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Lois Capps
 
72,356 votes
46.4%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Congresswoman/Nurse
 - Was a school nurse in Santa Barbara schools
 - Was a part-time instructor of Early Childhood Education at Santa Barbara City College
 - Was head nurse at Yale New Haven Hospital
 - Received Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing with honors from Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington
 - Received Master of Arts degree in Religion from Yale University
 - Received Master of Arts degree in Education from University of California Santa Barbara
 - lois@cappsforcongress.com
  
Priorities:
- Getting our economy moving again by helping small businesses create jobs
 - Protecting Social Security and Medicare
 - Making college more affordable
  
 
Abel Maldonado
46,295 votes
29.7%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Farmer/Business Owner
  
Chris Mitchum
33,604 votes
21.5%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Actor/Writer/Businessman
  
Matt Boutté
 
3,832 votes
2.5%
- Occupation: Law Student
 - Law Student, Georgetown University Law Center
 - Masters in Public Policy, Cal Poly
 - Bachelors of Science in Mathematics, Cal Poly
 - matt@boutte2012.com
  
Priorities:
- Comprehensive tax reform
 - Social insurance program reform
 - Congressional reform
  
  
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