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Bill Quirk
 
17,177 votes
30.3%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: City Councilmember/Scientist
 - Party: Democratic
 - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
 - Columbia University, Ph.D in astrophysics
 - PTA board and president, 1993-1999
 - Hayward Area Shoreline Planning Agency
 - bill@electbillquirk.com
  
Priorities:
- Protect local funding for education and public safety
 - Create good jobs by investing in education and infrastructure
 - Help small busnisness and agriculture by streamling permit process
  
 
Jennifer Ong
 
14,560 votes
25.7%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Doctor of Optometry
 - Commissioner, Alameda County Commission on the Status of Women
 - Founder, Alameda County Hepatitis B Free Campaign
 - Appointed Member/Conservation Educator, Keep Hayward Clean and Green Task Force
 - Chair, Gender and Racial Equity Committee
 - Captain, Ca Village Homeowners Association Neighborhood Alert Program
 - Recipient, 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the U.S.
 - ongforassembly2012@gmail.com
  
Priorities:
- Supporting decent jobs and better opportunities for working families
 - Creating safer communities by decreasing crime within and outside of homes
 - Prioritizing accessible quality education from preschool to graduate school
  
Mark Green
 
11,490 votes
20.3%
- Occupation: Mayor of Union City (19 years)
 - Association of Bay Area Governments (Immediate Past President)
 - Alameda County Transportation Commission Chair
 - Metropolitan Transportation Commissioner
 - East Bay Economic Development Alliance
 - Waste Management Authority of Alameda County Board Member
 - Alameda County Council of Mayors
 - Markin2012@ElectMarkGreen.com
  
Priorities:
- Jobs and California's economy. Ending government gridlock.
 - Education and innovation.
 - Rebuilding our infrastructure.
  
Luis A "Reynoso" Reynoso
 
10,041 votes
17.7%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Hayward Unified School District Governing Board Member
 - Educator
 - BS Computer Science
 - California Teaching Credential
 - Caliornia Administrative Credential
 - MS and Ed.D
 - luisreynoso2012@gmail.com
  
Priorities:
- Economy-Business and Jobs
 - Education-High Quality and Affordable
 - Energy-Explore Options and Conserve Use
  
Sarabjit Kaur (Sara) Cheema
 
3,397 votes
6.0%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Transportation Engineer/Educator/ small bussiness owner
 - As a Board Member of New Haven Unified School District, experienced in education funding process
 - Vice Chair, Human Relations Commission Union City
 - MS Mathematics, Masters in Governance, EIT
 - Only Candidate working full time with 13 years of experience at State level work
 - married for 25 years, 3 college going sons
 - cheemaforassembly@gmail.com
  
Priorities:
- Public Education, affordable higher education, technical training, partnership with bussinesses
 - widen health care access to every family regardless of income
 - Create green jobs, responsible land use, sustainable communities, improve mobility
  
  
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- Date: May 2, 2012
   Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm
   Place: Hayward City Hall Council Chambers 777 B St
   Sponsor: Eden Area League of Women Voters
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