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Candidates
(Vote for 7)
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Diane M. Wallace
 
9,464 votes
11.08%
- Occupation: Educator/Teacher
 - Career Educator, focusing on quality education in Title I schools
 - Environmentalist - EPN, VOICE, Sierra Club Water Committee
 - Honor - Woman of Courage, National Women's Political Caucus
 - Support for Young Democratic Clubs in area high schools
 - Precinct Captain for local, state and federal elections
 - Elected Delegate to the California Democratic Party;  Elected Delegate to the National Democratic Convention
 - dmbarkwall@gmail.com
  
Priorities:
- Re-elect President Obama, Senator Feinstein, Congressman Waxman; Elect Al Muratsuchi to represent the new 66th AD
 - Support for public education, clean water and air, improved economy and employment
 - LACDP:  Increased outreach to LA County Democrats; Increased registration of Democrats to vote; Improved endorsement process by the LACDP
  
 
Lorraine "Lori"  Geittmann
 
9,440 votes
11.05%
- Occupation: Member, County Central Committee
 - Retired Probation Officer
 - Mayor's Award Lifetime Achievement Volunteer
 - Member, Redondo Beach Recreartion & Parks Commissioner
 - Past Library Commissioner
 - Past President Friends of Redondo Beach Library
 - South Bay Coalition on Homeless
 - catcalico@aol.com
  
Priorities:
- Healthcare for All
 - Increased Support for Education
 - Fair Taxation
  
 
Donald L. "Don" Dear
 
9,310 votes
10.90%
- Occupation: Member, County Central Committee
 - Board Pres., West Basin  Mun..Water. District
 - Commissioner, LA County LAFCO
 - Honorary Life Member, UTLA
 - Honorary Life Member, Steamfitters United Assn.
 - Area Teacher of the Year, 1983
 - Mayor of Gardena, 1982-2001
 - dldear@hotmail.com
  
Priorities:
- Energize our economy, enhance job creation & green energy tech.
 - Deal with the state budget deficit while protecing the mddle class.
 - Enhance our water supply to meet California's. long range needs.
  
 
Kay Jue
 
8,595 votes
10.06%
- Occupation: Member County Central Committee
 - Secretary, 54th Assembly District Delegation
 - Past Woman Democrat of the Year, 54th Assembly District
 - Immediate Past President, Palos Verdes Peninsula Democratic Club
 - Member, Democratic State Central Committee
 - Writing pro
 - B.A. in journalism and political science, CSULB
 - pvedem@yahoo.com
  
Priorities:
- Work to elect Democrats at every level of government
 - Quality, affordable health care for all
 - Eliminate the influence of Big Money in government
  
 
Tim Goodrich
8,117 votes
9.50%
 
Bobbi Buescher
 
7,701 votes
9.02%
- Occupation: Member County Central Committee
 - Senior Field Representative for Assemblymember Betsy Butler 53rd District
 - 3 Year President - Beach Cities Democratic Club
 - 2 Year Chair - 53rd Assembly District Democratic Congress
 - Los Angeles County Democrat of the Year 53rd District
 - California Democratic Party Volunteer of the Year Region 17
 - Union Member as Flight Attendant for Trans World Airlines (IFFA, IAM)
 - bobbimb@aol.com
  
Priorities:
- Education
 - Environmental Sustainability
 - Electing Democrats to Every Office in the Country
  
 
Ray Waters
 
7,596 votes
8.89%
- Occupation: Retired School Teacher
 - Current member of  LA County Central Committee
 - Elected member of the Hermosa Beach School District
 - Retired Los Angeles Unified School District Special Education Teacher
 - MA Economics USC
 - BA Political Science UCLA
 - raywaters35@gmail.com
  
Priorities:
- Will work to support the reelection of President Obama
 - The State of California needs to adequately fund Free Public Education
 - Support a civil society
  
Kanji Sahara
 
7,436 votes
8.71%
- Occupation: Member, County Central Committee
 - Engineer; General Dynamics, Hughes, Raytheon
 - Past President, Gardena Valley Democratic Club
 - Founding President, United Dem of South Bay
 - PhD, Northwestern University
 - Member, Faith United Methodist Church
 - Past Pres. East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center
 - saharakanji@gmail.com
  
Priorities:
- Promote cooperation between the different ethnic groups of South Bay
 - Support public education
 - Work for the election of Democratic candidates
  
Connie Sullivan
 
7,025 votes
8.23%
- Occupation: Retired County Manager
 - Democratic Party County Central Committee Alternate
 - President, Palos Verdes Peninsula Democratic Club
 - County Redevelopment Oversight Board Nominee
 - 32-year Owner, Bay Cities Pet Hospital, Torrance CA
 - 2011 L A District Attorney Volunteer of the Year
 - Doctor of Public Health, UCLA 1981
 - csully2@gmail.com
  
Priorities:
- Universal quality public education
 - Healthcare for all
 - Strong protections for voter rights
  
Terry Furey
 
6,117 votes
7.16%
- Occupation: Educator/Job Developer
 - 22 Year Paraeducator with Torrance Unified School District
 - Vice-President, CSEA 845 Torrance Unified Paraeducators
 - Board Member, Torrance Education Foundation (8 Years)
 - Board Member, North Torrance Homeowners Association (14 Years)
 - Recipient, James Armstrong Community Leadership Award and Torrance PTA Honorary Service Award
 - Lifelong Democrat and Member of Torrance Democratic Club
 - tkf44@aol.com
  
Priorities:
- Working to help re-elect President Barack Obama
 - Supporting PROGRESSIVE Democrats for local and state offices
 - Continuing to serve my community in Torrance and the South Bay
  
Luisa "Lisa"  Power
 
4,597 votes
5.38%
- Occupation: Entrepreneur
 - Retired Information Management Professional
 - Recording Secretary, National Women's Political Caucus of CA
 - Democratic Party Central Committee Alternate for Betsy Butler
 - Member, Beach Cities Democratic Club
 - Lifelong Democrat: NJ, WA, CA
 - lisa@mrbenson.com
  
Priorities:
- Re-elect President Obama
 - Improve endorsement process by the LACDP
 - Affordable Healthcare
  
  
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