League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	San Diego County, CA June 5, 2012 Election
	Member of the State Assembly; District 77 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 (295/295)

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. Brian Maienschein 45,071 votes 47.3% Party: Republican Occupation: United Way Commissioner on Homlessness Former San Diego City Councilmember Led recovery efforts after two wildfires; disaster recovery plan he created is now a national model Received 100% rating from Chamber of Commerce for his work to create jobs Created Project 25 to reduce homelessness, save taxpayer money, and help veterans Graduate of local schools, and has kids attending school in the local school district brian@brianforassembly.com Priorities: Reduce unemployment and help provide jobs for all Californians Protect our education system Implement fiscal reform and reduce out-of-control spending Ruben "RJ" Hernandez 23,075 votes 24.2% Party: Democratic Occupation: Small Businessman/Educator BA Sociology w/Business Management emphasis Former Town Councilmember, Rancho Penasquitos Former Director of Local Affairs, University of California Riverside External Relations Dept rjforassembly@rjhernandez.org Priorities: Economic Growth (Jobs) Budget Reform Education Dustin M. Steiner 14,406 votes 15.1% Party: Republican Occupation: Legislative Advisor to San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairman of the Miramar Ranch North Planning Committee Delegate to the California Republican Party Alternate to the Central Committee for the County Republican Party 2010 recipient of the Wendell Cutting Award for Legislative Staff Member of the Year BA Political Science, minored in History from University of California, Santa Barbara Master's degree in Public Policy from American University in Washington, DC dustin@dustinsteiner.com Priorities: Education Reform Reduce the Size of Government Public Safety Greg Laskaris 12,639 votes 13.3% Occupation: Community College Teacher Party: No Party Preference (independent) BA, Social Sciences, Portland State University MA, Education/TESOL, Alliant University More than a decade of teaching in local Community Colleges Native Californian, educated in CA public schools Former broadcasting and marketing executive greg.laskaris@cox.net Priorities: Insure low cost, high quality higher education and strong K-12 public schools Expand apprenticeship and job training programs to all Californians, including our vets, to reduce unemployment Close unfair tax loopholes that penalize small business 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 77 - Scroll down to find a map of Assembly District 77 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 77 - look for Assembly 77 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 77, 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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