League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Fresno, Merced, Madera Counties, CA June 5, 2012 Election
	United States Representative; District 16 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 (320/320)

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. Jim Costa 25,355 votes 42.7% Party: Democratic Occupation: Farmer/Representative jimcosta01@comcast.net Brian Daniel Whelan 15,053 votes 25.3% Party: Republican Occupation: Businessman/Agricultural Attorney brian@whelanlawgroup.com Johnny M. Tacherra 6,776 votes 11.4% Party: Republican Occupation: Dairyman/Business Owner Board Member - Oak Grove Veterans Memorial Member - California Dairy Campaign Member - Farmers Union Owner - JT Customs Director - Morningstar Dairy johnny@tacherraforcongress.com Priorities: Job Creation - See my American Jobs 101 Plan Limited Government - Fewer restrictions on our Liberty Free and Fair Markets Mark Garcia 6,529 votes 11.0% Party: Republican Occupation: Farmer/Independent Businessman Most Wanted Wine Company Garcia Family Vineyards Garcia Family Bail Bonds campaign@markgarciaforcongress.com Priorities: Lower the Deficit Cut Wasteful Spending Repeal Obama Care Loraine Goodwin, M.D.,J.D. 5,703 votes 9.6% Party: Democratic Occupation: Physician/Legal Arbitrator/ Community College Teacher Doctorate, Medicine (M.D.) Doctorate Law, (J.D.) Certification Arbitration & Mediation & Governance Elected Official Democratic Candidate Congress CD 19 in 2010 Member, AFSCME, UAPD and past board member & steward Trustee, Madera Unified School District 2006-10 saveourvalley@hotmail.com Priorities: Jobs and I have plans for veterans Finance Reform-Families and Kids in Houses Health care - Seniors, Veterans, Families 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 5 questions on Economy, Budget, Energy, Health care, and Campaign financing. Official Information New Districts for 2012! Find your District - Select geography "Certified Congressional Districts" and click on "Find your district" to see a map and statistics Maps of Calif. and District 16 - Scroll down to find a map of Senate District 16 About Redistricting - from LWV California Education Fund U.S. House of Representatives Official Web site Campaign Finance Data Opensecrets.org Campaign Contribution Analysis for District 16 candidates - Click on blue tabs to see detail. (From the Center for Responsive Politics) Nonpartisan Information Project Vote-Smart About the Candidates - Browse the page to find the line(s) for US House 16. Then find Biography, Campaign Finances, Issue Positions (NPAT), Special Interest Groups, and Voting Record where available. Open Congress Key Votes in Congress - Enter your zip to see your representatives. Click on the person's name to see how your Congressional Representative voted on many key issues. Events Candidate Forums Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Time: 7 - 8:30 PM Place: Board of Supervisors' Chambers 2222 M Street, Merced Sponsors: LWV Merced County, AAUW-Merced Branch, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, The Merced County Chamber of Commerce, and the National Council of Negro Women 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, 11/7/00, 3/7/00, 11/3/98, 6/2/98   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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