League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Los Angeles, Orange County, CA June 5, 2012 Election
	United States Representative; District 47 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 (426/426)

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. Alan Lowenthal 27,356 votes 33.8% Party: Democratic Occupation: State Senator alan@alanlowenthal.com Gary DeLong 23,831 votes 29.4% Party: Republican Occupation: Local Small Businessman Councilmember, City of Long Beach Chair, Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority Chair, Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority MBA, University of Southern California gary@garydelong.com Priorities: Balancing the Federal Budget Creating Policy that supports job creation and restoring our eEconomy Reforming the Public Pension System Steven T. Kuykendall 8,769 votes 10.8% Party: Republican Occupation: Businessman stevenkuykendall@aol.com Peter Mathews 7,951 votes 9.8% Party: Democratic Occupation: College Professor/Educator University of North Texas: M.A. in Political Science B.A. in Political Science and Psychology 26 years full time professor of Political Science, teaching American Government, International Relations and Contemporary Political Issues Political Analyst for KCBS-TV, KNBC-TV, KTLA-TV, CNN radio Co-Author of Initiative Constitutional Amendment to Reduce California K-12 Class Sizes Lead Proponent of Initiative 1522, Oil Extraction Fee to Fund California Public Education, K through College and University peter@mathewsforcongress.org Priorities: Create High Paying Jobs, Business Opportunity, a Strong Economy Fully Guaranteed Social Security and Medicare Quality Affordable Education, Kindergarten through College and University Steve Foley 5,848 votes 7.2% Party: Republican Occupation: Conservative Blogger/Activist Camapign Consultant National Conservative Activist info@stevefoleyforcongress.com Priorities: Repeal ObamaCare Balanced Budget Amendment Returning the Constitution to the legislative process Sanford W. "Sandy" Kahn 2,563 votes 3.2% Party: Republican Occupation: Small Business Owner Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering Worked for McDonnell Douglas Corp. Was an energy marketing engineer for Southern Calif. Gas Company Presently self-employed as a business author/speaker sanfordkahnforcongress@yahoo.com Priorities: A Flat Rate Income Tax between 15 to 17% Complete elimination of the Death Tax (Inheritance Tax) I strongly support Educational Vouchers--educational choice for parents. Usha Shah 2,350 votes 2.9% Party: Democratic Occupation: Charitable Organization President ushashahfia@yahoo.com Jay Shah 2,273 votes 2.8% Party: Democratic Occupation: Medical Doctor jayshahfia@yahoo.com 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 47 - Scroll down to find a map of Senate District 47 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 47 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 47. 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. 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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