRA-TV, Sacramento Bee, Capital Public Radio October 12, 2010 Televised Debate between Brown and Whitman at Dominican University of California - Sponsored by NBC Universal and Hearst Television General Links Election Archives See the candidates and results from the 6/8/2010, 11/7/2006, 6/6/2006, 10/7/2003, 11/5/2002, 11/03/1998 elections. 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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