League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Alameda County, CA June 5, 2012 Election
	Member of the State Assembly; District 18 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 (291/291)

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. Rob Bonta 23,007 votes 36.9% Party: Democratic Occupation: Alameda City Councilmember Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco City Attorney's Office Commissioner, Alameda County Transportation Commission Former Director, Alameda Health Care District Former Chair, Alameda Economic Development Commission Former President, Alameda Social Service Human Relations Board Former Board President, Alternatives in Action info@robbonta.com Priorities: Safer Streets - Public Safety Better Schools - Education More Prosperous Communities - Jobs Abel Guillen 18,521 votes 29.7% Party: Democratic Occupation: Community College Trustee Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Public Policy From UC Berkeley Educator and Community Advocate abel@abelforassembly.com Priorities: Funding Community Colleges Creating Jobs Locally Reducing Pollution and Creating Green Spaces Joel B. Young 11,680 votes 18.8% Party: Democratic Occupation: AC Transit Director/ Attorney Graduate of UC Berkeley and Berkeley Law School Strategic Advisor to the Oakland Green Business Incubator Project Vice President of the Alameda County Democratic Lawyers Club youngforassembly@gmail.com Priorities: Support middle class job growth in construction and manufacturing by changing California's procurement policies Bring more green tech and high tech firms to the East Bay Increase access to early childhood education to close the achievement gap Rhonda Weber 9,082 votes 14.6% Party: Republican Occupation: Small Business Owner Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

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 18 - Scroll down to find a map of Assembly District 18 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 18 - look for Assembly 18 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 18, candidate name Events Candidate Forums Date: Wednesday, May 30 Time: 6 PM Place: Allen Temple Baptist Church, 8501 International Boulevard, Oakland Sponsor: Allen Temple Baptist Church, The Alameda County Democratic Layers Club, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, Beebe Memorial Cathedral, Charles Houston Bar Association, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Bay Area Date: Thursday, April 26 Time: 7 - 8 PM Place: Alameda Boys and Girls Club, 1900 3rd St. Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Alameda News and Analysis Oakland Tribune Candidates set the table for 18th Assembly District seat - 5/16/12 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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