League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Santa Clara County, CA June 5, 2012 Election
	Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Clara; State Assembly District 28 Voter Information 2 Year Term. This contest will only appear on Democratic party ballots.

Results as of Jul 3 3:58pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (261/261)

Candidates (Vote for 6) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Ken Yeager 18,539 votes 13.24% Party: Democratic Occupation: Member, County Central Committee Pierluigi Oliverio 12,653 votes 9.03% Party: Democratic Occupation: Member, County Central Committee Evan Low 11,565 votes 8.26% Party: Democratic Occupation: Member, Campbell City Council Phyllis A. Ward 10,810 votes 7.72% Party: Democratic Occupation: Member, County Central Committee Richard Waterman 10,334 votes 7.38% Party: Democratic Occupation: Councilmember, City of Campbell Small Business Owner: Waterman and Associates CPA Chair Board of Directors: Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority Priorities: As CPA and small business owner, propose practical solutions to state's budget problems Support Democratic candidates running for local and state offices Encourage more fiscally minded yet progressive democrats to get involved in the process Hope Cahan 9,989 votes 7.13% Party: Democratic Occupation: Member, County Central Committee Commissioner, San Jose Planning Commission Finance Director, Santa Clara County Democratic Party & Delegate, California Democratic Party Executive Board Chair Emeritus of the Peninsula Young Democrats and Current Board Member for the Peninsula Democratic Coalition Former Campaign Coordinator for the Santa Clara County Democratic Party and Field Coordinator for the United Democratic Campaign Former Commissioner on the Santa Clara County Domestic Violence Council Former Consumer Protection Advocate for District Attorney's Office and English Instructor to "At Risk" Middle School Students Priorities: Voter registration I will work to educate citizens about the Democratic ideals of social activism, community involvement, & volunteerism. I will work to help elect candidates who will uphold the Democratic ideals. Bill Roth 8,906 votes 6.36% Party: Democratic Occupation: Member, County Central Committee Sunday School Teacher (10 Years) Community Activist (Immigration, Poverty) Silicon Valley Executive (Sun, BEA) Priorities: Bringing the A's to San Jose Supporting campaign disclosure Restoring social services Monica Tong 7,994 votes 5.71% Party: Democratic Occupation: Community Volunteer Jordan Daniel Eldridge 7,716 votes 5.51% Party: Democratic Occupation: Director, Rancho Rinconada Recreation & Park District Field Representative, CA State Assembly Santa Clara County Emergency Medical Services Committee, Vice Chair, 2009-2012 California Democratic Party State Central Committee, AD 22 Elected Delegate Democratic Party County Central Committee, Alternate Member Silicon Valley Young Democrats, Executive Vice President 2009-2010 Foothill De Anza Community College District Student Trustee, 2007-2008 Priorities: Fight for solutions to the state budget crisis and fully fund all levels of Education Support progressive Democratic candidates running for local and state offices Build stronger local Democratic activism by reaching out to young and experienced voters to get involved with the party Drina Collins 7,258 votes 5.18% Party: Democratic Occupation: Community Volunteer Herb Engstrom 7,146 votes 5.10% Party: Democratic Occupation: Member, County Central Committee AB Physics, UC Berkeley 1964, Phi Beta Kappa Peace Corps, Malaysia 1964-67 Ph.D. Physics, UC Berkeley Post Doc. Univ. of Paris, Orsay, France, 1972-74 Research physicist Test engineer Priorities: Making public funding of campaigns a priority Establishing and expanding Democratic clubs Recruiting new, young activists to the Party Peter J. Allen 6,801 votes 4.86% Party: Democratic Occupation: Communications Manager Elected Delegate, California Democratic Party VP of Membership, Democratic 21st Century Club Field Organizer, Obama for America, 2008 Political Organizer, South Bay Labor Council, 2008-2009 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Southern California Diploma, Bellarmine College Preparatory, San José Priorities: Educating voters on local, state, and national issues to pull back the shroud of politics and make them more inclined to participate Building the Democratic Party by targeting our message to a younger and more tech-savvy demographic Communicating in a simple, direct, and effective manner and refining the Democratic brand Jill Chesler 6,240 votes 4.46% Party: Democratic Occupation: Retired Jason Baker 5,048 votes 3.60% Party: Democratic Occupation: City Council Member Noelani Sallings 3,544 votes 2.53% Party: Democratic Occupation: Legislative Aide Shaian Mohammadi 2,857 votes 2.04% Party: Democratic Occupation: Political Organizer Delegate, DNC, CD-18 Delegate, CDP, AD-24 Organizer, Students for Gavin Newsom Senior Advisor to CCD President Paul Murre Obama for America - CA, Summer Organizer BA in Legal Studies, minor in Paralegal Certificate, John F. Kennedy University Priorities: Get younger Democrats elected to policy-making positions. Stand strong and be a voice for students in a time of many tuition hikes. Stand strong on progressive Democratic values and help take back red counties. Eric T. Crane 2,664 votes 1.90% Party: Democratic Occupation: Consultant Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

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