Candidates
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Linda Atkins
 
1,286 votes
17.52%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Appointed Incumbent
 - Current Eureka City Councilmember, Ward 2
 - Educated in California public schools, earned B.A. from CSU, Sacramento, 1991.
 - Union activist and Job Steward for 20+ years CSEA/SEIU Local 1000
 - Advocate for working people of Eureka
 - Active in Eureka community issues
 - Grandmother of two wonderful girls
  
Priorities:
- Educate voters on Local and National Issues
 - Increase the number of Democrats registered and voting in Local elections
 - Strengthen the solidarity of the Humboldt Democratic Central Committee
  
 
Virginia Bass
1,237 votes
16.85%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Humboldt County 4th District Supervisor
  
 
Pam F. Service
 
1,013 votes
13.80%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Incumbent
 - Member of Humboldt C. Democratic Central Committee since 2000
 - Twice elected delegate to Democratic national conventions and many times delegate to state Democratic  conventions in Indiana and California
 - 29 years curator of history museums
 - author of 32 published books of fiction and history
 - BA, UC Berkeley in political science, MA University of London in history
  
Priorities:
- Doing the nitty-gritty unglamorous work of the local Democratic party organization
 - Working to promote real Democratic values at all levels of government by electing progressive Democratic candidates and measures
 - Registering Democratic voters and informing the public about Democratic values and stands on local, state and national issues.
  
 
Bob Service
 
939 votes
12.79%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Incumbent
 - Retired university professor
 - CA Democratic Party Region 2 (North Coast) Democrat of the Year 2004
 - Six-term member Humboldt County Democratic Cenral Committee
 - HCDCC Operations Committee Chair, former Finance Committee Chair
 - Served on congressional and state legislative staff
 - Served on presidential, gubernatorial, congressional, legislative, and minicipal campaign staffs
  
Priorities:
- Elect the endorsed candidates of the Democratic Party
 - Require all candidates to support the platform of the Democratic Party, esp. re: equal rights and environmental protection, through their deeds
 - Increase voter registration, participation, and turnout
  
Richard Marks
 
866 votes
11.80%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Humboldt Harbor Commissioner
 - Past HCDCC Member and Associate
 - Board Member of Humboldt Domestic Violence Services
 - Former Director Samoa Peninsula Fire District
 - President Mad River Softball Association
 - Local Youth and Adult Sports Organizer
 - Past President Association of Pulp and Paper Workers Local 49
  
Priorities:
- Transparency of HCDCC business
 - Create "Big Tent" for all Democrats to participate
 - Recruit and nurture prospective Democratic candidates
  
Charlene Ploss
 
694 votes
9.45%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: PR; Incumbent: Chair of Fundraising
 - Pacific Heart Group, Public Relations
 - B.A. Communication, Humboldt State University
 - Lambda Chi-National Communication Honor Society
 - Multi-election Delegate to CA Democratic Party Convention
 - Member, Communication and Education Committee
  
Priorities:
- Support qualified Democratic candidates for elected offices
 - Increase voter registration, education, and involvement
 - Maintain necessary funding for year-round office and activities
  
Marian Brady
682 votes
9.29%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Eureka City Council Member
  
Chuck Ellsworth
568 votes
7.74%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Sign Painter
  
  
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