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Carolyn Ruth Phinney
10551 votes
19.93%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Behavioral Scientist/Research Psychologist
- INCUMBENT, Elected Member Contra Costa County Democratic Party Central Committee
- Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley
- Assistant Research Scientist & Lecturer University of Michigan
- Lecturer Harvard University Extension
- Field Organizer for Contra Costa County Democratic Party 2010
- Community Organizer and Activist for 20 Years
Priorities:
- Continue informing and educating voters about candidates, initiatives, measures, and issues
- Support Democratic candidates. In 2010, I led the delivery of nearly 200,000 Official Democratic Party slate cards-nearly 10% of those delivered in CA
- Recruit and support CA Young Democrats to become more involved in politics and running for office.
Diddo Ruth Clark, Esq.
8865 votes
16.75%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Member, Contra Costa County Democratic Central Committee
- Central Committee member since 2001. Positions on the CCC Central Committee have included:
- Vice Chair; Secretary or acting Secretary for many years;
- CA Dem Party Convention Committee Chair;
- Bylaw Committee Chair;
- mediator, arbitrator, attorney;
- graduate of DVC, UCSD, & Georgetown Law.
Priorities:
- electing Democrats
- promoting Democratic Party values
- supporting the internal organization of the Central Committee
Jim Donnelly
8325 votes
15.73%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Member, Central Committee
- Environmental, Health & Safety Consultant
- BS -Chemistry, MA- Leadership, Former Marine
- Fellow Member- Air & Waste Management Association
- Past President- Institute of Professional Environmental Practice
- Treasurer- Contra Costa County Democratic Central Committee
- Executive Board Member, California Democratic Party
Priorities:
- Work to make the Central Committee more effective in achieving our goals
- Assist with the election of local, state & national Democratic Candidates
- Work to get social, educational, infrastructure and environmental programs restored that, in the past, made our state a great palce to live.
Sarah Genn Butler
6927 votes
13.08%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Businesswoman, Environmental Planner
- B.S. UC Davis, Environmental Planning/Landscape Architecture
- Businesswoman: Property Management
- Legislative Representative, LTCC PTA Legislative Team
- School Site Council Member, Miramonte High School, & OIS, 2008-2011
- AUHSD Measure G & A Citizen's Parcel Tax Oversight Committee Member
- Member, Lamorinda Democratic Club
Priorities:
- Inform Voters on issues, and get Democrats elected.
- Be an advocate in support of public education in Contra Costa County.
- Encourage grassroots participation to strengthen the Democratic Party.
Rao N. Kaza
5399 votes
10.20%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Incumbent
John D. Hall
5319 votes
10.05%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Central Committee Alternate
- Party: Democratic
- Currently Retired but working to strengthen Contra Costa Democratic Clubs
- Computer Programmer for 40 years
Priorities:
- Never allow another partisan or nonpartisan elected office to be uncontested by a Democrat in Contra Costa
- Make the Democratic Party in Contra Costa relevant to the voters
- Build coordination among all local Democratic Organizations
Brodie Hilp
4215 votes
7.96%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Central Committee Alternate
- Vice President, San Ramon Valley Democratic Club
- Elected Delegate to the California Democratic Convention, Assembly District 15
- Ph.D. from the University of California
- Former VP of Public Policy of AAUW
Priorities:
- Help elect Democrats to local, state positions so we have state majorities in the Assembly and Senate
- Help re-elect President Barack Obama and stop corporate corruption of our political democracy
- Preserve the safety net of California's Health and Human Services
Ellis Goldberg
3200 votes
6.04%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Retired
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