League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Los Angeles County, CA June 5, 2012 Election
	Member of the State Assembly; District 51 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 (183/183)

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. Jimmy Gomez 10,452 votes 37.4% Party: Democratic Occupation: Educator/Nurses Advocate B.A. in Political Science from UCLA Masters in Publlic Policy from Harvard info@jimmygomezforassembly.com Priorities: Creating Good Jobs Protecting and Improving Our Schools Creating access to Health Care for all Luis Lopez 6,871 votes 24.6% Party: Democratic Occupation: Non-Profit Healthcare Director Pomona College, B.A. in Sociology Harvard University, Master in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government President, East Area Planning Commission, City of Los Angeles (2008-present) Founding member and former co-chair, Silver Lake Neighborhood Council (2003-07) Former chair, Parks Funding Oversight Commission, Central Region (RVNOC, LA City), 3 years luis@lopezforassembly.com Priorities: Jobs: Spurring job growth and investment in small business. Proven leadership is needed to help create good-paying jobs here in our district. Healthcare: Expanding access and improving quality of care. I'll work for career-technical training and pathways to nursing and healthcare careers. Education: Ensuring access to high-quality public education for every child. Students and educators need resources to succeed, K-12 through higher ed. Arturo Chavez 6,422 votes 23.0% Party: Democratic Occupation: Assemblymember's District Director B.A. History and Mexican American Studies District Director CA State Senate Small business owner Middle School Teacher arturochavez@sbcglobal.net Priorities: Create Good Jobs in the 51st District Fully Fund Education at all levels Maintain Public Safety Richard Friedberg 3,059 votes 11.0% Party: Democratic Occupation: Educator richardff572@aol.com Oscar A. Gutierrez 1,128 votes 4.0% Party: Democratic Occupation: Insurance Sales Representative Licensed Insurance Agent Account Executive Marketing Consultant Programming Coordinator Productions Director Overnight Tech Director gutierrez@voteoscar.com Priorities: Creating water resources for the state Protecting school budgets from cuts Creating streams of revenue to balance state budget 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 51 - Scroll down to find a map of Assembly District 51 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 51 - look for Assembly 51 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 51, 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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