League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Sacramento, San Joaquin County, CA June 5, 2012 Election
	Member of the State Assembly; District 9 Voter Information A runoff will be held on 11/6/2012 between the top 2 candidates who received the most votes. The runoff will be held even if one candidate receives a majority of votes in this election.

Results as of Jul 16 4:38am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (318/318)

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. Richard Pan 24,617 votes 38.1% Party: Democratic Occupation: Pediatrician/Physician rpan@panforassembly.com Antonio "Tony" Amador 13,060 votes 20.2% Party: Republican Occupation: Retired Federal Marshal Sophia Gonzales Scherman 10,029 votes 15.5% Party: Republican Occupation: Councilmember, City of Elk Grove scherman@sophia-elkgrove.com Tom Y. Santos 8,200 votes 12.7% Party: Democratic Occupation: Tax Consultant Democratic Party Nominee, Board of Equalization Dist. 2, 1998 and 2002 Democratic Party Nominee, Congress 11th District, 2000 Accounting, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commerce, Santa Clara University Auditor - Appraiser Former Broker, Real Estate and Mortgage taxlimited@yahoo.com Priorities: Economic and Jobs Growth and Opportunities Quality and Affordability of Education Universal Access and Cost of Health Care Edward J. Nemeth 6,823 votes 10.5% Party: Republican Occupation: Businessman/Nonprofit Director C. T. "C. T. Weber" Weber 1,950 votes 3.0% Party: Peace and Freedom Occupation: Retired Government Analyst Master's degree in Public Administration and Bachelor's degree in History from California State University, Long Beach. Elected to four two-year terms on the California State Employees Association Board of Directors. Elected SEIU Local 1000, District Labor Council 784, President. Served on SEIU Local 1000 State Council. Served as a delegate to the Sacramento Central Labor Council. Elected three times as State Chairperson of Peace and Freedom Party of California. Founded Long Beach Free Clinic and served as first Treasurer. ctwebervoters@att.net Priorities: Preserve social programs and shift burden of taxation back to those who got wealthy off the system, oppose offshore drilling, and slash student fees. Economic Security through Full Employment, Double Minimum Wage/Tie it to Cost of Living, and a Defined Benefit Retirement System. Parties Represented in Legislatures in Proportion to Votes Received, Require a Majority Vote for Executive Positions, Equal Funding of All Campaigns. Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Candidates Answer Questions The League of Women Voters of California Education Fund has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 4 questions on Budget, Government reform, Higher education, and Major issues. Official Information New Districts for 2012! Find your District - Select geography "Certified Assembly Districts" and click on "Find your district" to see a map and statistics Maps of Calif. and District 9 - Scroll down to find a map of Assembly District 9 About Redistricting - from LWV California Education Fund State Assembly Assembly Web site Calif. State Legislative Counsel (Leginfo) Bills Introduced - Check "Author(s)" and then type in the name of your current representative to see the bills introduced in the current Assembly session. Enter a Bill Number to see the history of a bill including voting records. Campaign Finance Data Secretary of State Campaign Finance Data for Candidates in District 9 - look for Assembly 09 on the linked page List of Candidates Accepting/Rejecting Voluntary Campaign Spending Limits - (PDF) Candidates who have voluntarily chosen to limit their spending in campaigns for State Assembly may spend no more than $520,000 in a primary election. Established by Proposition 34. Nonpartisan Information Project Vote Smart Profiles of Candidates - Browse for district 9, candidate name General Links Election Archives See the candidates, issues, and results from previous elections: 11/2/10, 6/8/10, 11/4/08, 6/3/08, 11/7/06, 6/6/06, 11/2/04, 3/2/04, 11/5/02, 3/5/02, 11/7/00, 3/7/00, 11/3/98, 6/2/98 Note All links open in new window 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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